Jon Hopkins’ relationship with Brian Eno goes back two decades. They were introduced by Hopkins’ friend, Leo Abrahams, who was working with Eno at the time, and the three men went on to release a collaborative album, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, in 2010. Hopkins also helped out on Coldplay’s Viva la Vida, the band's 2008 Eno-produced album.
As such, it comes as no surprise to learn that Hopkins has picked up a few tips from the ambient master along the way, and it turns out that one of them is very simple.
