Opvs Novum: A Requiem Reworked finds Penelope Trappes collaborate with a number of talented artists to help create a new vision of her LP 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. Opvs Novum: A Requiem Reworked  Arrives on May 29, via One Little Independent.

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.

Bandorai (Klara Lewis Rework)

Platinum (Saint Etienne Rework)

Penelope Trappes
Opvs Novum: A Requiem Reworked
One Little Independent

Second Spring (Flora Yin-Wong Rework)
Sleep (Gazelle Twin & PRIZMA9 Rework)
A Requiem (Midwife Rework)
Anchor Us To Seabed Floor (Sarahsson Rework)
Red Dove (Smote Rework)
Caro (Stephen Mallinder Rework)
Torc (Dania Rework)
Thou Art Mortal (Julia Holter Rework)

Penelope Trappes 2026 Tour Dates

23 Apr – UK, Glasgow – Cottiers Theatre
24 Apr – UK, Liverpool – Quarry
25 Apr – UK, Newcastle – The Lubber Fiend
26 Apr – UK, Leicester – Firebug
28 Apr – UK, Brighton – Green Door Store
29 Apr – UK, Bristol – Strange Brew
16 May – IT, Bari – Experimenta Festival
27 May – US, Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
30 May – CA, Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
31 May – US, Cambridge, MA – Sonia
02 Jun – US, Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
03 Jun – US, New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05 Jun – US, Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
06 Jun – US, Detroit, MI – El Club
07 Jun – US, Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
08 Jun – US, Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
11 Jun – US, Seattle, WA – Vera Project
12 Jun – US, Portland, OR – Jack London Revue
14 Jun – US, San Francisco, CA – 4 Star Theatre
15 Jun – US, Los Angeles, CA – 2220 Arts
22 Aug – PT, Leira – Extramualhas Festival
19 Sep – DE, Duisburg – Platzhirsch Festival

North American Tour with Witch Club Satan
UK tour with Rún

pre-order Opvs Novum: A Requiem Reworked’ HERE