Asleep Versions

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Asleep Versions
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Released11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)
Genre
Length24:52
Label Domino Recording Company
Producer Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins chronology
Immunity
(2013)
Asleep Versions
(2014)
Asleep Versions
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [2]

Asleep Versions is the fourth EP by English musician and producer Jon Hopkins, released on 11 November 2014. [1] It is a reworking of four tracks from his 2013 album, Immunity . [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Immunity" (with King Creosote)
  • Kenny Anderson
  • Jon Hopkins
6:23
2."Form by Firelight" (with Raphaelle Standell)
  • Hopkins
  • Raphaelle Standell-Preston
4:14
3."Breathe This Air"Hopkins3:13
4."Open Eye Signal"Hopkins11:02
Total length:24:52

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References

  1. 1 2 Pearce, James. Jon Hopkins – Asleep Versions: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fallon, Patric (10 November 2014). "Jon Hopkins – Asleep Versions EP: Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 December 2016.