In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Be Here Now, electronic producers Jon Hopkins and East Forest join Raghu to talk, Sit Around The Fire, their new Ram Dass music meditation experience.

Jon Hopkins is a Grammy-nominated electronic music producer who has created alongside Brian Eno, Coldplay, & David Holmes. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Be Here Now, Jon has come together with digital music shaman, East Forest, in creation of Sit Around The Fire, a dynamic music-meditation featuring Ram Dass, and accented with moving art from the original brown pages of Be Here Now. This special track, dropping Sept 2nd, will be part of Jon Hopkins’ new album Music For Psychedelic Therapy available everywhere November 6th 2021.

“It’s not a simple piece, but it was writing itself. And never have a felt so much just like a vessel. This place was pouring it’s wisdom into the sound.” – Jon Hopkins

Watch the music video here: Jon Hopkins with Ram Dass, East Forest - Sit Around The Fire (Official Video)

Ep. 406 - Sit Around The Fire W Jon Hopkins East Forest & Raghu Markus

Jon Hopkins is a Grammy-nominated electronic musician and producer who’s collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno and Coldplay, scored award winning films such as Gareth Edwards’ "Monsters," and has recently released his sixth studio album, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, which aims to function as a trusted and luminous guide for an hour-long psychedelic experience. We unpack his creative process and hopes for this hour-long album, which is specifically designed to mirror length of a therapeutic ketamine journey. We also got into a fascinating conversation about what other recording artists provided inspiration for creating music for psychedelic journeys.

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The second online course, Moon Lodge, begins January 17, 2022. Moon Lodge is a six-week online workshop focused on celebrating the body of Woman+ and the sacred feminine within. Through ritual practices, instructors Lucia Horan and Dr. Julia Von will share in the sisterhood of humanity and all that it encompasses. 

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Jon Hopkins: Music for Psychedelic Therapy

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Jon Hopkins - A Gathering Of Tribe (Luca Kallweit Remix)

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Jon Hopkins - A Gathering Of Tribe (Luca Kallweit Remix)

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From the album Echo Other available now in an Expanded Edition http://hyperurl.co/1w0ul0

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Man Of No Ego - Galactic Girl(Logical Elements RMX)

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'Ghost Stations', the ninth studio album by Marconi Union, is set for release on 12th August 2016.

After fourteen years of writing and performing, the trio - founder members Richard Talbot and Jamie Crossley with keyboard player Duncan Meadows - are thought to be “amongst today's most talented musicians” (The Sunday Times). They have steadily developed and refined an unique musical identity; evoking emotions from gracefully blending elements of dub, jazz, ambience and electronica within their richly melodic compositions.

With ‘Ghost Stations’, Marconi Union’s music continues to straddle the worlds of artistic credibility and musical accessibility. They were not afraid to accept the challenge of making new music rather than just repeating their earlier work and were well aware of the risk of trying new things.

“People who have bought our previous records may think we've gone too far in this direction or that direction or that we don't do enough of some particular aspect anymore, but we've already done those things in our previous work and we have to keep pushing our boundaries otherwise what is the point? We want people to hear Ghost Stations and say “'What the f**k is that' either in a good or bad way!”

Before making a record Marconi Union usually have a clear idea about its ultimate direction, but this time they decided to set aside any preconceptions. They spent the last two years experimenting with playing, programming, editing, re-editing, (agreeing and disagreeing) until ‘Ghost Stations’ naturally evolved. Once the title was decided upon, everything fell into place connecting ideas of abandonment, empty spaces and dereliction.

“We always want to move forward and try new things, there's no point in just treading water, so it was great to use a couple of guest musicians [Digitonal's Andy Dobson on clarinet and Giorgio Li Calzi on trumpet] Sometimes you need real playing, especially when it comes to feel”.

Over the last fourteen years, their studio albums,'Under Wires and Searchlights' (2003) (“sonically immaculate” Uncut), 'Distance' (2005) (“one of the most successful ambient albums of recent years” The Sunday Times), ‘A Lost Connection’ (2010) (“minimal, introspective, ethereal electronica – gorgeous” The Guardian), ‘Beautifully Falling Apart (2011) (“places MU firmly in the vanguard of acts making atmospheric, ambient music” Music OMH, Different Colours' (2012) (“a work of bewitching beauty” DMC), and their last album, Weightless (2014) (“an ethereal sense of free flowing dimensions” DJ Mag), have brought them to the attention of larger audiences and international critical acclaim.

Marconi Union have accepted festival invitations from Brian Eno, they have collaborated with the Marina Abramovic Institute and have also recorded ‘Weightless’, hailed as the “most relaxing song ever”, with its tens of millions of streams and YouTube views, (even earning the accolade of being named as one of the 'Best Inventions Of The Year' by Time Magazine). Their music has been selected to accompany art installations, independent arts based projects, theatre and ballet, and to serve as the beautiful musical backdrop to television commercials, drama and documentary films worldwide.

Ghost Stations

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Marconi Union - Sleeper (Edit)

Estonian duo Maarja Nuut & Ruum operate in a musical interzone; connecting the deep-rooted, intuitive worldview of days past with the hyper-mediated realities and seemingly limitless technological possibilities of the present and future. Their debut album is a tour de force of sonic dexterity, where Ruum’s abstract electronic framework beautifully complements Nuut's atavistic melodies. The album will be announced soon and is due to be released this Autumn on FatCat’s 130701 imprint.

Kuud kuulama

Maarja Nuut & Ruum - Kuud kuulama

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YATAO - WHEN THE WIND TALKS (MÆJA REMIX)

Taken from Just Music Café Vol 3: Poolside Beats.

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Cafe ambience, classic coffeehouse ambience, is a physical and spiritual place offering a window to the world - a world to find composure, comfort, warmth, stimulation, reflection, creativity, & social interaction; soft sounds & soothing rhythms.

The Just Music Cafe Poolside Beats album is just such a place, quietly building energy throughout this DJ set - an ambience for passing time moment by moment - & for feeling better for each such moment.


Another English Summer

Future Loop Foundation - Another English Summer

The Best in Left of Centre Music.

We believe in working in partnership with our artists to offer the very best in cutting edge electronica, acoustic, ambient & down-tempo.

Independent label of some of the very best in artists in cutting-edge electronica, acoustic, ambient, down-tempo and nonclassical. 

"It may be just music, but in this case with a rare power to quietly shake the soul" - Pete Lawrence (Big Chill founder)

Future Loop Foundation - Another English Summer

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