Jon Hopkins has always floated just below the surface of stardom. The London-based electronic producer has backed Imogen Heap and Brian Eno, playing keyboards for both artists. He’s written scores for the British sci-fi film Monsters, Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones and 2013’s How I Live Now. He’s even produced a Coldplay record.

While he has some impressive credentials and a handful of excellent albums to his name—particularly his collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote—he’s starting to find a larger audience with his Mercury Prize-shortlisted album Immunity. He spent a matinee show Friday night at the U Street Music Hall, showcasing the excellent record.

Hopkins’ set was filled with reinterpretations of his latest work as he stood behind his Macbook and mixers manipulating the sounds coming out of the room’s speakers. The music of Immunity, a traditional dance album when compared to his more esoteric works, felt right at home at the venue. The stuttering drums and washes of warm synthesizers on “Open Eye Signal” and the harshness of “Collider” wouldn’t sound out of place at a dance night if placed correctly in a mix.

The album, which according to Hopkins, is loosely inspired by the feelings of going out and the come down afterwards. While the record is a hypnotic listen on a pair of headphones, in a live setting, the track arrangement wasn’t confined to the rise and fall of the album. His use of pacing and restraint was a high point of the night as he bobbed and weaved through a variety of tempos flawlessly for around 70 minutes. And even though the set time made it feel like a glorified happy hour, it was hard to not leave noticing Hopkins’ work rather than who he’s worked with.