Jon Hopkins announces new album ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’

Jon Hopkins has announced details of a new album called ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’.

The record will come out on 12th November via Domino, and is being previewed by a first track called ‘Sit Around The Fire’, a collaboration with East Forest and Ram Dass.

Speaking about the new track, the producer said: “’Sit Around The Fire’ exists from one of the deep synchronicities that ushered this thing (‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’) into being. 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.”

Of the album, he added: “‘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.”

Watch the video for ‘Sit Around The Fire’ below.