Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 50 ratings
June 24, 2022 / Release Date
LP / Format
Erased Tapes / Label
Experimental / Genre
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Critic Reviews

90
Clash
‘Aura’ is one of the most singular albums I’ve heard for a long time. It is composed, entirely, of layered vocals. I don’t really know what they are saying, if anything at all, but the emotional resonance is incredible.
80
The Skinny

Hatis Noit's Aura offers a stunning vocal experiment, one that constructs immaculate, dreamt and abundant worlds.

80
Loud and Quiet

Aura is truly global in spirit ... The noises Noit makes aren’t quite words, but something more primal and instinctive – an incredible reminder of how much we can communicate with sheer, human, universal sound.

76
Sputnikmusic

Aura pronounces the spirit of each piece very clearly, which is cause for gratitude; there’s enough weight to these eight intricate articulations of the ineffable that each offers a distinct glimpse at something ordinarily invisible and ultimately quite precious.

ShauntaviousK
75

Really interesting human ambience with a folky twist. Extremely unlike any other kind of music I have listened to before.

suadivamaya
78

🚨 Procurando fugir do Mainstream ou até mesmo do Underground Barulhento? Não aguenta mais competições de Charts, Remixes ou Lançamentos de Deluxe para permanecer em evidência e soar relevante? Seus problemas acabaram. Conheça agora mesmo, Aura, um disco da flopada, Hatis Noit, uma cantora japonesa que pode te levar ao êxtase com seus vocais à lá Björk e suas faixas meditativas que soam como versões redutivas de ... read more

orange_and_red
60

Human birdsong. Folky choral harmonies that sadly often fall into repetition.

The first track, Aura, is worth listening to to get a taste of the unique vocal delivery. It works very well and inspires very strong and beautiful abstract visuals.
Tracks 2-5 are sparse, follow simple structures and fall into repetition that grows grating by the end of their runtimes. Barely any new ideas, basically filler.
The last three tracks, however, turn to a more ambient approach, with beautiful backdrops ... read more

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Track List

1Aura
7:17
90
2Thor
5:03
3Himbrimi
4:35
4A Caso
4:52
5Jomon
4:47
6Angelus Novus
6:01
98
7Inori
8:37
100
8Sir Etok
6:36
90
Total Length: 47 minutes

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