If I’ve made something really serene… well, if everything is like that, it’s like having too much icing on your cake. You need something else under it, some kind of grounding. It’s like if you’re making a film, you can’t have only happy moments, or else they become meaningless. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I don’t have a huge amount of gear, but on the software side, I have a number of plug-in chains that act as abstracted versions of real instruments. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I really don’t use that much stuff. I think it’s good to know a few pieces of equipment very well, rather than learn new ones every time. I think it distracts from the writing process. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Well, I like the idea of seeing every piece of music as fluid. I see the tracks as places almost, structures you can inhabit and explore. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
The track ‘Open Eye Signal,’ when you hear that choir sound come in, that’s actually me singing but sped up and with huge reverb and overlayered harmonies. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I love starting a track in one place and not knowing where it’s going to end up. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
Whenever I’ve improved, gone up a level in sound-making, it’s been because I’ve done an album. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
I would never advocate anyone doing anything without educating themselves and finding out exactly what they’re in for. Jon Hopkins Read Quote
