Jon Hopkins performing "Breathe This Air / We Disappear" Live on KCRW

London-based producer Jon Hopkins strikes a perfect balance between melodic and avant-garde composition. We hear songs from his fourth studio album and more on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: www.kcrw.com/mu...

[@tuber52]

whenever i see really technical and artistic performances in electronic music im baffled by the fact that there are fucking twats out there who jump up and down like hyperactive kangaroos and can barely mix two songs together properly without fucking it up. Of course im comparing two different genres but the difference in standards is shameful

[@Remko_toch]

tuber52 i could not have tell it better 😉 jon hopkins 4 president

[@Dare2Doubt]

That comment aged well!

[@Dare2Doubt]

I don't know where Jon lies on the spectrum but he's absolutely smashing it along with the music😮🤩

[@EarmWermChannel]

A fucking modern day Mozart. Hopkins is a musical genius.

[@Fardeus]

agreed.

[@pakosouthpark]

one of the best music producers of our time!! can't wait for the rest of his career

[@MrMusic238]

it's turning out great!

[@dankkarl1904]

i mean.... idk man

[@RustinChole]

Singularity was amazing. This guy and Alex Banks are KILLING it. His set up - three chaos pads??? - he makes it look easy. One of the most entertaining producers to watch live.

[@ferrucoturco]

Right! This guy shines

[@kavkasia93]

Im listening to him from 2006.. And was once at his live in Tbilisi. "Contact note" is very deep album also.

[@darktrain85]

the man knows his equipment and tracks inside out. He is feeling the music from within no doubt.

[@higherwrldsprodction2955]

+Lauren nice

[@PrinceAmac]

It's almost unfair how talented he is...

[@PrinceAmac]

Just caught him in NYC live. Incredible. It's not easy to take the style of music he's doing and make it interesting live, but he pulls it off. I just stood there shaking my head. He's brilliant.

[@JesusChrist-jt8ji]

If youtube were invented just for this one video to exist and be available for all eternity, then it was more than worth it.

[@jane1500]

Amen !

[@twiggidy]

Props to Jon Hopkins. Full disclosure....I get jealous as hell when I see people doing bad ass stuff with equipment I own. It means I'm wasting time doing something else....like surfing online. :)

[@onehundredand38]

Daetwan Williams keep goin man!!!

[@coleford6197]

Watching him use the KP's this way changed my whole setup; not doing the same thing he is, but his tricks got me up and running in a different direction. We learn from the pros and keep going. Even he had to learn what to do with his stuff from other people, such as Brian Eno.

[@Torusbreathflow]

Daetwan Williams could you list out the gear he’s using if you don’t mind .... what are those main controllers he’s using?

[@Phazerville]

@@Torusbreathflow They look like Korg Kaoss Pad effect processors. I own one myself, and it's fascinating to see exactly how such an established artist utilizes them for performance. Seems to be a lot of stutter, reverb, distortion effects, expertly timed and blended.

[@tenaciousd1347]

Stone the crows. This is ridiculous. Takes me to another dimension... Am popping my Jon Hopkins “live” cherry next week. Oooooh 🤩

[@emmptyyboi]

I often come back to watch this again, it's so incredible, both the song and his performance

[@manart3954]

Such a visionary! i love electronic music since i was young, now I'm 46 and i love this! I see Jonh like one of the most important pioneers for the future of techno. These beautiful pieces of art are ahead of his time almost 10 years! thanks, Jonh Hopkins! keep your fantastic music!

[@manart3954]

Now im 52 and im thinking on the same way...my life changed too much since...

[@mradriankool]

Love the interview on the full performance show. "So Jon what have you been up to?" He should of replied "off being fuckin' awesome making this album"

[@nomaddd123]

So this is what a real electronic musician looks like

[@RustinChole]

Alex Banks has a real similar style - set up. Not QUITE as good as this guy, but .... I think Hopkins might be the best out there. At the moment.

