De Britse knoppenkoning Jon Hopkins kondigde zopas een nieuw album ‘Music for psychedelic therapy’ aan. Het verschijnt op 12 november via Domino en volgt ‘Singularity‘ op uit 2018. In een statement vertelt de man dat het album ontstaan is na een expeditie naar de Tayos-grotten in Ecuador in 2018. “Music for Psychedelic Therapy is not ambient, classical or drone but has elements of all three. For me it’s a place as much as it is a sound. It works for the sober mind, but takes on a new dimension entirely when brought into a psychedelic ceremony.”, vertelt hij.
Voor de eerste single, werkte hij samen met producer East Forest met vocals van de welbekende guru, leraar, psycholoog en schrijver Ram Dass. “I was contacted by East Forest, who had spent some time with Ram Dass in Hawaii before he passed. He was given access to several lesser-heard talks from the ’70s, and asked to set them to music. He sent me some starting points, including the beautiful choral vocals he recorded which open the piece. I put my headphones on and with Ram Dass’ voice inside my head, I sat at the piano and improvised. What you hear is the first thing that came out—it just appeared in response to the words.” Luister hieronder naar het nummer.