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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 shared a remix by producer, songwriter and long-time collaborator Romy. Romy’s trance-pop remix of “Stitches,” which debuted during HAAi and Romy’s back-to-back set at Glastonbury earlier this year, takes us seamlessly into the holiday party season. HAAi is closing out the year with a 10-hour DJ set at Phonox, London: the venue where she had her first DJ residency and is still very close to her heart.
Listen to “Stitches (Romy Remix)” HERE.
Talking about the remix, HAAi explains, “Romy and I have been friends and collaborators for many years now, so it felt natural to invite to be part of HUMANiSE. ‘Stitches’ felt like the perfect fit, and she’s captured all the emotion and reimagined it in the most Romy way - emotional, trance euphoria – leaning into the true spirit of HUMANiSE and what it means to be human in this world.”
Romy elaborates, “I’m so excited to have remixed a song by a dear friend of mine, HAAi. Over the years of our friendship, it’s been amazing to see HAAi evolve as a DJ and musician and share her voice. When I heard the beautiful vocals and lyrics of ‘Stitches’ I was so inspired to bring the track into the euphoric club space that I’m grateful HAAi and I have shared many times. When I was getting into DJing a few years ago, HAAi was the most supportive DJ friend and I’ve learnt so much from her. She also remixed my first solo single ‘Lifetime’ so it feels like a special full circle moment that my first official remix for anyone is for her"
Listen to HUMANiSE HERE.
The acclaimed new album, HUMANiSE - an immense evolution from her acclaimed debut - 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 6 Music B-listed “Hey!,” and her collaboration with KAM-BU, “Shapeshift.”
The new album – an ‘Album of the Year’ at Rough Trade, described by The Quietus as “transcendent” and by DJ Mag as “…organic and synthetic sounds working in beautiful unison” - 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.
You can watch her debut on Later… with Jools Holland HERE.
She also popped into the DJ Magazine studios to DJ an hour of bangers. Watch the performance 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 2025 – DJ sets included 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’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.
HAAi LIVE DATES:
12/5/2025 - Sydney, AUS - City Recital Hall
12/6/2025 - Meredith, AUS - Meredith Festival at Supernatural Amphitheatre
12/12/2025 - Melbourne, AUS - The Third Day
12/14/2025 – Brisbane, AUS - The Prince Consort
12/20/2025 - Antwerp, BW- Ampere
12/31/2025 – London, UK - Phonox, 10 Hour Set
3/7/2026 - Bognor Regis Butlins, UK - Bugged Out
4/18/2026 - Inatori, JP - Rainbow Disco Club - Higashi
5/3/2026 - Glasgow, UK - Queens Park
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