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Enchanting Japanese vocal artist Hatis Noit has announced Aura Reworks to be released 26 September. The new release reimagines her acclaimed 2022 debut album, Aura, by legendary artists and collaborators, including the godfather of ambient Laraaji, hip hop duo Armand Hammer, composers and electronic producers Jlin, Alex Somers, William Basinski, Emel, Matthew Herbert and Yu Su.

Alongside today’s news, Hatis Noit reveals the latest single: “A Caso”, reworked by the influential electronic composer Jlin. Noit’s operatic cries are cut and contorted over Jlin’s precise signature rhythms.

“Hatis Noit has a uniquely brilliant vocal approach in her music. I simply wanted to play against it because she never seems to do the same thing twice. I love that about her work. Playing against her isn't easy by any means,” states Jlin.

Aura Reworks opens with a transcendental reinterpretation of the title track “Aura” by laughter meditation practitioner, mystic, and “ambient godfather” Laraaji. Hatis’ haunting vocals whir and groan in conversation with his bouncing hums, over open-tuned zither, kalimba, and timbrels. The soft organic percussion is replaced by thumping, shamanic kick drum on “Thor”, reworked by UK DJ and producer Matthew Herbert. The track is a playful, primal devotion, evoking a bonfire-lit ritual in the centre of a dancefloor. Herbert describes the track as an “auditory hallucination where more modern techniques merged with ancient-sounding voices.” American producer Preservation’s reimagination of “Jomon” combines Hatis Noit’s powerful cries that evoke Japan’s prehistoric Jomon period with slow, considered vocals by cult New York rap duo Armand Hammer over a minimalist drum loop. The result is a bold call to arms, bridging thousands of years.

Alex Somers’ haunting reinterpreta.......
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