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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | part i - altar |
2 | part ii - palace / illusion |
3 | part iii - transcend / lament |
4 | part iv - the veil |
5 | part v - evocation |
6 | part vi - solar goddess return |
Disc: 2
1 | part vii - dissolution |
2 | part viii - nothing is lost |
Editorial Reviews
By turns devotional, empowering and nurturing, Jon Hopkins’ RITUAL is a 41-minute electronic symphony built from cavernous subs, hypnotic drumming and transcendent melodic interplay. Tense, immersive and ultimately triumphant, it is a culmination of themes explored throughout his 22-year career, and acts as the kinetic counterpart to 2021’s Music For Psychedelic Therapy. A single piece unfolding over eight chapters, RITUAL is personified by depth and contrast. Taking ceremony, spiritual liberation and the hero's journey as inspiration, it taps into an ancient and primal energy. Featuring long-term collaborators Vylana, 7RAYS, Ishq, Clark, Emma Smith, Daisy Vatalaro and Cherif Hashizume, RITUAL came together within the second half of 2023, but initial seeds were sown in 2022, when Hopkins was commissioned to compose for the stroboscopic Dreamachine experience in London. A project that felt ceremonial from the outset, this shorter piece was the embryo of RITUAL, with Hopkins gaining inspiration from the feeling of intention that is inherent in the Dreamachine space. RITUAL is both emotionally and sonically heavy, whilst retaining a warm, live feel, where the juxtaposition between softness and intensity forms the core of the whole. So take time, prepare and immerse in RITUAL for 41 minutes of uninterrupted listening: sonic divination of the most potent form. A1. part i - altar A2. part ii - palace / illusion A3. part iii - transcend / lament B1. part iv - the veil B2. part v - evocation B3. part vi - solar goddess return C1. part vii - dissolution C2. part viii - nothing is lost
Product details
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 12.4 x 12.4 x 0.31 inches; 1 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Domino Record Co.
- Original Release Date : 2024
- Date First Available : April 30, 2024
- Label : Domino Record Co.
- ASIN : B0D2LQG9Q5
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025this is a classic, sounding like a movie score . ambient, driving, creative.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024I don’t know if I’m qualified to write a review about this CD. I just don’t have the words to describe how amazing it is. So I guess I’ll just use some descriptive phrases like “his Mona Lisa of all his works“. Or “about as perfect as an electronic album can be“ or “a pulsing sonic meditation that takes you inward then leaves you finding yourself on the outside with a compulsion to move your body to the rhythm“ or “a natural psychoactive mind trip“. I could go on, but you get the picture. Anyone attracted to a musical experience that truly delivers satisfaction on all levels one can gain from listening to music, will surely be satisfied by purchasing this CD. This is his masterpiece. Thank you, Jon…
- Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024Hopkins is a true artist. A superbly produced instrumental masterpiece. He’ll also be contributing to Coldplay’s forthcoming release and undoubtedly will add his musical talents to many more artists!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024Chill
- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024A fully realized journey into electronic music by a master craftsman. On constant rotation as part of my daily listening.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024Boring
- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024This is what you call an artist hitting their middle age phase when they got tired, ran out of ideas, lost energy and want to do some meditative works to pass the time. Yup it’s one of those.
It sounds like anybody’s ambient works out there in the world, it’s just really basic, monotonous, standard, stock, unimaginative and derivative, it’s not worth buying, it’s something you might hear on any ambient radio channel being broadcast and you just tune in cos it’s there and zone out, but not something you would rush out to buy for repeat hearing unlike his earlier works.
Completely disappointing and boring. You can totally skip it like you would with all these types of standard ambient stuff out there in the billions by every tune of this kind over the past 50 years that were brushed aside because it’s just stock standard
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- dorothie22Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Question of ambient taste
Similar to his last release (Music for Psychedelic Therapy) in many ways -- mainly ambient, with relatively few shifts to different textures or rhythms as the tracks go by. The album does (very slowly) build up to a tribal-drumming climax, of course, though to me the results seem more oppressive than celebratory ... All relieved by some delicate, pretty piano lines at the very end, seeming to hark back to his earlier works. According to the artist, the album is supposed to soundtrack or simulate an ayahuasca trip, so while listening with a clear head maybe I'm missing a key part of the experience. I guess you need to buy in to it. Most of the reviews here seem ravingly positive. But overall, the album demands a level of passivity that I find myself reluctant to provide. So it's back to recent Tangerine Dream releases for me.
