Published
Sat, Jun 25, 2022, 08:00
- Inspired by sacred chants, opera and Japanese classical music, Aura is out now.
The latest offering from UK label Erased Tapes explores avant-garde ambient, downtempo and sacred chants.
Aura, by London-based, Japan-born vocal artist Hatis Noit, incorporates a range of traditional genres such as folk music, opera, a style of Japanese classical music called gagaku, as well as Bulgarian and Gregorian chanting. Recorded in a church, the album mostly consists of the artist's own vocals and a field recording of the ocean near a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. Inspired by the writings of philosopher Walter Benjamin as well as Japan's prehistoric Jomon culture, the LP is out now on vinyl and digital formats.
Hatis Noit, whose name means a lotus flower's stem, released the Illogical Dance EP through Erased Tapes in 2018. She has since collaborated with the likes of film director David Lynch, Kevin Richard Martin (AKA The Bug) and pianist Lubomyr Melnyk.
Listen to Aura.
Tracklist
01. Aura
02. Thor
03. Himbrimi
04. A Caso
05. Jomon
06. Angelus Novus
07. Inori
08. Sir Etok
Aura is out now on Erased Tapes.
Photo Credit: Özge Cöne