Whether it be the gloomy Maritime ambiance of 'The Wider Sun,'
or the layered funk of 'Wire,' Jon Hopkins' third studio album
is a tremendous expansion on 1990's electronica, offering 10
tracks that comfortably balance sounds with contrasting
musical textures. Fortunately, Insides is far more consistent
than Hopkins' resume as of late: most recently the musician
was heavily involved with Coldplay's unbearable Prospekt's
March EP, co-producing a pair of tracks and adding electronics
and a variety of other instruments to two others.
Coming across as a bit of an homage to the likes of BT and
Leftfield, 'Wire' sees Hopkins bouncing the song's beats off
one another before smothering the track with pounding synth
and bass. Insides goes far deeper than surface-level
electronica however, as 'Small Memory' adds a defeated piano
ballad, and 'Light Through The Veins' unravels over the course
of nine minutes, the song steeped with M83-styled progressions
(without the added flair of aloof female singers, mind you).
Having hawked songs to such shows as Sex and the City and
MTV's Dismissed, Hopkins clearly has a knack for creating
music with an easy entry point, but Insides balances sounds in
a way that suggests that there is so much more lurking below
the surface. Now if only he could lay off the Coldplay.
Tracklist:
1. The Wider Sun
2. Vessel
3. Insides
4. Wire
5. Colour Eye
6. Light Through The Veins
7. The Low Places
8. Small Memory
9. A Drifting Up
10. Autumn Hill
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