Jon Hopkins @ Villain | Pitchfork Live

[@Leerill]

If you can see him live, do. Impossible to explain how overwhelming the detail of his music is live, it feels phsyical like an orchestra but dozens of times louder, its incredible. Every sound fizzles and distorts and just buzzes with energy, so good.

[@jaft76390]

Just saw him at Second Sky, favorite set of the weekend

[@Holyheadarethebest]

Watching this set before going to see him live tomorrow. Can’t wait!

[@jessmardj]

He’s unreal. One of the best live performances I’ve experienced. Wish it was longer.

[@shileichang9562]

love your comment!

[@gregarroinalidadavich9220]

Just saw him a few hours ago, the speakers failed him unfortunately, could barely hear anything other than the bass :(

[@rorybyrne52]

Jon Hopkins is a modern day tech-mozart, a musical genius. I don't know how he keeps track of all the elements in his tracks. He is simply incredible...

[@flimflam6652]

A bit o' Ableton doesn't hurt

[@Oh2000]

facts 🤤

[@jean-lucrolland2514]

@@Oh2000 ???

[@KimberleyB]

That's a great way to phrase it.

[@ronanmcmacken8070]

Great comment. His music is also very UK, or even London. Groundbreaking

[@johnfield5207]

I saw this guy live. My head is still not right. He's amazing.

[@scorpionsyr3129]

😂...right !!

[@the_emmo]

I did too last year. I was so high on acid that I thought I was living inside his music. I will never forget that sensation.

[@prettystroke2505]

Same here, last summer. Still can't get it, he's one of the best out there.

[@chrispeace4181]

Would you recommend tripping?

[@fishbatemansbay]

Me too, he left the place flabbergasted, but in awe, he frikin rocked and we rocked with him. We didn’t know what happened, but we loved it!

[@jonathanhernandez6223]

The fine wine of electronic music

[@aabcdanilo]

damn open eye signal will never get old

[@davideresentini6826]

it lifts you from the ground, doesn't it?

[@KleRoi]

this uptempo version was even more hype than usual...

[@davideresentini6826]

I hope you had the chance to listen to it live. You just can't stand still

[@nemanhao_9058]

@@davideresentini6826 i will finally hear it live in 4 months 😭😭😭

[@davideresentini6826]

@@nemanhao_9058 damn, it's gonna be 1.30 hours of deep chest vibrations. Enjoy yourself ;)

[@fabiusangel]

Deep deep music: asymmetry, meaning, detail, vision. One of the best music innovators around.

[@hekoancien]

they are two then, with max cooper... if you don't know...

[@luisfaraudo2953]

What's the reasoning behind all those dislikes? This man is literally one of the best musicians around.

[@MrMusic238]

Because people don't understand what a live electronic set. They need to see a string being plucked or drum being hit to consider it live, even though this would be near impossible to recreate live but it doesn't matter to them. Call it ignorant hate. Admittedly I thought this set was pretty boring to watch but great to listen to. The visuals weren't exciting IMO

[@RuudLang]

He is too glitchy live where he used to be more gentle

[@Herzfeld10]

I absolutely love Jon Hopkins, and his recent album is fascinating. I was as perplex as you before watching it. But I kind of get what can pissed off some people about this video. In my opinion I think he ruined emerald rush, and every time I heard a weird groove or a weird effect was when he was touching a knob... I feel like listening to his music on spotify is way more interesting than this video. Which is something I don't understand coming from an artist with such talent and taste. And I can't imagine a way for his music to be actually played live, but what he did was not necessary and for me and apparently some people, it even was annoying.

[@nautmusicuk]

La Frog amen, and very much a problem I face as an electronic musician who performs live. They look at someone with a laptop and assume it’s just pressing play.

[@matsverschueren7976]

he can do whatever he wants with his music, if he wants to make chnges to known songs in his liveset, he can do it... :) you finding it annoying is sad, i find it interesting and nice that he changes it!

[@ghost__chips]

i must have listened to this video at least 200 times by now. Jon is a genius.

