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

Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storySimon 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 Dawn 02 Cycles 03 Fire on the Water [ft. Arooj Aftab] 04 Drift 05 Talk to Me [ft. Nicole Miglis] 06 Uncasually 07 Always on Your Side [ft. Joy Crookes] 08 Youth’s Fountain [ft. Nilüfer Yanya] 09 Shokoufeh 10 Can’t You See [ft. Aanya Martin] 11 ID700 12 Me and You 13 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’s 11-06 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 11-07 Dallas, TX - The Echo 11-09 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 11-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern 11-12 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern 11-14 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater 11-15 Portland, OR - Roseland 11-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum 11-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo 11-19 Denver, CO - Mission 11-20 Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen 11-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 11-25 Chicago, IL - Radius 11-26 Toronto, Ontario - History 11-27 Montreal, Quebec - MTELUS 11-28 Boston, MA - House of Blues 11-30 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground 12-03 Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore 12-04 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer 12-05 Brooklyn, NY - Paramount Theater

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Correction: A previous version of this story listed several old tour dates. It has since been updated._