London-based, Australian-born producer, songwriter and DJ, HAAi (aka Teneil Throssell) has collaborated with Tom VR on a rework of her new single, ‘Can’t Stand To Lose’, out now on Mute and available across all digital platforms.
Listen to ‘Can’t Stand To Lose (hard soft rework)’
‘Can’t Stand To Lose (hard soft rework)’ accompanies Flow State, a ground-breaking visual that explores the neuroscience behind creative performance.
Flow State is a three-minute film that visualises HAAi’s brain activity as she enters deep creative focus while performing the rework. EEG electrodes recorded electrical activity from multiple brain regions during her performance, and the data was transformed into captivating visuals, creating an immersive and hypnotic film experience.
Flow State premiered at the Outernet in London on 11th March, and will run throughout the month to mark Women’s History Month.
The film is the concept of Director Callum Pearson, production companies Only Child and Youngest Sibling, and sound and immersive experience company, Mastery. Neuroscientist Oliver Durcan recorded the EEG data, which was transformed into visuals by digital artist AMIANGELIKA using TouchDesigner, with VFX by Zero One Creative.
Executive produced by Dana Leonard, Founder of Only Child and Youngest Sibling, the project was driven by a mission to spotlight female creative talent throughout International Women’s Month. The film found its home at Outernet London through a collaboration with Bianca Mayhew, Founder of Mastery.
The original version of the track, ‘Can’t Stand To Lose’, was released last month and reveals a personal and intimate side to HAAi, with her lyrics reckoning with a fast-paced life on the road, whilst yearning to be with her partner.
Watch the video for ‘Can’t Stand To Lose’
HAAi explains, “Can’t Stand To Lose is a reflection on longing, loss, and the deeply human emotions that accompany them – the nostalgia, the yearning, and the vulnerability. It’s inspired by our rapidly changing world and how it reshapes our lives: opening possibilities that are initially exciting, but are soon met with the realisation of what’s lost. It’s a meditation on what we gain and what we leave behind.”
The video, a collaboration with Dobermann Ltd (Skrillex, Tiga, Bjarki), allows the warmth of HAAi’s vocals to collide with the stark, utilitarian aesthetic of 90s technology.
This is HAAi’s first new music 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, 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. The next event takes place later this week at The Cause, London on 15 March.
HAAi DJ DATES
- 15 March – London, UNiSON, 60 Dock Rd (UK)
- 17 March – Huez, Tomorrowland Winter, L’Alpe d’Huez – b2b DJ Boring (FR)
- 22 March – Barcelona, Soundit at Parc Del Forum (ES)
- 5 April – Mannheim, Time Warp at Maimarkthalle (DE)
- 12 April – Indio, Coachella Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Field (US)
- 19 April – Indio, Coachella Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Field (US)
- 24-26 May – Detroit, Movement Festival (US)
- 15 June – Porto, Primavera Sound at Parque da Cidade (PT)