- Simon says...Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars An audio journey that is pleasingly eveloping
Ritual is my introduction to Jon Hopkins, and I have to say I am already quite hooked. I've been playing it over and over...and over. It's in my head!
This 'piece' (I think Ritual actually presents as one 'piece' really, even if divided by tracks. This piece of music adds layers ever so gradually, the repetitive beats drawing you in along the way, increasing your expectation, and letting you know that something is ahead...and by the time you get to 'evocation' you know that you are on the brink of something 'bigger' and then you get hit with 'solar goddess return' which is just brilliant: the door is opened to an even bigger cavern of sound and it's hypnotic, enveloping...and after nearly 9 minutes (from 'evocation to the end of 'solar goddess return') you are released into a two part conclusion or 'come down' if you like...and then you want to start it all over again!
I will add that 41 minutes really flies by in what seems like moments listening to this...I wish it was longer... or another piece of music added to the disc. Great introduction for me. Anyone buying now will get it at the Black Friday price (I missed that offer by a day). Highly recommended.
- okop007Reviewed in Poland on September 6, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars ok
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Mario MaleitzkeReviewed in Germany on August 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Durch die Klangoberfläche in den Gefühlssee
Seit nun bereits 23 Jahren veröffentlicht Jon Hopkins Musik unter seinem Namen. Das ist eine Zeitspanne, die nur sehr wenige Musiker im Genre Electronic mit nennenswertem Erfolg überleben. Das frisch erschienene Album von Jon Hopkins gibt isoliert betrachtet keine zwingende Erklärung für seinen anhaltenden Erfolg, zumal sein Weg nicht frei war von weniger erfolgreichen Veröffentlichungen und daraus resultierenden Selbstzweifeln. Umso beeindruckender ist es, dass es Jon Hopkins auf seinem Schaffensweg dennoch gelungen ist, eine sehr persönliche Klang- und Melodie-Signatur zu etablieren und sie evolutionär weiter zu entwickeln.
So begegnet "Ritual" dem erfahrenen Hopkins-Hörer mit all den Zutaten, die man an ihm schätzt und in jedem seiner Alben geboten bekommt: Teils bedrohliche Soundgebirge, die mit komplexen Perkussiv-Elementen eine geradezu hypnotische Wirkung entfalten können. Geliefert wie bestellt. Beinah. Denn ich sehe in "Ritual" auch ein besonderes Bemühen, den jeweiligen Kern eines Tracks herauszuarbeiten, heruntergebrochen auf das Wesentlichste, nahezu minimalistisch, durchaus nicht ohne Entwicklung, aber diese ins beinah unendliche gedehnt, sodass sich die Harmonien entfalten können, an einer dünnen und zerbrechlichen Klangoberfläche, unter der sie den See unserer Gefühle berühren.
Ich bin sicher, dass es nicht wenige geben wird, denen dieser Ansatz zu wenig Abwechslung oder Tempo bietet. Und vermutlich werden es einige unter Ambient einordnen - wie ich meine, greift das aber viel zu kurz. Jon Hopkins präsentiert uns mit "Ritual" in gewisser Weise die Essenz seiner bisherigen Arbeit - und Essenz meint hier im besten Sinne reduziert auf das Wesentlichste, auf seinen Kern, auf das, was schließlich den Hörer in den Bann zieht, der sich auf diese emotionale Ebene begeben möchte.
Für alle, die Jon Hopkins noch nicht kennen: Ich würde als Einstieg eventuell eines seiner anderen Alben empfehlen - vielleicht "Contact Note". In manchen Aspekten erinnert mich "Ritual" an Musik von Loscil. Während letzterer aber stärker meditative Formen bedient, sind bei Jon Hopkins immer Rhythmik und perkussive Elemente wesentliche und durchaus auch tragende Bestandteile.
Mein Fazit: Minimalistisch, treibend, betörend, intensiv. "Ritual" hat das Zeug, mein Jon Hopkins Favorit zu werden.
- S. BlundellReviewed in Australia on September 30, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful album
One amazing albums... So textural and interesting. Enjoying it a lot.