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“… her solo work — which includes psychedelic electronica, massive breakbeat sounds, anthemic synth-kissed songs and remarkably fun D.J. sets — continues to cement her reputation as a stand-alone talent.” - The New York Times, May 2025
Today London-based, Australian-born producer, songwriter and DJ, HAAi (aka Teneil Throssell) has released her eagerly-anticipated second studio album, HUMANiSE via Mute and tonight embarks on a series of live in-store performances. Full details are listed below. She has also confirmed that she will perform on Later… With Jools Holland on Sunday, November 9th.
Listen to the album HERE.
Watch the video for “Voices” HERE.
HUMANiSE includes the singles “Satellite” (feat. Jon Hopkins & Obi Franky & ILĀ & TRANS VOICES), “Can’t Stand To Lose,” and “Stitches,” all A-listed by BBC Radio 6 Music, plus the Radio 6 Music B-listed “Hey!” and her collaboration with KAM-BU, “Shapeshift.” The new album, an immense evolution from her acclaimed debut, reckons with what it is to be human in an increasingly digital world, as AI threatens to eclipse everything and our screens separate us from each other.
HAAi has recently performed two very special sessions. The first, HUMANiSE (live album performance, from Drumsheds) is a film by New Vision Originals of a performance that unfolds inside a meticulously crafted installation of a ‘90s office: a time capsule lined with ring binders, Rolodexes, fax machines, reams of A4 paper, and landline telephones - reimagined within the cavernous shell of London’s Drumsheds. The set becomes a surreal workplace with HAAi bringing the conceptual world of the album to life alongside album collaborators Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Obi Franky, KAM-BU, TRANS VOICES, and the poet Kaiden Ford. Watch the film HERE.
Originally broadcast on Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6 Music show, you can hear tracks from the album Live at Maida Vale HERE.
In all of her work, Teneil has always sought to conquer new frontiers in electronic music and on the new album she’s drilling deeper into the grid. HUMANiSE reckons with what it is to be human in an increasingly digital world, as AI threatens to eclipse everything and our screens separate us from each other. The result is an ambitious and thrilling epic: embodying a sonic step up, exploring the sweet spot between machine-led dystopia and emotion-filled utopia.
“Throughout the album, I kept thinking about a machine with a human heart,” she says. Vocals are front and center, stunningly delicate and giving a newfound dimension to her kinetic productions. “It took a long time to get there, it’s such a vulnerable thing to do,” she continues, “but for this album, it was important for me to allow this ‘human heart’ to be front and center.”
The human heart has another focus on the album: unity and community. HAAi explains, “Even though HUMANiSE is about how the world is starting to change beyond our control, it’s important to keep a sense of togetherness and hope.” These ideas of community and a sense of belonging is of utmost importance, and she has returned to work with friends including Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, singer Obi Franky, rapper KAM-BU, artist Kaiden Ford, poet James Massiah, who guests on “All That Falls Apart”, and two choirs: TRANS VOICES with choir leader ILĀ and a gospel choir led by Wendi Rose. But this is no clique, the community she surrounds herself with is inclusive, with ample space for the listener on a journey where you are suspended in dreamlike euphoria, drawing the most human part of you to the surface, the part where nothing matters more than family, friends and togetherness.After a busy summer – recent DJ sets include Coachella, Movement, Glastonbury (her Glastonbury B2B with Romy that went out on BBC Radio 1 featured the premiere of Romy’s remix of ‘Stitches’), Making Time, Body Movements, helming UNiSON, her community-focused night in London, a drop in on Glamcult TV to record this intimate version of “Can’t Stand To Lose” plus a remix of Chloé Caillet & Luke Alessi’s “The One ft. Jocelyn Brown,” HAAi won’t be taking her foot off the pedal this autumn. As well as the in-store performances and a surprise set in Glasgow at the SECC with Fred Again.., HAAi’s DJ dates continue. Full dates are listed below.
HUMANiSE is out now via Mute on limited edition crystal clear double gatefold vinyl and limited-edition CD in eco card packaging. Purchase or stream it HERE.
HUMANiSE is HAAi’s first album release since her acclaimed DJ-Kicks compilation in 2023, which RA described as “a thrillingly eclectic journey through sound, where industrial beats meet warm melodies with finesse.” The compilation, which includes a new version of her collaboration with Jon Hopkins titled “Always Ascending,” came soon after her debut album, Baby, We’re Ascending, which opened up her boundary-pushing blend of psychedelia, techno and powerful beats to new avenues, prompting the likes of Dazed to say, “[HAAi] transcends to new planes of existence on her full-length debut” and NME to praise her “high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland”. 2023 also saw the release of “Lights Out,” her collaboration with Fred again.. and Romy, a single that solidified HAAi’s place at the forefront of electronic music.
Outside of her own productions, HAAi is known for her dynamic, tempo-shifting DJ sets. In 2024 HAAi played over 100 shows across 5 continents, 30 countries, and 91 cities. She took to the biggest stages at festivals like Glastonbury, Coachella, Making Time, Sonar, and EDC Las Vegas, while also delivering sets at local parties including Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club, Berlin’s RSO and Paris’ Iconic Rex Club, where she performed a year-long residency. In-between, HAAi was playing b2b’s with friends like KI/KI, Jennifer Cardini, The Blessed Madonna and Solomun.
2024 also saw the launch of UNiSON, her community focused party that is a platform for HAAi to uplift rising talent while creating an inclusive and boundary-pushing space for club culture.
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