“Onmogelijk om niét verslingerd te raken aan deze hypnotiserende geluidstrip. “
(De Morgen)
“‘Immunity should finally catapult Hopkins to stardom.”
(Pitchfork)

One of the albums that turned up in end-of-year charts everywhere in ’13 was 'Immunity' by electronica producer Jon Hopkins. He already got noticed as producer for Coldplay, worked with Brian Eno on the ’10 album ‘Small Craft On A Milk Sea’ that was released via Warp, and remixed tracks by the likes of David Lynch, Four Tet, Wild Beasts and Purity Ring.
But Hopkins also proves to be a personality on his own albums too. On ‘Immunity’ he shuffles between ambient, minimalistic piano playing and bursts of staunch techno. De Morgen on that: “Met deze acht imposante kunstwerkjes toont de producer pas echt uit welk hout hij is gesneden. Laat je niet vangen door de titel: immuun blijft niémand voor deze plaat.”

Opener for the sold-out Jon Hopkins concert will be young Adriaan de Roover from Antwerp. Under his nom de plûme Oaktree, he serves up moody and mesmerizing electronica that balances between dancefloor and living-room. His debut EP ‘Chapters’ then also balances between minimalistic beats and contemporary classical music. Live, Oaktree certainly presents himself as a real band.