On March 2nd, Jon Hopkins will become the latest musician to curate Late Night Tales. The long-running mixtape series invites artists to create their own “ultimate ‘late night’ selection,” with each collection featuring an exclusive cover song by the curator. For his contribution, Hopkins chose to rework Yeasayer’s Odd Blood highlight “I Remember”.
Hopkins strips almost everything out of the song, turning it into a meditative piano number that’s barely recognizable as a Yeasayer track. All of the synth flourishes are removed, replaced by a gentle haze of static and a bit of reverb. Check it out below.
Hopkins’ Late Night Tales also features tracks from Four Tet, School of Seven Bells, Jónsi & Alex, Darkstar, and Health remixed by Gold Panda. There’s also another song entitled “I Remember”, a spoken word collaboration between Hopkins and poet/Brian Eno collaborator Rick Holland. Find the full tracklist below, preceded by a sampler of the whole mix.
Jon Hopkins Late Night Tales Tracklist:
01. Ben Lukas Boysen – Sleepers Beat Theme (Unreleased track)
02. Darkstar – Hold Me Down
03. Holy Other – Yr Love
04. Teebs – Verbena Tea with Rebekah Raff
05. Nils Frahm – More
06. Songs of Green Pheasant – I Am Daylights
07. Jonsi & Alex – Daniell In The Sea
08. Evenings – Babe
09. Letherette – After Dawn
10. Jon Hopkins – I Remember (Exclusive Yeasayer cover version)
11. David Holmes – Hey Maggy
12. Alela Diane – Lady Divine
13. Four Tet – Gillie Amma I Love You
14. School of Seven Bells – Connjur
15. Peter Broderick – And It’s Alright (Nils Frahm Remix)
16. Health – Before Tigers (Gold Panda Remix)
17. Last Days – Missing Photos
18. Bibio – Down To The Sound
19. A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Requiem For The Static King 1
20. Helios – Emancipation
21. Rick Holland – I Remember (Exclusive Spoken Word Piece)
