TN:86 Jon Hopkins

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In this episode, John is joined by Jon Hopkins at Iguana Studios to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced his latest album ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’.

Engaging us in the album’s immersive journey, Jon talks us through the spaces and natural processing that shaped the sound of the record, from the depths of an Ecuadorian Cave to the vintage synths recorded in the woods.

Unearthing the individual parts and gradual sonic changes, we hear Jon's outlook on following intuition, responding to ‘bolt of lightning’ ideas and insane bursts of creativity, all tied together with thoughts on consciousness and the links between sound and mind.

Listen to find out how a cheap plugin fault ended up creating the perfect sound, why it is so important to create interest in different frequency groups, and what moment was inspired by a scene from Crocodile Dundee Two.

Tracks discussed:  Welcome, Love Flows Over Us In Prismatic Waves, Deep In the Glowing Heart

 

Listen to ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ here.

‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ - Domino Recordings

 

Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective 

 

GEAR MENTIONS

Michael Pollan - This Is Your Mind On Plants

Bose Soundlink

JBL Speakers

Moog One

Korg Trinity 

Ensoniq Fizmo 

Oktava Microphones

API Preamp

Soundtoys Echoboy

Audio Ease Altiverb

Waves Renaissance Reverb Plugin

Waves PuigTec EQ

Yamaha Upright Piano

Ableton

Ableton Vocoder

 

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