Everything Connected is a track by English electronic musician Jon Hopkins. There is an Official Audio (Animated Video) for Everything Connected on YouTube.
Official Music Video
Year of release: 2018
Type of music release: single
From the album: Singularity
Music genre: Electronic
Producer: Jon Hopkins
Label: Domino
Official Website: https://www.jonhopkins.co.uk
What music magazines wrote about 'Everything Connected'
The FADER
"On Wednesday afternoon, he shared a new cut from the record, an expansive and all-encompassing track called "Everything Connected"."[1]
Stereogum
"(...), his new song “Everything Connected” is a nearly six-minute electronic soundscape that takes you through the circle of life."[2]
SPIN
"But the real thrill of “Everything Connected” comes from closely tracking its slow development until it becomes a kind of meditation, a process that is much more rewarding over ten minutes than it is in five."[3]
PopMatters
"Beginning with a invigorating beat, circled by clusters of intricate, wheezy percussion the track gradually folds together before Hopkins gently unfurls a breezy keyboard line and wide-screen ambient sounds."[4]
NPR (National Public Radio)
In an interview with NPR, Jon Hopkins revealed the following about the track:
"I started writing "Everything Connected" in 2010 (under the working title "Halo") and it has been through many, many iterations."[5]
CLASH
"Highlights ‘Emerald Rush’ and ‘Everything Connected’ are as lush as they promise, both ready for emotional unboxing in your choice of Boiler Room or bedroom."[6]
BrooklynVegan
In an article, BrooklynVegan wrote about the animated music video for the track:
"It comes in the form of a very cool computer-animated video that follows some alien sea creatures as the song’s bass throbs and beats distort the field of vision."[7]
Billboard
"He’s a master of atmosphere, sound and rhythms, and “Everything Connected” is a sweet slice of all those things and more with a super interstellar sheen of excitement."[8]
UPROXX
"“Everything” is a beat-forward track, moving in fits and starts like a strong organic pulse."[9]
The Quietus
"Excellently crafted beats emerge throughout the album in tracks like ‘Neon Pattern Drum’, ‘Emerald Rush’ - also released as a single - and most notably in the hefty ‘Everything Connected’, which Hopkins describes as a “massive techno bastard”."[10]
RA (Resident Advisor)
"A minute-long bit on "Everything Connected," where 4/4 kicks and stadium-friendly guitars converge in rail-straight lines, recalls a blandly euphoric shade of Coldplay, with whom Hopkins has worked in the past."[11]
Pitchfork
"The album‘s centerpiece, “Everything Connected,” is an imposing 10-minute techno odyssey, and as close as the genre has gotten to a blockbuster moment."[12]
Exlaim!
"(...) from the titular opening track through the enormous, cathartic pinnacle of the ten-and-a-half-minute centrepiece "Everything Connected," it's a gritty, pummelling techno record;"[13]
Drowned in Sound
"Centre-piece and recent single ‘Everything Connected’, for instance plays to a similar beat and rhythm as ‘Open Eye Signal’, the monster track from Immunity, though in this instance, the track feeds into the rest of the record (...)"[14]
References
[1] Maicki, S. (2018, April 26). Hear Jon Hopkins’ new song “Everything Connected.” The FADER. https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/26/jon-hopkins-new-song-everything-connected-singularity
[2] Green, G. (2018, April 25). Jon Hopkins – “Everything connected” Stereogum. https://www.stereogum.com/1993314/jon-hopkins-everything-connected/music/
[3] Cush, A. (2018, April 25). Jon Hopkins’ “Everything Connected” deserves to be heard in its full 10-Minute glory. SPIN. https://www.spin.com/2018/04/jon-hopkins-everything-connected-extended-version/
[4] Carr, P. (2018, May 3). Jon Hopkins’ ‘Singularity’ evokes the euphoria and vivid awareness of a psychedelic experience, PopMatters. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/jon-hopkins-singularity-2565328638.html
[5] Thompson, S. (2018, May 4). Jon Hopkins Enters The “Singularity,” Track By Track. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/05/04/607825272/jon-hopkins-enters-the-singularity-track-by-track
[6] Neale, M. (2018, May 8). Jon Hopkins – Singularity. Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jon-hopkins-singularity/
[7] Pearis, B. (2018, April 25). Jon Hopkins shares animated “Everything Connected” video, expands tour. BrooklynVegan. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/jon-hopkins-shares-animated-everything-connected-video-expands-tour/
[8] Bein, K. (2018, April 27). Jon Hopkins Hits His ‘Energetic Peak’ on ‘Everything Connected’: Listen. Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jon-hopkins-everything-connected-listen-8395644/
[9] Rancic, M. (2018, April 25). Jon Hopkins Shares The Sinewy, Beat-Forward New Track ‘Everything Connected’ UPROXX. https://uproxx.com/music/jon-hopkins-everything-connected-single-singularity/
[10] Cocks, H. (2018, May 2). The Quietus. https://thequietus.com/articles/24513-jon-hopkins-singularity-album-review
[11] Philp, R. (2018, May 14). Jon Hopkins - Singularity · Album Review ⟋ RA. https://ra.co/reviews/22428
[12] Lozano, K. (2018, April 30). Jon Hopkins: “Everything Connected.” Pitchfork. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/jon-hopkins-everything-connected/
[13] Carlick, S. (2018, May 1). Jon Hopkins Singularity | Exclaim!. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jon_hopkins-singularity
[14] Turner-Heffer, A. (2018, May 2). Album Review: Jon Hopkins - Singularity / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound. https://drownedinsound.com/releases/20313/reviews/4151770