[@rools2roolsproject325]

I have been spending my last 4 months in Antarctica. Emptiness, Arsh conditions, sweetness in remote areas... Searching greatness in corners of the world is what we all aspire to do. This man's music push you in forgetting the bullshits that surrends you daily. The harder you know how to hit, the more love you are able to share. Amazing work John. Please keep it coming. From someone who travels the world...

[@billycollins6005]

Wow, fellow Jon Hopkins fan who also listened to his music over two deployments to Antarctica. Hard to describe the feeling of listening to Singularity while looking out into the emptiest place you ever see in your life.

[@human91319]

Hi @commentsthatstayedwithme people

[@loganfield]

This guy is from another planet. Singularity is spine-tingling...

[@memopinzon]

Open Eye Signal is literally the greatest thing ever.

[@MaLiCeCoLtRaNe]

Memo Pinzon i would like to disagree with you, but... I can’t.

[@whgarrity2]

Yes. It is.

[@oliviergirard4781]

Yes, and the clip is amazing too

[@prrdpnt]

So you probably don't know "Light through the veins" by some Jon Hopkins

[@memopinzon]

@@prrdpnt Believe I went through that phase, but OES comes on top in the end. That bass man.

[@jizzdogs]

Jon Hopkins music...best listened to with eyes closed and full imagination prepared just like any decent book

[@jizzdogs]

Actually come to think about it i wouldnt recommend reading a book with your eyes closed thats why we have Audible. But anyway you get my drift ;)

[@RedmotionGames]

I listened to Immunity non-stop for a whole year and never tired of it.

[@francistomalik]

He never gets old, does he

[@andrewjacinto]

Just discovered this… sad for the previous portion of my life beforehand.

[@MohamedMujamil]

I'm a simple man. I see Jon Hopkins video, I click 'like'

[@oscarettoleite]

Love it 😂

[@aretheyfresh]

Seeing Jon Hopkins live in Brooklyn last December is singlehandedly the most blissful experience I had in 2018. He is a sorcerer. Some of you who have seen him live may know what I mean. I invite you all listeners of Sir Jon Hopkins to make whatever sacrifice it takes to go see this man while he’s still alive and healthy. ✌️

[@KadeemHoSang]

I was there! Amazing, pretty sure he recorded this video the same day he performed at BKSteel

[@Ghost_Hardwar3]

hes back in Brooklyn May 2022.! Guna be my first time seeing him live I cant freakin wait. Not a fan of Elsewhere tho after they removed the visuals. I really hope he has visuals for that set.

[@Flippy1565]

oheee yea... the intro to emerald rush is mindblowing

[@ernestoalonso7612]

Mama

[@Flippy1565]

Mia

[@marianeudadasilvasousa5539]

Meu nome cheila maria

[@Flippy1565]

WTF :P

[@SeqMK]

Auh!

[@weizzl.9814]

I cried with Emerald Rush intro, thanks Jon ❤️

[@keithkutchback2862]

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[@jacksonb6262]

first time i heard the emerald rush drop i burst into tears

[@eidame1767]

@@jacksonb6262 same

[@mohamedmujamil1006]

It was so beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@HyoHeinz]

Same

[@SouihliAhmed]

I really wish someone would remaster this! Because I feel that this is a performance that even Jon Hopkins himself cannot replicate.

[@10908070605040302]

Electronic musicians , DJ's etc , are still highly musical people , like playing bass , its easy to do badly , difficult to play well haha ,,, DJing to me is less like playing an instrument , constantly creating the sounds but more like steering a train , a train of groove that is running by itself , and the curator steers it , and thats the appeal of dance music to me , its not about events , or three chord tricks , or 3 minute beatles tunes , its a groove , and evolving flow of groove that progresses opens up closes with such diverse array of tones, all music has something to offer , everything

[@pjetrs]

great comparison with playing bass! Sometimes its like with bands, people cheer and applaud for the specific song a dj is playing (lead singer/lead guitar), but the pace (drummer), rhythm (2nd guitar) and groove (bass) make it possible for the lead to shine

[@leontomalik5019]

No they are not musical at all....

