Jon Hopkins - Immunity

In my year and a half now of generally being stuck in front of powerpoint slides studying, ambient electronic music has been one of my best friends.  One of the artists I've come to love is a British producer and musician named Jon Hopkins.  He started out playing keyboards for Imogen Heap, and since then has collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno and Coldplay.

Jon Hopkins

The way Hopkins creates sound is unique.  To me, it feels like sitting in the middle of an igloo where music is piped in, allowed to reverberate against every wall, and hits the listener's ear at the most opportune time.  

Hopkins' latest album, "Immunity," was just recently released, but a cut off of it, entitled "Open Eye Signal," dropped a few weeks ago.  I've been listening to it ever since.  The synth ebbs and flows infectiously throughout, and the music just envelopes the listener.

His stuff begs to be played on some high-quality headphones, if you have them.  Enjoy.

Audio:  Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal