Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal
Proving that there’s more to his work than just endlessly mesmerising soundtrack pieces, Jon Hopkins added a bit of thump for his 2013 album Immunity and found himself a little closer to the center of attention than normal with a Mercury Prize nomination.
He probably should have won for the title track alone; a ten-minute trip featuring vocals from King Creosote, continuing the duo’s collaboration on 2011’s Diamond Mine. But if you’re not into the slow, long-drawn-out bleepy side of Hopkins, then you could opt for Open Eye Signal instead, and enjoy his slightly faster long-drawn-out side…