[@AKAwafan]

@@leontomalik5019 you are so close-minded it hurts

[@dj0bliss0]

Long live the journey man DJ!!

[@_officerK]

@@leontomalik5019 Sascha Ring and Hopkins, for example, both are incredible musicians, their knowledge of music theory is incredible, to that you can add the level of composition of each one, needless to say, they are geniuses.

[@franklabahn1739]

Open Eye Signal with piano sounds is fantastic! I now understand that deformed noise in original track as a piano sound. Love it.

[@neardeathstar]

Best thing about this video is the really cool Stadia ads that play in the most critical parts of the performance

[@DHPOfficial]

Sitting in the office, trying hard not to let my colleagues see my eyes well up...Outstanding!!!

[@ConorCraig]

Fuck yeah dude

[@SpanishLMMD]

This version of Open Eye Signal is probably the most creative, playful version he's ever played

[@Iperoth]

Tears mixes the light which comes through my eyes...

[@tiomachine207]

I come here 2 times at week to hear the intro of Emerald Rush. That gives me life.

[@TK_090]

Unique is an understatement. Love jon's work. Huge inspiration!

[@CharlesJergl]

He toured with Imogen Heap as her keyboardist when he was 17. What is there to say other then he is a massive talent?

[@LederjackenShow]

19:05 I will never forget that Kick at Melt 2018! Best kick ever!

[@mohamedmujamil1006]

And can we talk about how beautiful Emerald Rush Intro was❤❤❤❤❤

[@cristianmart]

Genius! 10 years later still haven't found anything like it...

[@stuartbowie6603]

Jon at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, was the last concert I went to before this whole palaver kicked off. If Open Eye Signal is the last ever song I hear live, I wouldn't complain for one second. Absolute magic!!

[@VanIllusion]

There is music. And there is art. This is both.

[@Highandidle81]

This has been on repeat since I found it days ago, on my must see live he is top & has been for a while now, the man transcends the dimensional parts of the mind like only few others that I could mention mainly the Chemical brothers and Cabaret noctume.

[@lucylittle2889]

Siiiiiick. Seeing him on Friday, cannot wait.

[@nemanhao_9058]

And how was it?

[@cglittle683]

Would give anything to watch him live. His music has inspired me tremendously.

[@albertfenote7769]

I am so happy this guy exists! I need to see him live!

[@panchamk3721]

What he did with Luminous Beings was uncanny and unprecedented. Pitchfork, if possible, please upload a special video of him playing Neon Pattern Drum, coz that thing is close to achieving sub consciousness

[@jeremidoboszewski6406]

It's ridiculous how good this set is, I’ve been listening to it like twice a week for a while and it just keeps on getting better. open eye signal sounds so great live btw

[@GoatPepper]

He is one of those artists who is sonically superior. There is an interview that talks about his first experience with DMT as being the catalyst for this album, and this is pretty much hitting it on the serotonin receptors...

[@zdrkp]

sonically superior?? lol

[@rapidspectre7076]

Which interview can u link plz

[@Grundalizer]

@@zdrkp ACOUSTICALLY AMBITIOUS

[@jacobymckinney4288]

Knowing he did DMT is sort of an insult to his art. Thanks for ruining my impression of someone who I believed to be in the upper echelon of synth music.

[@diogocosta9693]

@@jacobymckinney4288 wut?

[@craigstuartsmith]

I have seen Jon many times live and he is a legend BUT this version of Open Eye Signal is the best I have ever heard him play, I really don’t know where he goes from here, stunning.

[@technopriest8686]

His show in LA was incredible, can't wait to see him again!

[@hello7pm]

another underrated artist of our decade. he is truly amazing!

[@jyoung71]

The rendition of Emerald Rush in this performance is overwhelmingly epic.

[@nervousneighbour]

The intro of this version is pure bliss.

