Bonobo Enlists Arooj Aftab, Nilfer Yanya for New Album Distance in Static

Simon Green has returned to the studio for new Bonobo album Distance in Static, the DJ/producer’s follow-up to 2022’s Fragments.Out September 11 via Ninja Tune, the record features vocal turns from Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya, Ichiko Aoba, Hundred Waters’ Nicole Miglis, and more.
Leading the LP is “Me and You,” a staple of his recent club sets.Green will also unveil a new live show at a string of North American dates kicking off in November; check out that song and the tour itinerary below.Of the album title, Green said in a press release, “I think the front end of what I’ve done has now become something that’s referential to younger people.
I liked the idea of listening for a distant signal—trying to find something in the noise.”Since Fragments, Bonobo has released a soundtrack in tandem with Kamasi Washington and Floating Points for the anime show Lazarus.Distance in Static:01 Dawn02 Cycles03 Fire on the Water [ft.Arooj Aftab]04 Drift05 Talk to Me [ft.
Nicole Miglis]06 Uncasually07 Always on Your Side [ft.Joy Crookes]08 Youth’s Fountain [ft.
Nilüfer Yanya]09 Shokoufeh10 Can’t You See [ft.Aanya Martin]11 ID70012 Me and You13 Equinoctial [ft.
Ichiko Aoba]14 Mercury [ft.Kanako Yamamoto]Bonobo:08-04 Ibiza, Spain - Pikes Presents @ 528 ^08-08 Málaga, Spain - Marenostrum Fuengirola ^11-05 Austin, TX - Emo’s11-06 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall11-07 Dallas, TX - The Echo11-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern11-12 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern11-14 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater11-15 Portland, OR - Roseland11-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum11-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo11-19 Denver, CO - Mission11-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue11-25 Chicago, IL - Radius11-26 Toronto, Ontario - History11-27 Montreal, Quebec - MTELUS11-28 Boston, MA - House of Blues11-30 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground12-01 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground12-03 Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore12-04 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer12-05 Brooklyn, NY - Paramount...