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Jon Hopkins

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Tense, immersive, and ultimately uplifting, Jon Hopkins’ latest album is now available on Domino! Jon Hopkins’ new album, RITUAL, is characterized by depth and contrast. Inspired by ritual, spiritual liberation, and the hero’s journey, it embraces ancient primal energies in a 41-minute electronic symphony of cavernous subwoofers, hypnotic drumming, and transcendent melodies. Tense, immersive, and ultimately uplifting, it is the culmination of themes explored throughout his 22-year career and a dynamic counterpart to his previous album, 2021’s Music For Psychedelic Therapy. The preview track “RITUAL (evocation),” released to coincide with the album’s release, consists of deeply hypnotic drums and a long buildup that seems to aim for a revelatory light. It leads through a storm of dissonance into a wild arpeggio shimmer, culminating in clear, soaring vocals.RITUAL was completed in late 2023, but w