[@craigsmith2778]

Awesome, just got my tickets for him in Leeds UK in March and cant wait for it!!!! The guy is a legend.

[@Lunaticsynth]

Great quality, great set! Just stumbled upon Singularity a few days ago, got hooked immediately and now I just can't get enough of it.

[@R13ONE]

It’s a superb track, as is Emerald Rush. The vid to Singularity also good & very impactful / engrossing. All listened through Tidal which gives pure quality of sound.

[@markpunderhill]

I could listen to this all - day - long - Love it!!

[@evolune]

I've just seen this full length for the third time after also experiencing him live last week. There are so many layers to his music that it's at new listening experience every time i listen. Mind-bending performance.

[@lcarthel]

Blissful, emotional, synesthetic, mathematic, organic... BRILLIANT!

[@DailyJam]

Who the hell would give this a thumbs down? Strange world.

[@ErikWillekens]

quoteinvestigator.com/2012/06/05/dance-insane/

[@DB_R20]

Australians, so technically it's a thumbs up.

[@thatwasinteresting.8150]

I didn't thumbs down but I can tell you that I was a bit taken aback when a 32 minute DJ mix (electro-house, garage, 2-step, whatever it is... I'm a D&B guy myself) started playing after a string of 4 Radiohead/Thom Yorke standard length videos, so I'm guessing it has hundreds of thumbs down from other viewers not very thrilled with KZbin's artificial intelligence algorithms selecting and auto-playing this mix in a playlist of other, not very related music. Of course, the answer is simply to page back one, click the three little menu dots by the name of this vid and just click Not Interested. I'm not going to thumbs down a video just because I don't like the fact that You Tube's AI suggested a new "song" that really doesn't fit in my playlist. That's petty, the fools. Yeah, that was a Mr. T reference, booyah.

[@Gakoranus]

I just think he tries to shows off too much in the mix. Takes away from the power of the original tracks.

[@Dev_Astral]

Hm that's interesting. Honestly Except the second part of Singularity, where he introduces the hihats and drums a bit too fast and it takes away the more ambient part really harshly, and the slightly overmixed end part, I ve found the mix very impressive in its development. Emerald Rush was very impressing especially since he also plays the chords live !

[@asp1315]

19:06 is pure magic, thanks Jon.

[@RustinChole]

Oh my. This is gonna be a treat....wow. Well... that cements him as my favorite electronic artist.

[@brynbache521]

Love how the intro to Emerald Rush is essentially it's calmer cousin Echo Dissolve!

[@pfft9363]

such a brilliant musician

[@TheHorsebox2]

Never heard of this guy before. Oh wow!

[@goldjoinery]

About time then!

[@michaelmcguk]

Just saw him in Glasgow. One of the drops in 'Emerald Rush' I got genuine goosebumps - wow!

[@FlyingSolo88]

This should have WAAAYYYY more views. Production on this is insane.

[@leyzei7745]

Magician

[@marcosrojas7402]

ley zei u

[@davidcf8351]

So true

[@iaint999]

Luminous Beings simply resonates, beautiful, simple, and complex, find your happiness and make peace with yourself x

[@MrWorry]

... dreamy, exciting, attractive and amazing. Thx Jon.

[@HONRTYPE]

2021....Hopkins v's Hawtin collabaration 💥👌

[@JamBeast508]

Fucking beautiful!! Finally we can all talk about how amazing emerald rush is, since comments are disabled on the video

[@Iceman219]

Came from Kiasmos video. Well done youtube related

[@patno76]

So you must see this one too : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2jLkGWbjryWpLc

[@oscarettoleite]

Very 😊

[@theforeverpuddle8754]

Check out Nils Frahm's boiler room.

[@richlambert5156]

I went the other way. Nice.

[@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit]

Absolutely flawless. This man is a wizard.

[@nemanhao_9058]

Gonna see him in March for the first time ever, I'm already so excited!!!! 😭😭😭

[@baltazar420cro]

saw him a month ago, what a man, his music just stands out!

