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Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins
English Musician
Born: Aug 15, 1979
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I think I took eight or nine months to make 'Immunity.' I just focused on mainly that, and it felt amazing. Jon Hopkins
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I just love switching stuff off and going for a run, or sitting down and eating cake. Jon Hopkins
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Overall, 'Singularity' has a certain lightness to it compared to 'Immunity.' It's less closed off; it doesn't have that claustrophobic sound. Jon Hopkins
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I learned over the years to trust that the subconscious is going to provide guidance. Jon Hopkins
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That's the thing with electronic music, you set up systems to bring in an accident, to bring in quirks you didn't choose, but you still will have had to set up systems. Jon Hopkins
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A night out isn't just chaos and hedonism. It can be beautiful as well and there's a sadness to the end of it. Jon Hopkins
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I was guided into piano lessons and 'guided' is a nice way of saying 'forced.' I don't regret it, but I think music theory as a concept doesn't work. Jon Hopkins
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Meditation is a regular part of my day, every day. Jon Hopkins
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Well, I don't really use MIDI that much. But I do record audio around me a lot, and just layer it up and see what effect it has, without any aforethought. Jon Hopkins
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I'm very impulsive and I always had a belief in instinct leading the way. Jon Hopkins
Way Had Leading Instinct Always Very Impulsive Belief
Some machine-y music is great, but you can apply any groove to any song now - there's literally a massive drop-down menu on most programs. And that's what takes the human being out of the process. Jon Hopkins
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I'm a massive catastrophist by nature. Jon Hopkins
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Sometimes you can just record anything and slow it down hugely and you'll find all these hidden notes and frequencies that match up really nicely. Jon Hopkins
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I'm a bit snobbish about breakfast: eggs benedict, or eggs royale, or something like that. Or just some really amazing, proper brown toast with smoked salmon, lemon, and black pepper. That's a great start to the day. Jon Hopkins
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I'm more akin to things like Sigur Ros, Mogwai, possibly. But when I'm making solo electronic music, techno stuff is just the most exciting form of rhythm. Jon Hopkins
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You can only make the best thing you can make, and if it offends purists, or angers certain critics, you can only have done your best. Jon Hopkins
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I've tried to do every album in a different style, which is why I tend to leave a fair bit of time between each one. Jon Hopkins
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I went to a hypnotherapist and learned how to hypnotize myself and explored orthogenic training, how to relax each part of your body. Jon Hopkins
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I just love the hypnosis of a single bass drum. Jon Hopkins
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As soon as I finish meditating, I get a beautiful feeling of expanded consciousness. When I'm in this headspace I can make so much progress in my writing. Jon Hopkins
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When you sit there doing a film score for three months there's no time to experiment. Jon Hopkins
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I don't want to make an album which is full of brutal and jarring techno. Jon Hopkins
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Writing music - particularly music without lyrics - calls almost exclusively on the subconscious. Jon Hopkins
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I prefer a long day of starting in the morning over working late into the night. Jon Hopkins
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The first thing I remember hearing was just the dance music that was in the charts when I was growing up. I don't remember many of the names of specific tracks - they were just kind of early acid house things. Jon Hopkins
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What do I call my music? Beats with melodies. Jon Hopkins
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