Van Hoen produced music throughout the '80s, taking inspiration chiefly from Cabaret Voltaire and kosmische acts like Tangerine Dream. At the time, though, this was an entirely isolated pursuit.

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180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.

The hands were now actively employed in endeavouring to keep the sea from breaking into the gun-room, which at every send-aft came in, in alarming quantities; which, however, was materially prevented by slinging gratings covered with tarpawlings, and applying them externally to the helm-port, with laniards somewhat similar to those of a ballast port, to confine them.