Jon Hopkins has announced the followup to 2013’s Immunity album today. It’s been a long wait. Singularity, his next record will be released on May 4th on Domino and he has shared the first song from it called ‘Emerald Rush’ below.
More good news? As well as playing Body & Soul, he’s also announced headline dates around Europe and the UK including a stop at Vicar Street Dublin on October 18th. All tickets for UK and European solo shows will be available on general sale Friday 9th March at 10am via http://jonhopkins.co.uk See all dates below.
There’s a non-edited version of the song here:
Where Immunity – his hypnotic breakthrough LP – charted the dark alternative reality of an epic night out, Singularity explores the dissonance between dystopian urbanity and the green forest. Shaped by his experiences with meditation and trance states, the album flows seamlessly from rugged techno to transcendent choral music, from solo acoustic piano to psychedelic ambient. Its epic musical palette is visceral and emotionally honest: with a destructive opener full of industrial electronics and sonic claustrophobia and a redemptive, pure end on solo piano.Exploring the connectivity of the mind, sonics and the natural world, Singularity reflects the different psychological states Hopkins experienced while writing and recording. It is a transformative trip of defiance from his initial sense of frustration at the state of the contemporary world to the ultimate conclusion that a true sense of peace and belonging can only come from nature.
Singularity tracklist
- Singularity
- Emerald Rush
- Neon Pattern Drum
- Everything Connected
- Feel First Life
- C O S M
- Echo Dissolve
- Luminous Beings
- Recovery
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Jon Hopkins tour dates
10.10 – Rockefeller – Oslo
12.10 – Den Grå Hal – Copenhagen
18.10 – Vicar Street – Dublin
19.10- SWG3 – Glasgow
20.10 – Paradiso for ADE – Amsterdam
24.10 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
25.10 – Astra – Berlin
26.10 – Le Trianon – Paris
02.11 – Brixton Academy – London
17.11 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
22.11 – Albert Hall – Manchester
JON HOPKINS SINGULARITY FESTIVAL & DJ APPEARANCES 2018
30.03 – Invisible Wind Factory – Liverpool (DJ Set)
06.04 – Ääniwalli – Helsinki (DJ Set)
07.04 – Sónar İstanbul – Istanbul (DJ Set)
19.05 – Festival of Disruption – New York
25.05 – Villette Sonique – Paris
26.05 – Department – Stockholm (DJ Set)
02.06 – Primavera – Barcelona
09.06 – Park Life – Manchester
15.06 – Maifeld Derby – Mannheim
23.06 – Body & Soul – Co.Westmeath
29.06 – Down The Rabbit Hole – Ewijk
30.06- ASTRO Festival – Milan
11.07 – DOUR Festival – Dour
13.07 – Melt! Festival – Ferropolis
14.07 – Lovebox Festival – London (DJ Set)
15.07 – Latitude Festival – Henham Park
20.07 – Colours Of Ostrava – Ostrava
26.07 – WWW X – Shibuya
27.07 – Fuji Rock Festival – Niigata
03.08 – OFF Festival – Katowice
04.08 – Wilderness Festival – Cornbury Park
31.08 – Dimensions Festival – Pula
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