A confident, dramatic record defined by an acute sense of physicality and place, Immunity felt and still feels, like the accompaniment to a journey of creativity, a trip inside Hopkins’ mind. It brought together everything he had learned and experienced already but also paved the way for the evolution of his future records, most recently, 2021’s Music For Psychedelic Therapy. 

Immunity was a turning point in Hopkins’ career. Previously, he had been an elusive character, known to most as an expert producer, Ivor Novello-nominated composer of film scores, remixer and long-term collaborator of Brian Eno and Coldplay. On its release in 2013, Immunity announced itself as a powerful, multi-faceted beast, packed with the most aggressively dancefloor-focused music Hopkins had ever made. However, Immunity was never just about the techno behemoths - of which there were several. Hopkins wanted the album to help people to reach different states of mind. From graceful and mournful piano notes, stirring choral drones, he was always seeking new melodic routes to aid this. His tendency to use physical, real-world sounds as the basis for many of the album’s rhythms allowed him to craft one of the most human electronic albums of the decade.

Jon Hopkins: “Immunity was written between late 2010 and early 2012. I poured everything into it, taking so much care over every element. This record changed my life. I went from playing 500 cap venues to 5000 cap in less than a year. The whole thing was a whirlwind and has since given me the freedom to follow any creative route that comes to me. Making and releasing it was a very special experience.