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Music for Psychedelic Therapy
Studio album by Jon Hopkins
Released	12 November 2021
Genre	Electronic, ambient
Length	60:03
Label	Domino
Producer	Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins chronology
Singularity (2018) Music for Psychedelic Therapy (2021)
Singles from Music for Psychedelic Therapy
"Sit Around the Fire" Released: 2 September 2021 "Love Flows Over Us in Prismatic Waves" & "Deep in the Glowing Heart" Released: 14 October 2021

Music for Psychedelic Therapy is the sixth studio album by English electronic music producer Jon Hopkins, released on 12 November 2021 by Domino Recording Company.

Release

On 2 September 2021, Jon Hopkins announced the release of his sixth studio album, along with the first single "Sit Around the Fire". Of the single, which features collaborations by East Forest and Ram Dass, Hopkins 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."

The album was premiered at L-Acoustics Creations in Westlake Village, California at a Pitchblack Playback album listening session.

Reception

Music for Psychedelic Therapy ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10
Metacritic	79/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash	9/10
DIY
Exclaim!	9/10
The Guardian
Mojo
musicOMH
Pitchfork	7.4/10
PopMatters	8/10
Under the Radar	7.5/10

Music for Psychedelic Therapy was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79 based on 13 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.5 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.

The Guardian's Kitty Empire stated that for all its "pervasive beauty", ultimately the album "feels like only the eight-minute apex track 'Deep in the Glowing Heart' rearranges the listener's molecules in a transformational way." Pitchfork's Megan Buerger was more positive, observing that when "the final hums fade and tape crackles lift, you get a glimpse at the wide-eyed resolution felt when the chemical loosens its grip." Recognising Hopkins' as a "master at suspense and release", they praised his new-found restraint on the record.

Year-end lists

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jon Hopkins except where noted. All tracks are produced by Hopkins

Charts

See also

• Music therapy
• Psychedelic therapy

References

1. ^ Bryson, Chris (10 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins' Music for Psychedelic Therapy Is a Trip". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
2. ^ Buerger, Megan (18 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins: Music for Psychedelic Therapy Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
3. Helman, Peter (2 September 2021). "Jon Hopkins - "Sit Around the Fire" (Feat. Ram Dass & East Forest)". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
4. Helman, Peter (14 October 2021). "Jon Hopkins - "Love Flows Over Us in Prismatic Waves" & "Deep in the Glowing Heart"". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
5. ^ Nøddeskov, Jesper (9 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins Quiets the Mind and Opens the Heart on Music for Psychedelic Therapy". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
6. Murray, Robin (2 September 2021). "Jon Hopkins Announces New Album 'Music for Psychedelic Therapy'". Clash. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. "Jon Hopkins Announces New Album". DIY. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
8. "Pitchblack Playback: Jon Hopkins Music for Psychedelic Therapy listening session in the dark". Resident Adviser. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
9. Protz, Adam. "Robot Koch's the Next Billion Years Immersive Listening Party: "As Incredible as a Live Concert"". Headliner. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
10. ^ "Music for Psychedelic Therapy reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
11. ^ "Music for Psychedelic Therapy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
12. Simpson, Paul. "Music for Psychedelic Therapy - Jon Hopkins". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
13. Roseblade, Nick (23 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy". Clash. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
14. Goggins, Joe. "Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy". DIY. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
15. ^ Empire, Kitty (14 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins: Music for Psychedelic Therapy review - post-lockdown balm". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
16. Worthy, Stephen (December 2021). "Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy". Mojo. p. 87. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
17. Devlin, Ben (10 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
18. Thiessen, Chris (10 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins: Music for Psychedelic Therapy (Domino)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
19. Middleton, Ryan (30 December 2021). "Magnetic's 25 Best Albums of 2021". Magnetic. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
20. Hubbard, Michael (17 December 2021). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2021". MusicOMH. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
21. Nøddeskov, Jesper (21 December 2021). "The 75 Best Albums of 2021". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
22. "BEATINK.COM Comfort to Me". Beatink.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
23. "Ultratop.be – Jon Hopkins – Music for Psychedelic Therapy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
24. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jon Hopkins – Music for Psychedelic Therapy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
25. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
26. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

Further reading

• Currin, Grayson Haver (10 November 2021). "Jon Hopkins's Psychedelic Journey to a New Way of Creating Music". New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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