Contact Note (Vinyl 2LP)

The reissue of Contact Note, Jon Hopkins’ second album, offers a glimpse into the early genius of one of electronic music’s most revered producers. Contact Note showcases his intricate beat patterns, lush piano melodies, and ethereal vocals across three distinct movements. The album’s pristine production and layered textures reveal his classical training and experimental edge while the reissue invites listeners on a breathtaking sonic journey of abstract beauty and blissful, synth-washed 2005 melodies. - Flying Out

Intricate beat patterns, deep driving basslines, guitar riffs, gorgeous piano melodies and ethereal vocals lushly produced and pristinely mixed give an instant appeal to his music, from the intense Circle, the infectious Symmetry and 100 drenched in beautiful vintage techno effects, to the melancholic piano of Searchlight and the crystalline acoustic guitar of Glasstop.

Divided in three distinct movements, Contact Note slowly evolves into a deep, compelling musical experience concluding with the stunning third part where Jon masters to perfection his skills as a classically trained musician, to give his most abstract work delicate impressionist touches. Classical piano contrasts with drifting atmospheres and twisted rhythms on the dark, edgy and gripping Black And Red - to culminate with the waving synths and sumptuous vocals of the blissful Luna Moth, the perfect end of a glorious sonic adventure.

Tracklist:

1. Circle  
2. Second Sense  
3. Contact Note  
4. Searchlight  
5. Symmetry  
6. 100  
7. Glasstop  
8. Sleepwalker  
9. Reprise  
10. Nightjar  
11. Black And Red  
12. Luna Moth