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“I think you need to shake someone out of the state that they’re in in quite an aggressive way, then soothe it”: How to emulate one of Jon Hopkins' signature techniques with plugins

We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano

MusicRadar · Jun 22

“Why do we have such a need to finish songs? In a word: capitalism”: Is it OK to never actually complete your tracks?

Free yourself from the unrealistic expectation that you have to always be finishing songs and embrace all the different ways there are to be a musician and producer

MusicRadar · Sep 9, 2025

“It's a big, warm, beautiful thing that surrounds you with gentle weirdness, essentially”: Glastonbury’s ambient-focused Tree Stage returns, complete with a quadrophonic sound system and Jon Hopkins’ Embodiment Breathing experience

An after-hours area where you can “get cosmic”

MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2025

“This is a hideous name drop, but…”: Jon Hopkins reveals what he learned from Brian Eno about music production

“As much as possible, don't get bogged down in the tiny minutiae,” he says

MusicRadar · Jan 30, 2025

“He asked me to go into the studio and add some sounds and jam with the band a bit, to bring more electronic experimentation into their sound”: Jon Hopkins reflects on being introduced to Coldplay by Brian Eno

Hopkins recently hit number 1 in the US and UK simultaneously thanks to his appearances on Coldplay’s Moon Music and Charli XCX’s Brat reworks album

MusicRadar · Oct 24, 2024

From Sing Sing to Star Wars Outlaws: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Colman Domingo stars in a touching drama about prison inmates who stage a musical, and a new adventure game lets you play an interstellar scoundrel in a galaxy far, far away

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

Jon Hopkins: Ritual review – cosmic catharsis lacks lift-off

Originally written for an installation with mind-altering intentions, the producer’s seventh album is occasionally engaging but dissolves into drift

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024

On my radar: Jon Hopkins’s cultural highlights

The influential electronic music artist on altered mental states, the importance of breathing exercises, and hazy IPAs by the sea

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Green Man festival review: A spectacular lineup that matches the sublime settings

American folk-rockers Big Thief leave the crowds rapt during a weekend of eclectic music, comedy and arts taking place in the picturesque surrounds of the Brecon Beacons

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024

Critic’s pick: Haai, the DJ making euphoric electronica with Kylie, Fred Again and Jon Hopkins

The Australian-born, London-based producer was once sceptical of dance music. Thankfully that changed – when she set foot in Berghain

The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2024