Fred Van Hove has been played on NTS in shows including The Pentagon Faceslap, featured first on 21 December 2024. Songs played include The Crust.

Born 1937 - in Antwerp, Belgium - died January 13th Fred Van Hove studied piano, theory and harmony at the Music Academy in Belgium and experimented with several jazz styles and dance music before making the transition to free improvisation with local musicians (Zinzen, Van De Ven and Wanders). He has been a professional free-lance musician since 1964.