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Jon Hopkins’ new single and video, “Singularity,” is an electro stunner.

Jon Hopkins Shares “The Single Most Epic Video I’ve Ever Had Made” —
 Watch The Video For “Singularity,” Directed by Seb Edwards HEREJon Hopkins Currently On Sold Out International Singularity Tour,
Including Pitchfork Live Performance On Tue. Sep. 25
(photo credit – Khalid Mohtaseb)
Jon Hopkins is proud to share the video for the title track off his highly acclaimed new album, Singularity. Directed by Academy Films’ Seb Edwards, “Singularity” is the visual pinnacle of this project, and a continuation and deepening of all the themes that pervade Hopkins’ work.

Jon Hopkins says of the video: “This is the single most epic video I’ve ever had made. Seb has been a friend and collaborator for nearly 15 years now, but this is the first opportunity we’ve had to work with total freedom on a video for my own music. The power of what he has done left me speechless the first time I saw it. He translated the themes of destruction and defiance that I fed into the music into a powerful, violent ballet between male and female and I totally love it.”

“I’ve always loved Jon’s work and we’ve been wanting to collaborate for a while,” comments Seb Edwards. “‘Singularity’ is such an incredible track, its merciless intensity somehow reflects our troubled times. I wanted to capture the feeling of defiance that rises from the initial brutality. The track is ultimately about acceptance and finding peace in nature. I hope I did it justice.”

In what has been an incredibly successful 2018 thus far, Hopkins is currently on a sold out tour in North America and will return to Europe and UK for a slew of sold out dates. A special Pitchfork Live stream will take place Tuesday, September 25th at 2pm Eastern. A full list of shows including festival appearances can be found below.
Additionally, Jon Hopkins and Daniel Avery have recently remixed each other’s songs. Listen to Jon Hopkins’ “COSM” (Daniel Avery remix) and Daniel Avery’s “Glitter” (Jon Hopkins remix) HERE.
“Singularity” video credits:
Production Company – Academy Films
Director – Seb Edwards
EP – Medb Riordan
Producer – Ash Lockmun
Cast – Aliashka Hilsum
Cast – Jarkko Mandelin
DOP – Khalid Mohtaseb
Production Designer – Robin Brown
Choreographer – Hofesh Shechter
Stylist – Bratsk
Local Service Production Company – BAS Productions, Belgrade
Editor: Sam Rice-Edwards @ Assembly Rooms
Sound Design – Mark Hills @ Factory Studios
Colourist – Jean-Clement Soret @ MPC London
VFX by Mikros-MPCPraise for Singularity:

“One of the most celebrated electronic musicians of his generation.” — New Yorker

“Pitched between heat-seeking acid house and ambient bliss, the techno auteur’s first album since 2013 is a beat-music odyssey that thrums with spiritual resonance” — Pitchfork, Best New Music

“With one weird trick, Jon Hopkins collapses the tedious boundary between dancefloor hedonism and chin-stroking ‘intelligence’ that plagues so much electronic music.” — SPIN, Best Songs of 2018 So Far

“Simple melodies fracture and layer into a complex soundscape; lush sounds and textures are constantly developing and regenerating. They break and rebuild, conjuring a tale of evolution and destruction.”
— Stereogum, Best Albums of 2018 So Far

“As with Immunity before it, you’d be hard-pressed to hear a more inexplicably
moving electronic album this year.” — The AV Club, Best Albums of 2018 So Far

“[Hopkins] creates landscapes on Singularity, but unlike much ambient music that wants you to sit in the middle of it and simply bask, Hopkins takes your hand and guides you through
the vast and detailed landscape.” — Uproxx, Best Albums of 2018 So Far

“From beginning to end, through songs fast or slow, ambient or hard-hitting, Hopkins never fails to provide the listener with an aural massage. He displays the perfect balance of tones, textures, and volumes in a highly-effortless way.” — HYPEBEAST, Best Music Projects of 2018 So Far

“Jon Hopkins knows how to fill a dance floor with techno that throbs insistently. But he’s also got
a tremendous gift for the comedown; for warm, ambient baths of sound
that slow the blood and settle the mind” — NPR Music

“A sonic realization of a better world, conceived in the depths of psychedelic experimentation”
— MOJO, 4*

“His long standing enchantment with nature, electricity
and mindfulness glimmers anew on Singularity” — Q Mag, 4* 

