HAAi announces debut album ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’

HAAi has announced news of debut album ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ with the release of single ‘Bodies of Water’.

Her debut album will include features from Jon Hopkins, Moxie, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor and her personal friend, spoken word poet and trans-visibility activist, Kai-Isaiah Jamal.

HAAi - whose real name is Teneil Throssell - was the face of Mixmag’s ground-breaking AI-created January cover where she spoke with us about the upcoming album.

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The track ‘Human Sound’ featuring Kai-Isaiah Jamal, incorporates spoken word poetry. “We had many conversations about the erasure of the queer Black roots of techno and dance music,” Throssell says. “That was a really big discussion around us making a track together.”

Speaking on the album, Teneil says: “Getting this album out of my head and computer was quite the cathartic experience. ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ is a hyperactive journey that feels like a real reflection of who I am.

“I’m so proud of every second of it. Of all the experimentation as well as the collaborators. It was made with great love and care. I hope you enjoy.”

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The tracklist for ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ is:

1. Channels

2. Pigeon Barron

3. Bodies Of Water

4. Human Sound (feat. Kai-Isaiah Jamal & Obi Franky)

5. Louder Always Better

6. Biggest Mood Ever (feat. Alexis Taylor)

7. AM

8. FM

9. I’ve Been Thinking A Lot Lately

10. Purple Jelly Disc (feat. Obi Franky)

11. Baby, We’re Ascending (feat. Jon Hopkins)

12. Orca

13. Tardigrade

‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ will be out May 27 and ‘Bodies of Water’ is available to listen to below.

Becky Buckle is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow her on Twitter