By turns devotional, empowering and nurturing, Jon Hopkins’ forthcoming ‘RITUAL’ is a 41-minute electronic symphony built from cavernous subs, hypnotic drumming and transcendent melodic interplay. Tense, immersive and ultimately triumphant, it is a culmination of themes explored throughout his 22-year career, and acts as the kinetic counterpart to 2021’s ‘Music for Psychedelic Therapy’. A single piece unfolding over eight chapters, ‘RITUAL’ is personified by depth and contrast. Taking ceremony, spiritual liberation and the hero’s journey as inspiration, it taps into an ancient and primal energy.

Disc 1
1. Part I – Altar – Jon Hopkins
2. Part II – Palace/illusion – Jon Hopkins
3. Part III – Transcend/lament – Jon Hopkins
4. Part IV – The Veil – Jon Hopkins
5. Part V – Evocation – Jon Hopkins
6. Part VI – Solar Goddess Return – Jon Hopkins
7. Part VII – Dissolution – Jon Hopkins
8. Part VIII – Nothing Is Lost – Jon Hopkins