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

[@EarmWermChannel]

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

[@Fardeus]

agreed.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 !

[@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

[@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.

[@Ionbreathflow]

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]

@@Ionbreathflow 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.

[@GabrielaRivas]

watching the way his hands move is EPIC

[@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.

[@ChrisWhite.fishing]

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

[@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!

[@Ludmilla_the_Witch]

❤❤❤I have never seen anything like it...that is 100% positive and I mean it with all my heart! I have loved magical electronic music for over 20 years and I have been able to get to know so many masterpieces by absolute heroes and these musicians are unique and touching to me in their own way. But the way Jon Hopkins gives us his works is unique!! I am so in love with his style❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@infinite-inspiration1111]

Bruh. He's such a genius.

[@mikedenby6771]

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

[@Victor-kv4jt]

Nice pfp. We need a new wipeout game soon

[@AngusGreenMusic]

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

[@docmmf]

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

[@gad_mosheshalom5099]

7

[@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"

[@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.

[@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

[@RustinChole]

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

[@ammetal4life]

new wave of music in the making right here

[@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.

[@denisnetto_2024]

How can someone dislike this?!

[@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!

[@ewelinad2802]

mogę bez końca słuchać jego dźwięków...Fenomenalny człowiek

[@olgakhan-gohlke6812]

breath of fresh air , divinely !!!

[@gluncoco.3505]

Hopkins is a monsta!!!

[@tranceboyjohny1]

one word ! BRILLIANT !!

[@KervoyalEnDamgan]

Faboulous!!! I love! Thank you!

[@doriandavi8955]

Amazing performance. I'm in awe

[@MegaMelvin24]

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

[@Mrmre]

so cool to watch him perform

[@tkjp999]

superb.

[@charliemcdonald6756]

I love him so much

[@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.

[@rools2roolsproject325]

jon hopkins, thank you...

[@TogaX83]

Belle performance pour une sublime mélodie, bravo !

[@TheGabolism]

master!!!!!

[@_MD80]

The best video on KZbin

[@amnjr1000]

Such a powerfull music This guy is a genius

[@melodieeeee1]

This is masterpiece

[@pskl]

Insanely brilliant

[@kavkasia93]

best electronic bit ever .. for me ..

[@hirnverbrandt]

My favorite live performance 2013 ...

[@hofmannperformanceproducts9731]

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

[@diptonsauce1985]

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

[@rednagol]

my favorite artist right now. thanks!

[@ardantang2311]

wonderful!OMG!

[@MFKnowledgebeats]

dope master

[@haztelo80]

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

[@kenton17115]

Nice. Much talent.

[@dmytrenkovolodymyr]

Powerful!

[@martijn_nl]

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

[@pnomas-ke7ei]

Superbe .....change rien.

[@AtakanArisoy]

nice perform. good at all.

[@thecrushlife]

Amazing

[@DiogoMascarenhasAndrade]

amazing!

[@martinlenker6200]

THIS SOUND IS AMAZING! NICE CONTROLLER!

[@emafrnk]

this is awesome

[@yangemcore]

awesome

[@johanmarkusson9550]

Spot on Yang Emcore 👍Jon Hopkins is awesome

[@marinamagnani9959]

bravoooo!!!!

[@vikybaou]

awesome !

[@jasonshirrillmusic]

awesomely gorgeous, you inspire me.

[@trapx5256]

Témazo....buen artista

[@verowave5125]

Magique!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ManualController]

WOW.

[@bekapapiashvili]

the best DJ ın the world

[@theoutletdivide]

Sick!

[@sinid88]

masterpiece

[@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.

[@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

[@raissaqueirozz]

Wooow gênio!

[@i.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.s]

Insane

[@richinleam]

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

[@pabloyahnet3863]

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

[@lobbled1]

dope

[@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

[@aNicerPlace]

That comment aged well!

[@aNicerPlace]

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

[@aigarskarklins2949]

He is the master :)

[@Sound8VisionVibe]

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

[@daminhansford755]

My Hopkins :)

[@slawomirrhode7431]

Great! He should be performed with Floating Points.

[@JoshuaWear]

Wow

[@bansky58]

❤️❤️❤️

[@2010gtoner]

GOOD STUFF:)

[@aajr95]

wow he is good

[@JoseAdanOrtiz]

Kaossilator Genius.

[@JoseAdanOrtiz]

Que bien que te gusto Jorge Ortiz , voy a grabarte un disco para que lo tengas por ahi.

[@Sheeeeepies1]

Wow...

[@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

[@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.

[@WouterVanCalster]

Just love to see how he plays the Kaoss pads

[@2cita05]

shit hes got puritys sample in already since last year

[@dissonant__]

The best show after Gold Panda on KCRW

[@xypnis3]

fucking genius

[@thefeed5945]

Man taps box.

[@olivierkuzma74]

Yeah

[@MegaThiago86]

genealidade em pessoa esse sim faz acontecer que performance

[@SeroMaczO]

mistrz !

[@sammiecarvalho]

holy shit