Stream/Purchase Singularity –
http://smarturl.it/SingularityJH

Watch “Everything Connected” Visualizer –
http://smarturl.it/ConnectedVid

Watch “Emerald Rush” Video –
http://smarturl.it/EmeraldRushVid

Watch Singularity Trailer –
https://bit.ly/2F1mzkg

Jon Hopkins Singularity Live Tour 2018
Wed. Sep. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda #
Thu. Sep. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom #
Thu. Sep. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Folsom 1015 (DJ)
Sat. Sep. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^
Sun. Sep. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial ^
Tue. Sep. 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Wed. Sep. 26 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair, Together Fest
Wed. Oct. 10 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
Thu. Oct. 11 – Stockholm, SE @ Nobelberget
Fri. Oct. 12 – Copenhagen, DK @ Den Grå Hal
Sat. Oct. 13 – Turin, IT @ Movement Festival
Thu. Oct. 18 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
Fri. Oct. 19  – Glasgow, UK @ The Galvanizers
Sat. Oct. 20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso for ADE
Sat. Oct. 20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Het Sieraad for ADE (DJ)
Wed. Oct. 24 – Brussels, BE @ AB
Thu. Oct. 25 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
Fri. Oct. 26 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
Sat. Oct. 27 – Bilbao, ES @ BIME Live
Fri. Nov. 2 – London, UK @ o2 Brixton Academy
Sat. Nov. 3 – London, UK @ o2 Brixton Academy
Sat. Nov. 17 –Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
Thu. Nov. 22 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
Fri. Nov. 23 – Rome, IT @ Spazio 900
Wed. Nov. 28 – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera
Fri. Dec. 21 – London, UK @ Jon Hopkins Curates Fabric (DJ)

# = with Daniel Avery
^ = with Leon Vynehall

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Jon Hopkins announces tour dates for North America in September.

Jon Hopkins Announces North American Tour In Support of Singularity,
New Album Out Now On Domino
Special Guests Daniel Avery and Leon Vynehall Will Support
photo credit – Steve Gullick
“One of the most celebrated electronic musicians of his generation.” – New Yorker

“Pitched between heat-seeking acid house and ambient bliss, the techno auteur’s first album since 2013 is a beat-music odyssey that thrums with spiritual resonance.” – Pitchfork, Best New Music

“Singularity still tells a grand story—a synesthetic evocation of how it feels to be alive.” – The AV Club

“Singularity continues in the vein of Immunity, though its depth of feeling is greater,
and rhythmic power more potent.” – XLR8R

“Jon Hopkins knows how to fill a dance floor with techno that throbs insistently. But he’s also got a tremendous gift for the comedown; for warm, ambient baths of sound that slow the blood and settle the mind.” – NPR Music

“A spellbindingly impactful LP, Singularity blends ethereal choruses with nostalgic instrumentals, all constructed around industrious, reverb-heavy noise tunnels.” – INTERVIEW

Jon Hopkins released his new album, Singularity, earlier this month. Debuting at #3 on the Billboard US Dance/Electronic Chart, #9 in the UK overall, and #1 on the UK Dance and Independent Charts, it marks Hopkins first top 10 release in the UK. Following Moogfest, Festival of Disruption, and tomorrow night’s sold out performance at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, Hopkins will return for a proper North American tour this fall. Special guests Daniel Avery and Leon Vynehall will support. All dates are below and tickets are on sale this Thu. May 24th.

Where Hopkins’ last album, Immunity, charted the dark alternative reality of an epic night out, Singularity explores the dissonance between dystopian urbanity and the green forest. Shaped by his experiences with meditation and trance states, the album explores the connectivity of the mind, sonics and the natural world. It flows seamlessly from rugged techno to transcendent choral music, from solo acoustic piano to psychedelic ambient. Its epic musical palette is visceral and emotionally honest: with a destructive opener full of industrial electronics and sonic claustrophobia and a redemptive, pure end on solo piano.

For more insight into Singularity, head over to NPR Music for a Track By Track breakdown by Hopkins, and keep your ears peeled for a Song Exploder episode, out this Wednesday.

Stream Singularity –
http://smarturl.it/SingularityJH

Watch “Everything Connected” Visualizer –
http://smarturl.it/ConnectedVid

Watch “Emerald Rush” Video –
http://smarturl.it/EmeraldRushVid

Watch Singularity Trailer –
https://bit.ly/2F1mzkg

Purchase Singularity –
http://smarturl.it/SingularityDLX
Jon Hopkins Singularity North American Tour Dates
Tue. May 22 – Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY – SOLD OUT
Wed. Sep. 12 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
Fri. Sep. 14 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall #
Sat. Sep. 15 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre #
Sun. Sep. 16 – Denver, CO @ Grandoozy – DJ set
Tue. Sep. 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre #
Thu. Sep. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom #
Sat. Sep. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^
Sun. Sep. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial ^
Tue. Sep. 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Wed. Sep. 26 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

# = with Daniel Avery
^ = with Leon Vynehall

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www.pitchperfectpr.com/jonhopkins/
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