Psychedelics

Jon Hopkins‘ forthcoming album is at the cutting-edge of a new field emerging at the intersection of music and wellness. His forthcoming album, Music for Psychedelic Therapy, is exactly what one would expect: a guided tour for healing while in an altered state.  According to The Guardian, the album itself is timed to last the average length of a ketamine trip. “We’re entering an era where this kind of therapy is going to be legal and widespread, and you need to have music for it,” Hopkins said. “I’ve got to be really careful of sounding too grandiose, but it really feels to me like there is a frontier here – a new genre of music.” Ketamine has shown recent breakthrough promise in curbing the potential for suicide and curtailing the frequency of major depre...