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I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

- Jon Hopkins
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Ever since I got a job in Imogen Heap's touring band when I was 17, there have been moments in my career that I can't quite believe really happened.

I'm very impulsive and I always had a belief in instinct leading the way.

My first ever show in America was opening for Coldplay at Madison Square Garden. Nobody in that audience could have known who I was. It was almost like it was an accident, like I was in someone else's dream.

I was drawn to music from a super early age. At school, my ego co-opted it to some degree and I would use it to gain some sort of social credibility.

The track 'Open Eye Signal,' when you hear that choir sound come in, that's actually me singing but sped up and with huge reverb and overlayered harmonies.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

For me, the score is one of the main characters of a film.

A lot of my creative ideas begin in the pub, talking through possibilities with collaborators.

My first ever show in America was opening for Coldplay at Madison Square Garden. Nobody in that audience could have known who I was. It was almost like it was an accident, like I was in someone else's dream.

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I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.