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Jon Hopkins: https://youtu.be/sVefn-AXoZw?si=_AJMSb-vh0bMiyax https://youtu.be/sVefn-AXoZw?si=_AJMSb-vh0bMiyax I don’t know anything about the author or his ta

Jon Hopkins: https://youtu.be/sVefn-AXoZw?si=_AJMSb-vh0bMiyax https://youtu.be/sVefn-AXoZw?si=_AJMSb-vh0bMiyax I don’t know anything about the author or his target audience, but the music he creates is the most serene and captivating thing I've ever heard. Put on headphones, lay down, close your eyes and just dive into it.

CalRobert 3y ago
He's phenomenal. You might also like Nils Frahm.
esperent 3y ago
There is only one other artist I know doing something of a similar calibre and style to Jon Hopkins and that's Max Cooper. A bit more on the pure electronic side than Hopkins. I would say you could put Ólafur Arnalds in there as well, but he's more eclectic.
- kashyapc 3y ago
  Yeah, Max Cooper is really nice. I just checked - I have 25 liked tracks from him on my Spotify; saw him live a couple of times too. In terms of replay value, I seem to get more out of Hopkins than Cooper. I guess it's a bit hard with the glitchy stuff of Cooper? E.g. his track "Symmetry", despite glitches has high replay value for me due to the melodic parts. But "Molten Landscapes" - excellent as it is - I'm tired of it. Maybe I overplayed it :-) And yes, Ólafur is excellent! Also he's fantastic live, just like Nils Frahm. Also check out Christian Löffler. He mixes melancholy and danceability.
kashyapc 3y ago
Without clicking, I guessed it would be the track "Immunity"! :-) It's an outstanding melody. Related: if you liked it, you might like the track "Briefly" by Nils Fram. It is 27 minutes[1]. It's like a hike in the mountains. I listened to it recently when I was on a 3-hour boat ride on the fjords of Norway. It was glorious. If you can get to see Nils live, don't miss it. He's simply superb and creates utter magic on stage. [1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiwpPRxVMw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiwpPRxVMw
- kulikalov 3y ago
  I actually actively avoid acquiring context around this music, do you think I’m missing out on something?
  - kashyapc 3y ago
    I don't know what kind of context you mean here. The main thing that matters is: does the music resonate with you or not? The rest of the "context" is a nice-to-have. (Also, by "this music", I'm assuming you mean this kind of electronic music and not the specific tracks I was referring to.)
bookaway 3y ago
One of the best live performances I've experienced. Up there with Daft Punk's Pyramid tour. Listening to Moderat's cinematic remix of his track with a good sound environment also gets me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUf67lFrazY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUf67lFrazY

CalRobert 3y ago

He's phenomenal. You might also like Nils Frahm.

esperent 3y ago

There is only one other artist I know doing something of a similar calibre and style to Jon Hopkins and that's Max Cooper. A bit more on the pure electronic side than Hopkins. I would say you could put Ólafur Arnalds in there as well, but he's more eclectic.

kashyapc 3y ago
Yeah, Max Cooper is really nice. I just checked - I have 25 liked tracks from him on my Spotify; saw him live a couple of times too. In terms of replay value, I seem to get more out of Hopkins than Cooper. I guess it's a bit hard with the glitchy stuff of Cooper? E.g. his track "Symmetry", despite glitches has high replay value for me due to the melodic parts. But "Molten Landscapes" - excellent as it is - I'm tired of it. Maybe I overplayed it :-) And yes, Ólafur is excellent! Also he's fantastic live, just like Nils Frahm. Also check out Christian Löffler. He mixes melancholy and danceability.

kashyapc 3y ago

Without clicking, I guessed it would be the track "Immunity"! :-) It's an outstanding melody. Related: if you liked it, you might like the track "Briefly" by Nils Fram. It is 27 minutes[1]. It's like a hike in the mountains. I listened to it recently when I was on a 3-hour boat ride on the fjords of Norway. It was glorious. If you can get to see Nils live, don't miss it. He's simply superb and creates utter magic on stage. [1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiwpPRxVMw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiwpPRxVMw

kulikalov 3y ago
I actually actively avoid acquiring context around this music, do you think I’m missing out on something?
- kashyapc 3y ago
  I don't know what kind of context you mean here. The main thing that matters is: does the music resonate with you or not? The rest of the "context" is a nice-to-have. (Also, by "this music", I'm assuming you mean this kind of electronic music and not the specific tracks I was referring to.)

bookaway 3y ago

One of the best live performances I've experienced. Up there with Daft Punk's Pyramid tour. Listening to Moderat's cinematic remix of his track with a good sound environment also gets me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUf67lFrazY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUf67lFrazY