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ABOUT AURAT

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 andnontraditional 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 2019by adding Dolo on guitar which was only a glimpse of what was to come. In 2020, Victorjoined the band adding rhythmic heart pounding bass drums complimented by punchysnares on drums. As of 2021, Aurat has now expanded, bringing two different elements tothe band (produced tracks followed by full band tracks) that sets them apart from what iscurrently being done.The group features lead vocalist, Azeka, a Pakistani-American, Gilon (production/bass), Victor (drums), Dolo (guitar). Taking cues from the sounds ofdarkwave, postpunk, new wave, Aurat (“OH RUT”) are based in Los Angeles with thegoal 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 invocalist Azeka’s first language Urdu, they explain the band name Aurat (“women”), “isnot an aesthetic but a form of representation. Aurat creates an experience that is equallyopen to anyone. It is a platform that allows individuals to vibe with the music even if theydon’t understand the language.” Aurat released a self-titled EP in 2017 and have followedup with three full-length releases since then: Sirens and Image both in 2018 and theirlatest LP Zeher (“poison”) in April 2020. Although the band is inspired in part by classicelectronic music, post punk, industrial, and just about any ‘wave’ related genre you cancite, 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 theirsound to each song.