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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for London-based Japanese artist Hatis Noit was recorded in Berlin and London.
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  1. Jul 13, 2022
    90
    This album is not for everyone. It’s not an easy listen. At times you think “Why am I listening to this? Is it even any good?” and feel like turning it off and trying something more conventional. However, if you are game enough and persevere with it you will be rewarded, as ‘Aura’ is an absolute delight once you let it under your skin.
  2. Jul 13, 2022
    80
    This is a stunning vocal experiment, one that constructs immaculate, dreamt and abundant worlds.
  3. The Wire
    Jul 13, 2022
    80
    Despite her apparent striving towards sharpness and clarity, Hatis Noit avoids sterility in these pieces, all eight of which are constructed solely from her voice; while this starkness could leach the emotional impact, instead it is magnified. [Aug 2022, p.53]
  4. Jul 13, 2022
    76
    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.