[@luckycatphil]

Just saw him in Perth. Fucking religious. Absolutely astonishing.

[@sammfshields]

Yeah man was the best basically

[@shitfaced1337]

Gonna see his show in Melbourne in 3 days. Should be outstanding.

[@GabrielaRivas]

watching the way his hands move is EPIC

[@ChrisWhite.fishing]

his music, along very few honestly soulful producers globally, is a spiritual experience

[@docmmf]

if this music be in heaven, than i'm ready to die

[@gad_mosheshalom5099]

7

[@mikedenby6771]

BBC Six Music play Jon Hopkins a lot. I feel after watching him perform it's added something to the music for me.

[@carbonnerve]

I pretty much understand how everything is getting processed cause the three kaoss pads have their own thing being fed to each. I know tracks are split into all the three. My question is, how the hell do you set up a live set like this. I know it's all based on Live, but damn. Still waiting for the day that I see him live

[@reretrograde]

+Carbon Nerve Now his live set-up uses 4 Kaoss Pads

[@neugestalt]

+Carbon Nerve I was wondering exactly the same thing - and would absolutely love to know. It was very interesting to watch in any case.

[@neugestalt]

+Carbon Nerve - I found an interview with Jon Hopkins in which he say this regarding his live set-up:- "I have Ableton running, controlled by a Livid controller, then I have the drums coming into one Kaoss Pad, which then goes straight into another one. i have the bass and riffs coming into a third, then the melodies and atmospheres coming into the fourth. these then all go into the Pioneer." Hope this helps - I was very interested to find this myself so thank you for setting me off on the hunt.

[@carbonnerve]

neugestalt it's cool, I think I read an interview about his setup several months back. So from what I understand, the Kaoss pads are chained until they reach the Mixer. Like I wouldn't mind making a setup like this since it's more hands on than just using a traktor control S8. It's really fun to mix on the tractor, but most of the time I feel like i'm not doing much.

[@neugestalt]

+Carbon Nerve Agreed - I like the idea of the Kaoss Pads - It's certainly far more interesting to watch than someone making microscopic moves on a tiny controller beside a laptop.

[@samirz7]

Watching this live session is so entertaining..I always keep hitting my keyboard the way he hits those pads while watching this video.. :D

[@bollerbodo2]

i cant imagine what legendary sounds Stephan Bodzin + fred again and hopkins could create if you lock them aöl for 24h in a studio

[@shitfaced1337]

seeing him live in 3 days cant wait! edit: saw the show it was unreal!

[@RustinChole]

Seriously?! Some guys are so good it’s devastating. What an amazing set up. New albums gonna be siiiiiiick.

[@Levitator07]

And he doesn't even sync everything with midi clock !!!! Says it makes keeping everything in time a bit more challenging 😃 Jon Hopkins is a genius of our time. I'm sure he will be remembered as a master, like a modern day Mozart.

[@AngusGreenMusic]

Seeing him play live last week was honestly one of the best performances I have been too!

[@2cita05]

shit hes got puritys sample in already since last year

[@missyloulawless]

amazing.. ! get a basic tune and play it rinse and squeeze it.3 do it well

[@denisnetto_2024]

How can someone dislike this?!

[@tomfurstyfield]

fuck now I need 3 kaoss pads, inspiring

[@ewelinad2802]

mogę bez końca słuchać jego dźwięków...Fenomenalny człowiek

[@OscaReeve]

jon what are you doing

[@slawomirrhode7431]

Great! He should be performed with Floating Points.

[@bruceaisher]

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His performance at The Echoplex simply blew me away. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to and I have been to hundreds!

