Merlin domino recording co on behalf of domino recording co. Anyone who can make coldplay listenable deserves a crack at the next star wars score. Jon hopkins may be headlining the art schools hogmanay extravaganza but hes no dj. Jon hopkins singularity jon hopkins long awaited follow up to 20s breakthrough album immunity arrives in the form of singularity. Backgroundfour wallsbe trueburial remixlonershell of light by bering straitmassive attack vs. I love to look out at the sea from the swing park here at roome bay beach today john taylor starts his month away on a boat, one 10 miles east of. Inspired by the east neuk of fife, the album combines creosote s songs with field recordings by hopkins. Umpi, latinautor, abramus digital, rumblefish publishing, ascap, and 14 music.
Immunity is the fourth studio album by english electronic musician and producer jon hopkins. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon hopkins at the discogs marketplace. Jon hopkins has hovered around the edges of dance and indie rock for several years, playing with brian eno, coldplay, and king creosote and even seeming to. Jun 06, 20 jon hopkins has hovered around the edges of dance and indie rock for several years, playing with brian eno, coldplay, and king creosote and even seeming to take a backseat on his own records. King creosote and jon hopkins john taylors month away.
Its a true labor of love, recorded over several years, whenever jon and kc could get together. King creosote is the stagename of scottish singersongwriter kenny anderson from fife, scotland. Jon hopkins asleep versions ep 2014c4 posted by beso mr. Loved the king creosote collaboration, beautiful perfect meld of. Jon hopkins returns to his dynamic electronic roots. Reworking the song bats in the attic and packing it together with two new.
With king creosote, hopkins created an lp to appease his acoustic side. He collaborated with jon hopkins to create the album diamond mine, released 28 march on domino recording company. Listen to king creosote soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create crail. He had previously been the vocalist for skuobhie dubh orchestra and khartoum heroes. Jon hopkins and king creosote ready honest words ep. King creosote and jon hopkins diamond mine 2011 today. Earlier this year, uk producer jon hopkins and scottish singersongwriter king creosote got together for a collaborative album titled diamond mine. They may have lost the mercury prize to fellow uk resident pj harvey, but the duo of king creosote and jon hopkins isnt letting that damper their artist spirits. Immunity marks the fourth solo album for the ivor novellonominated electronic producer and composer and the follow up to 2009s insides. Between insides and its followup immunity, jon hopkins worked with king creosote on the charming diamond mine, which set the scottish singersongwriters ruminations to backdrops that were half rustic folk and half evocative washes of sound. King creosote and jon hopkins john taylors month away missionary 2012 posted by on february 7 2012 artist.
Please support him by buying this ep, merchandise and go see him perform live. Scottish folker creosote and english electronic producer hopkins are set to release. Scottish folker creosote and english electronic producer hopkins are set to release their honest words ep, a followup to their collaborative debut, on september 20th, and our video channel, cluster 1, has the exclusive premiere of the first clip from the threetrack effort. Anderson began recording albums under the name king creosote in 1995. Hopkinss mindbending fifth album, singularity, is out this friday on domino. Since then, anderson has released over forty albums, beginning with queen of brush county in 1998.
Immunity is a confident, dramatic record defined by an acute sense of physicality and place. The former was for the beautiful heartbreak of his soundtrack to monsters, the 2010 feature debut by rogue one director gareth edwards, and the latter two for immunity and 2011s diamond mine, a collaboration with king creosote in which hopkins combined field recordings with the fence records cofounders songs. King creosote diamond mine lyrics and tracklist genius. Lose yourself with jon hopkins at the art schools nye. Last years immunity album might be one of my favorite electronic albums in a long time. Described by king creosote as a soundtrack to a romanticised version of a life lived in a scottish coastal village, the record weaves in field recordings of fife life. Kenny king creosote anderson is a fifebased singersongwriter and patriarch figure of a loose conglomerate. Lose yourself with jon hopkins at the art schools nye party. In 2011, he collaborated with scotlands king creosote on the largely acoustic diamond mine, a set of songs that influenced hopkins second album, immunity, which split the difference between energetic dance music and more reflective songs. He featured on the track immunity from the jon hopkins ep asleep versions, a retake on the title track of hopkins s 20 album. Stream tracks and playlists from king creosote on your desktop or mobile device. May 07, 2020 king creosote and jon hopkins john taylors month away missionary 2012 posted by on february 7 2012 artist. Immunity was more of an mdmatype album, with the melancholy. It feels like the hypnotic accompaniment to a journey of creativity, a trip inside hopkins mind, using analog synthesis alongside manipulations of physical, realworld sounds to make dance music that feels as natural and unforced as possible.
