Penelope Trappes - OPVS NOVUM: A Requiem Reworked (2026) Mp3 / Flac / Hi-Res

Opvs Novum: A Requiem Reworked finds Penelope Trappes collaborate with a number of talented artists to help create a new vision of her album A Requiem. Conceived as more than a conventional remix record, the project reframes the original work through ten distinct artistic voices. Where the original album was stark, ritualistic, and inward facing, these reinterpretations expand its emotional architecture. Klara Lewis and Flora Yin-Wong sculpt their tracks into glacial drones, Gazelle Twin and PRIZMA9 heighten the gothic unease, while Midwife and Julia Holter draw out its devotional melancholy into something almost hymnal. Contributions from Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire), Saint Etienne, Smote, Dania, and Sarahsson underline Trappes’ unique position between sacred lament and avant electronic ritual, transforming her songs into a series of spectral mirrors that refract grief through industrial pulse, haunting ambience, and dream state pop.

On the new version of ‘Platinum’, long-running London trio Saint Etienne bring their renowned affinity for blending electronic textures with pop sensibility to Trappes’ world, drawing out the track’s underlying sense of drama and reshaping it into a driving, hypnotic piece that balances tension with release. Leaning into the original’s melodic core and rich instrumentation, they build a dense, immersive arrangement.

Pete Wiggs from Saint Etienne tells us; “I love the slightly dark and cinematic moods of Penelope’s music. Platinum was a great track to mix with its haunting melody and heavenly cello arrangement – it felt just right for an ear pummeling trance-inducing rework”

Trappes expands; “It takes a collective energy to bring anything to life, and some of my favourite artists came together to bring their own beautifully unique energy to reinvent ‘A Requiem’. I wanted Opvs Novum to feel like an original album with an aura all of its own.

Tracklist
1. Penelope Trappes - Bandorai (Klara Lewis Rework)
2. Penelope Trappes - Platinum (Saint Etienne Rework)
3. Penelope Trappes - Second Spring (Flora Yin-Wong Rework)
4. Penelope Trappes - Sleep (Gazelle Twin & PRIZMA9 Rework)
5. Penelope Trappes - A Requiem (Midwife Rework)
6. Penelope Trappes - Anchor Us to Seabed Floor (Sarahsson Rework)
7. Penelope Trappes - Red Dove (Smote Rework)
8. Penelope Trappes - Caro (Stephen Mallinder Rework)
9. Penelope Trappes - Torc (Dania Rework)
10. Penelope Trappes - Thou Art Mortal (Julia Holter Rework)

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