At this point in his career, it seems that classically trained pianist come electronica visionary Jon Hopkins can do no wrong. Whether we're thinking of his unmistakable all-time great LP Immunity, or his more recent inward-bound journeys into a trippy serial panacea, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, the musician, in Domino's own words, is an established auteur, capable of casting a whole range of dark sonorous arts perhaps only the most storied audio wizards can cast. His latest record, Ritual, is the latest utterance to escape the Hopkins grimoire; staying true to the adage that a real magician simply does not reveal their secrets, Hopkins is deliberately cryptic about the meaning of Ritual, except for the fact that his music-making process is itself a ritual. Humbly, he insists "I have no idea what I'm doing when I'm
(side 4 etched) + insert + MP3 download card

TRACKLIST 2LP:

SIDE A:

(Track 1) 1. part i - altar (04:43)
(Track 2) 2. part ii - palace / illusion (07:41)
(Track 3) 3. part iii - transcend / lament (03:30)

SIDE B:

(Track 4) 4. part iv – the veil (03:14)
(Track 5) 5. part v – evocation (04:55)
(Track 6) 6. part vi – solar goddess return (04:48)

SIDE C:

(Track 7) 7. part vii – dissolution (06:37)
(Track 8) 8. part viii – nothing is lost (05:42)

SIDE D:

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TRACKLISTING 2LP:

A1 Down
A2 Eleanor
A3 Freakout/Release
B1 Broken
B2 Not Alone
B3 Hard To Be Funky feat. Lou Hayter

C1 Time
C2 Miss The Bliss
C3 The Evil That Men Do feat. Cadence Weapon

D1 Guilty
D2 Out Of My Depth
D3 The Most Painful Game (Bonus Track) More

TRACKLIST:

A1 Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)
A2 Lose My Breath
A3 Cupid Come
A4 (When You Wake) You're Still In A Dream
A5 No More Sorry
A6 All I Need

B1 Feed Me With Your Kiss
B2 Sueisfine
B3 Several Girls Galore
B4 You Never Should
B5 Nothing Much To Lose
B6 I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It) More

A1 only shallow
A2 loomer
A3 touched
A4 to here knows when
A5 when you sleep
A6 i only said

B1 come in alone
B2 sometimes
B3 blown a wish
B4 what you want
B5 soon More