Scottish singersongwriter kenny anderson is king creosote, who has also been a parttime member of magnetophone and u. The undoubted jewel in this slightly rusty crown is king creosote and jon hopkins honest words, domino. Immunity jon hopkins king creosote asleep versions. Jon hopkins has hovered around the edges of dance and indie rock for several years, playing with brian eno, coldplay, and king creosote and even seeming to take a backseat on his own records. While weve been treated to various singles and remixes, hopkins is set to release a new ep. At least thats what the multiinstrumentalist, film soundtrack composer, magicbringing producer according to coldplay, transcendental meditator and the man with the sort of bone structure that could crack open a fray bentos tin told online electronica holy book resident advisor some months ago. The songs were written earlier in king creosote s career and revisited for this project. To immerse yourself in king creosote and jon hopkins album diamond mine is to be transported to the scottish countryside. He featured on the track immunity from the jon hopkins ep asleep versions, a retake on the title track of hopkinss 20 album. Nov 17, 2014 jon hopkins king creosote immunity sapplin. Jon hopkins biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Diamond mine is a unique and heartrending collaboration between scottish fence collective boss and singer king creosote and electronic talent and sound sculptor jon hopkins.
I really dont know what to do next, because, in some ways, im at that peak. Diamond mine is a collaborative studio album by scottish singersongwriter king creosote and english electronica musician jon hopkins, released on 28 march 2011 through domino records. Nov 06, 2014 the hauntingly beautiful first track from jon hopkins asleep versions ep. Diamond mine king creosote and jon hopkins album wikipedia. All king creosote lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Immunity, a song by jon hopkins on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Jon hopkins immunity asleep versions 2cd domino mart. Ambient 1 immunity featuring king creosote 2 form by. It was released on 3 june 20 by domino records to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 20 mercury prize for best album. The songs were written earlier in king creosotes career and revisited for this project.
Inspired by the east neuk of fife, the album combines creosotes songs with field recordings by hopkins. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. September 4, 2011 to immerse yourself in diamond mine is to be transported to the scottish countryside. Immunity is a powerful, multifaceted beast, packed with the most aggressively dancefloorfocused music hopkins has ever made. Diamond mine features lyrics and vocals from king creosote fence collective member and scottish music wellspring with music by jon hopkins composer, studio wizard and eno collaborator. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest king creosote interviews. This 7 track album took king creosote and jon hopkins 7 years to complete, totally unrushed and this really shows. For an artist who has written melancholic shoreleave folk with king creosote and oceanic ambient with brian eno, the prospect of jon hopkins returning to the electronictech sound of immunity for his first new flex in half a decade is for many of us a mouthwatering prospect.
Mar 24, 2011 weve loved king creosote for a goodly long while now, so imagine our delight when we found out he was teaming up with electronic whizz jon hopkins to make diamond mine. Immunity isnt nearly as acoustic as that collaboration was, but its gently breezy feel lingers on several of these songs. Asleep versions includes reimagines of album tracks, and judging by the short trailer its very ambient. King creosote has the most perfect voice for diamond mine captivating the listener with the strong scottish accent and delightful vocal ornaments. British artist makes melodic electronica that owes a debt to brian eno, steve reich, and contemporary idm.
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