With sets that incorporate rare songs from all over the world, London-based DJ/producer Teneil Throssell (aka HAAi) hopes to highlight the innate psychedelic characteristics in dance music. Throssell started DJing after playing for a while in the psychedelic band Dark Bells, first as a resident at Ridley Road Market Bar. She substantially raised her profile when she was hired as the DJ in residence at Phonox in Brixton. The freedom to perform until dawn led to HAAi's development of unpredictable, psychedelic sets and a devoted fanbase. She also released her own works, such as Motorik Voodoo Bush Doof Music, which represented her very eclectic view to the world. Her breakthrough full-length, Baby, We're Rising and critically lauded EPs like Systems Up, Windows Down were both released after she signed with Mute.
Born in a remote area of Australia, between Perth and the Margaret River, Throssell spent her formative years playing the guitar as a way to pass the time before one day taking a chance and boarding a plane to Sydney, where she immersed herself in the punk rock scene. She eventually relocated to London with bassist Ash Moss, where they formed the psychedelic rock band Dark Bells. Although making it as far as playing U.K. festivals, the band ultimately disbanded. Soon after, Throssell traveled to Berlin, where she discovered her love of electronic dance music on the dance floor of the Berghain club. It didn't take her long to start chasing her newly discovered passion and she soon secured a residency at London's Ridley Road Market Bar. She eventually settled at a combo of Turkish funk, Middle Eastern dance tunes and African drums..

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