Mark Van Hoen

Mark Van Hoen (born September 1966, Croydon, London, England) is an English electronic music artist. He has created music under his own name as well as Locust, and Autocreation. Pitchfork said, "Musically, Van Hoen belongs to a distinguished family tree. Originally influenced by the likes of Brian Eno and Tangerine Dream, and later presaging both Autechre's glitch and Boards of Canada's pastoral IDM, with his latest album Van Hoen would fit in just as well alongside White Rainbow or Atlas Sound on a current label like Kranky: He combines oceanic drone with pop lyricism, using technology as a catalyst."

In 1993, Van Hoen signed with the Belgian-based record label, R&S. The initial releases were as Locust and used vintage analogue synthesizers and tape recorders. As the Locust sound moved towards an increasingly more vocal oriented approach in the late 1990s, Van Hoen also began to release music under his own name.

In October 2013, Black Hearted Brother, Van Hoen's collaboration with Neil Halstead, released their debut album, Stars Are Our Home.

Discography as Locust 1993: Skysplit – R&S Records 1994: In Remembrance of Times Past – Apollo Records 1994: Natural Composite – Apollo Records 1994: Needle 12" – Apollo Records 1994: Weathered Well – Apollo Records 1995: Truth Is Born of Arguments – Apollo Records 1997: Morning Light – Apollo Records 2001: Wrong – Touch 2013: You'll Be Safe Forever – Editions Mego 2014: After The Rain 2020: The Plaintive 2023: The First Cause

Discography as Mark Van Hoen 1997: The Last Flowers From The Darkness – Touch 1998: Playing With Time – Apollo Records 2004: The Warmth Inside You – Locust Sound 2010: Where Is The Truth – City Centre Offices 2012: The Revenant Diary – Editions Mego 2017: The Worcester Tapes 1983-1987 – The Tapeworm 2018: Invisible Threads - - Touch 2025: The Eternal Present - Dell'Orso Records