Spite House presents….
Aurat (OH-RUT), meaning "Women'' in Urdu, is a music group based in Los Angeles,
CA. Aurat embraces the Urdu language with lyrics of its native language and
nontraditional sounds. Aurat was formed/founded as a duo in 2017 by Azeka (vocals) and
Gil (bass/production). Azeka and Gil felt something was missing and expanded in 2019
by adding Dolo on guitar which was only a glimpse of what was to come. In 2020, Victor
joined the band adding rhythmic heart pounding bass drums complimented by punchy
snares on drums. As of 2021, Aurat has now expanded, bringing two different elements to
the band (produced tracks followed by full band tracks) that sets them apart from what is
currently being done.The group features lead vocalist, Azeka, a Pakistani-American, Gil
on (production/bass), Victor (drums), Dolo (guitar). Taking cues from the sounds of
darkwave, postpunk, new wave, Aurat (“OH RUT”) are based in Los Angeles with the
goal of bringing, “something different to the current scene. We were so used to seeing the
‘norm’ and decided to break down cultural and emotional barriers.” With lyrics sung in
vocalist Azeka’s first language Urdu, they explain the band name Aurat (“women”), “is
not an aesthetic but a form of representation. Aurat creates an experience that is equally
open to anyone. It is a platform that allows individuals to vibe with the music even if they
don’t understand the language.” Aurat released a self-titled EP in 2017 and have followed
up with three full-length releases since then: Sirens and Image both in 2018 and their
latest LP Zeher (“poison”) in April 2020. Although the band is inspired in part by classic
electronic music, post punk, industrial, and just about any ‘wave’ related genre you can
cite, the sounds are living personalities that can only be dissected on a song-to-song basis.
Aurat has a plethora of musical influences that shape the way they play and apply their
sound to each song.
18+
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