[@amphitheatre]

great musician. any chance i can get a full equipment list? love the 3 kaos pads　(:

[@sadamatt]

if i`m not mistaken these are 3 x korg kaossilator pro+ hooked up with pioneer mixer ad livid OHM interactive MIDI instrument

[@amphitheatre]

sadamatt hey, thanks. love his setup. how he gets the kaossilators to work that way boggles me :P

[@Naglstudio]

sadamatt Nope, those are KORG Kaosspads. Kaossilator Pro+ are black/greenish, whereas these 3 are black/red. Furthermore he uses a MacBook, a Pioneer DJM-900 DJ Mixer and a Livid CNTRL:R MIDI Controller. However, WHAT THE HELL he's doing with this gear is far beyond my understanding :D

[@ammetal4life]

new wave of music in the making right here

[@xypnis3]

fucking genius

[@clontarf500]

outstanding, cant like it enough

[@ShpiraLTD]

When i watch him doing madness on 3 kaoss pads i'm ashamed that i have one for years, and dont use is as it could be used. Killer machine, killer Hopkins.

[@tweakmygroovebox608]

To those that say the Kaoss pad is a toy or not very good- I say check out this guy. He has mastered the gear to level of being a musical instrument not just an effects unit. Fabulous.

[@andrewbrennand4945]

yup, any tool in the right person's hands can become epic. I mean give me a chainsaw and I'll chop down a dead tree but there are people who will carve marvels from the same husk with the same tool.

[@whiteshipmusic]

Saw him at the Echoplex the other night. This brings back great memories. Brilliant.

[@pnomas-ke7ei]

Superbe .....change rien.

[@popskism]

Is it me or is he just applying filters with the KP3?

[@TheGoldTerra]

+Synesthesia He uses disto, decimator and others effect

[@joevargo2777]

+Synesthesia Hes feeding the synth through the KP3's and the drums just seem like loops the he triggers. but yea like you said a lot of what he is doing is just modulating the sound with the KP3's.

[@JOSMAKADO]

Livid + kp3, é o lance!

[@haztelo80]

brutal!!! Pedazo de artista!!! muy en la linea de four tet o burial...

[@olgakhan-gohlke6812]

breath of fresh air , divinely !!!

[@richinleam]

you know he's got that turned up to 11 in the studio!!

[@TheAbercrombieMusic]

What genre of music is this? I honestly don't know, and don't say electronic...like be more specific! Thank you!

[@RustinChole]

Why label it? Music’s music.

[@dissonant__]

The best show after Gold Panda on KCRW

[@amnjr1000]

Such a powerfull music This guy is a genius

[@JoseAdanOrtiz]

Fuckin genius.

[@infinite-inspiration1111]

Bruh. He's such a genius.

[@MegaMelvin24]

This looks so cool.. The tune is sick!!

[@olivierkuzma74]

Simple no? :)

[@bauer6105]

Can someone explain what he is doing there with the kahoss pads???

[@gluncoco.3505]

Hopkins is a monsta!!!

[@lukegerrard1018]

Can someone explain what's he's actually doing here please? It all look rather complicated.

[@merrickx]

luke gerrard He's pushing the buttons and turning the turny thingies that go beep boop doot doot

[@neugestalt]

+luke gerrard Following spotting Carbon Nerve above asking the same question, I found an interview with Jon Hopkins in which he say this regarding his live set-up:- "I have Ableton running, controlled by a Livid controller, then I have the drums coming into one Kaoss Pad, which then goes straight into another one. i have the bass and riffs coming into a third, then the melodies and atmospheres coming into the fourth. these then all go into the Pioneer." Hope this helps.

[@AtakanArisoy]

nice perform. good at all.

[@Sound8VisionVibe]

This is the best use I have ever seen of ANY Kaoss line product. Fuck me.

[@thecrushlife]

13 dislikes? Come on people!!

[@_MD80]

The best video on KZbin

[@KervoyalEnDamgan]

Faboulous!!! I love! Thank you!

[@tkjp999]

superb.

[@MFKnowledgebeats]

dope master

[@TogaX83]

Belle performance pour une sublime mélodie, bravo !