[@antoinedevldn]

Woah! I can remember Open Eyed signal when Immunity dropped, what a Don!

[@manuelhernandez2931]

Antoine Fortin 😚😔🤓🤓

[@pauloguzman1793]

Gallina pintsdits

[@malcolmsmith6449]

Im so happy my obsession with Coldplay at that time lead me to Jon so early on.

[@amrsharafeldin9413]

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS !!! JON HOPKINS is in a very different level than anyone else ! MUCH LOVE

[@TheAlanmarklewis]

This is just mesmerising, so much emotion.

[@antioch325]

This man IS a musician in every sense of the word. A true artist, seldom found these days. His music is a revelation.

[@trishlung5235]

i love the fact that he mixes it there as it goes, no headphone, just completely organic. dont get the dislikes - strange strange minds

[@gravityfreaksmusic]

It's mostly envy I guess. And rightly so. Getting that good as a producer, performer, songwriter and overall visionary requires years of dedication that most of us just aren't able to spare. Plus, just buying the gear won't get you there.

[@sumkynd]

I would obscene amounts of money to have this packaged as an EP.

[@dravafox]

so mind-blowingly-brilliant

[@jeandezert7713]

He’s a genius. Thank you for your music...

[@lunarorbit722]

Oh my gosh that Emerald Rush intro..... Just goosebumps.... Magnificent sound....

[@aysendogan3385]

It's amazing. It takes you and you can't explaine where you go.

[@Ghost_Hardwar3]

really love how live sets just have a unique take on the studio versions. This take on emerald rush especially with That vocal that goes into the drop is beautiful.

[@andymartin8162]

All the talk about "he's a DJ, a technician" whatever. He is a highly trained musician. A pianist. He just has a wide range of musical instruments.

[@stefanvillarroel]

This music gets me so deep in my unconsciousness that touches my soul. If that makes sense.

[@Ruqktes]

Insane Tracks.. Just ART

[@aalbaglii]

As a drummer, his sense of microrythm and shifting swing ratios through noise layers is outsanding

[@solar3552]

WOW what a Sound! Outstanding!!!!!

[@Justanotherguy1234]

I love this. So much.

[@funkybobblehat]

GENIUS AT WORK

[@jackielee4894]

Took me to another world & I ain’t coming back.. can’t wait to watch him live in Singapore ❤️ from Asia

[@MsSkapie]

Saw him in Amsterdam yesterday and it was sick! Most incredible live performance and sound quality was amazing.

[@golu_badbola]

I can testify to the feeling of listening to Open Eye signal to being the best feeling you'll ever feel while listening to a musical piece that is class apart. Probably in my top 10 Sonic arrangements of the 21st century.

[@yogadaddyjeff]

Please do share your top 10! 🙏🏻

[@Matt463634]

Please share!

[@rafaelalfonso1999]

Magistral, Fabuloso, Fantástico

[@marcic-loftus8265]

Clicked on this so fast

[@yolandatorres442]

Hl

[@Nosana87]

[@TheTwiggy456]

So talented

[@juanmartinez-ex5vt]

simply beatiful sounds waves !!

[@MaLiCeCoLtRaNe]

This is some impressive and quite musical audio-visual editing!

[@wondorfamily]

So Amazed by His DJ Mix Skills.

[@carmendelapresa5159]

Hola BP hijo

[@subspace712]

Just can't get enough of this

[@oakgroove6757]

Never cease to amaze me

[@christp9962]

this is pure music, nothing else

[@michaelfellinger6477]

Jon Hopkins , man!, you blow my mind!🤯 all things MAPS!💜 Just Massive man💣💥 yr Imperial gig in Van- W💥W! We Love You, cherrs

[@Mr633K]

About to see him Live in Paris in 11 days, so f*** pumped !

[@Ivanmo051129]

I was just listening to him this morning!! feel fucking blessed.

[@footprintsonmars2467]

Jon Hopkins will be the next Mozart (or even bigger than that) in less than 100 years time. It is guaranteed.

[@oskarleite]

No, he won't. But he's very good.