
Enter the Sonic Sphere: Jon Hopkins Unveils ‘RITUAL’, An Album of Transcendent Sounds

Musical visionary Jon Hopkins transcends traditional expectations with his upcoming album, ‘RITUAL’. Slated for release on August 30th through Domino Records, this latest opus serves as an invitation to an auditory odyssey filled with transformation and discovery.
- ‘RITUAL’ emerges as a seamless composition, divided into eight distinct chapters, each one a piece of a larger narrative.
- The album echoes the experimental essences of Hopkins’ 2021 release ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’, yet charts onto a kinetic landscape all its own.
Articulating his creative process, Jon Hopkins reflects on the enigmatic journey of composition, where the origins and destinations are shrouded in mystery. Hopkins says, “I just know when it is finished.” Admitting to a retrospective analysis to unearth the work’s essence, he declares, ‘RITUAL’ weaves a story – a story that might echo the archetypal hero’s gesture of forgetting and remembering, a cycle of creation, destruction, and transcendence.
Introducing the album, the lead single ‘RITUAL (evocation)’ pairs with an entrancing video directed by Dave Bullivant and featuring the captivating aerial rope artistry of Bryony Louise Fowler, an experience not to be missed.