Hailing from Shiretoko, a small town in Hokkaido, Northern Japan, Hatis Noit was inspired to become a singer at the age of sixteen, while on a trek in Nepal. She heard a female monk singing Buddhist chants and the sound moved her so intensely that she became instantly aware of the visceral power of the human voice. Astonishingly, Hatis Noit’s accomplished range is self-taught. She has taken inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Gagaku [Japanese classical music], operatic styles, Bulgarian and Gregorian chantings, and avant-garde and pop vocalists.

The sounds on her debut EP ‘Illogical Dance’ [2018, Erased Tapes], co-produced by Haruhisa Tanaka and Matmos, bring to mind the experimental vocal patterns of Meredith Monk and the attentive production of Holly Herndon. The name Hatis Noit means the stem of the lotus flower, which, in Japanese folklore represents the connection between the living world [flower], and the spirit world [root]. For Hatis Noit, music represents a connection to the same netherworld with its ability to move and transport us to another side: the past, a memory, our subconscious.

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