[@charliemcdonald6756]

I love him so much

[@ThatweirdkidDom]

reminds me of Daedalus

[@pourtaghi]

ThatweirdkidDom Yeah, but he hams it up waaay less. I love Daedalus, but he’s a bit too extra with his knob turning gestures. I get communicating what you’re doing, but JH really finds the perfect balance of utility, feeling, and performance.

[@Rgdonaire_07]

If you look at Jon performing without music it’s quite funny actually

[@melodieeeee1]

This is masterpiece

[@rianskot]

how this just got 200k viewers ? something wrong

[@PhantomP433]

Piano on Breathe This Air is a sample of Cloud atlas theme?

[@martijn_nl]

A real artist behind that desk! He uses his kaoss pads and pioneer mixer fx very tasteful!!

[@pabloyahnet3863]

thanks Jon ! u just gave me a lot of ideas . Really inspiring video. thanks !!!

[@tranceboyjohny1]

one word ! BRILLIANT !!

[@diptonsauce1985]

Can't wait to see Jon Hopkins at Coachella 2015 fuck yaaaaaaaa

[@TheGabolism]

master!!!!!

[@francescolurgo]

what does he do exactly with the kaoss pads? does he loop what is coming out of the PC?

[@mrrickygee.]

did he perform "Open Eye Signal"? gots to see that!

[@dmytrenkovolodymyr]

Powerful!

[@jiyon167]

@6minutes 51 seconds the sickness rating is off the chart!

[@msmartz]

Fucking AWESOME!!!!

[@tomtomiz]

What's the name of the song playing in the credits?

[@rainsburysb]

Reminds me of The Orb

[@kavkasia93]

best electronic bit ever .. for me ..

[@OneEyedKing]

Anyone know the hardware specs that Jon is using?

[@vosanajazyku1320]

MIDI controller, mixer, 3x Korg KaossPad, Ableton Live

[@anthonydemetriou9335]

I really like this song, but I'm not sure how this is a performance? He is just putting effect over the track, no?

[@maisboyfriend]

One of those easier said than done cases right there.

[@anthonydemetriou9335]

There are software packages for performing electronic music live, like Ableton

[@Denisjamesscott]

Hieronymus, what a noob reply

[@anthonydemetriou9335]

Diego Sanchez Maybe you should teach me a lesson then?

[@ParrotOnCrack]

Hieronymus Lex I think kaoss pads are pretty big in his productions, so in affect he's rebuilding the song itself..

[@MegaThiago86]

genealidade em pessoa esse sim faz acontecer que performance

[@ardantang2311]

wonderful!OMG!

[@pskl]

Insanely brilliant

[@hirnverbrandt]

My favorite live performance 2013 ...

[@hazzahh10]

someone pls explain his set up to me thx

[@doriandavi8955]

Amazing performance. I'm in awe

[@pnomas-ke7ei]

Superbe .....change rien.

[@hofmannperformanceproducts9731]

very melodic audiophile sounds!!! please more!!!

[@Finity1990]

Does anyone think this is a routine or is he just going with the music like a freestyle?

[@samhardingmusic]

I'd certainly like to know! :)

[@JoshuaWear]

Wow

[@martinlenker6200]

THIS SOUND IS AMAZING! NICE CONTROLLER!

[@rednagol]

my favorite artist right now. thanks!

[@thefeed5945]

Man taps box.

[@kipkipPatrick]

what a cool device he's using whats it called?

[@TouchCo]

korg kaoss pad

[@WouterVanCalster]

Just love to see how he plays the Kaoss pads

[@laksdo]

Tell me that someone would know what exactly that sort of skatole rectangular white with all knobs?

[@XX-nw3wo]

livid midi controller i think

[@EduardoRodriguez-dg2tu]

Those are Korg Kaoss 3 pads. Their job is, basically, as MIDI controllers and also you can record, edit, program and trigger effects.