For fans of: Massive Attack, Björk, Katie Bush, Burial

On November 23rd, East London-based artist/producer Animai, releases her fourth single ‘Enemy’. It’s a cinematic offering, showcasing the artist’s powerful ability to pull the listener deep into her emotional world.

Listen to ‘No Enemy’ HERE

‘No Enemy’ delivers alternative pop-meets-nineties electronica, with a big nod to early Björk. Animai’s voice weaves effortlessly through the charged atmosphere, drawing the listener into an emotional world that describes the artist’s internal and external awareness of fear. The use of vocal FX emphasises the hook, with distorted bass contrasting her ethereal vocals.

Animai said: “When I composed the track, I was thinking about my own mental health and how we can all be triggered into acting/reacting in ways to protect ourselves. It’s often behaviours we learnt when we were younger; our brain recalls a similar situation and reacts on autopilot. Self-awareness brings a realisation that there is no *enemy*, instead, only pain, and the parts within us that we cleverly developed to protect ourselves from remembering that pain. The song is about witnessing the body react, and then implementing tools to come back into the present moment.”

Animai, is a jazz graduate from the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, who has been involved in dance music culture as a producer and singer-songwriter since 2013. Her music has provided a much-needed outlet to reflect on her 10-year mental health battle to overcome OCD, PTSD, depression and body dysmorphia. 

Animai has collaborated with some top names, including grime legend Flowdan, world-renowned deep bass duo Truth, and dubstep pioneer Youngsta. She has performed at Outlook Festival in Croatia on numerous occasions, as well as live PAs across the London club scene, meaning she’s a natural on stage. Her music has been championed online by the likes of Dummy Magazine, 1883 and Clash, enjoyed spot plays on BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 6, Capital Xtra, and been featured in TV Show, Orphan Black.

Carefully drawing inspiration from a finely tuned set of musical eras and genres across alternative, electronica, ambient, downtempo and jazz, Animai serves up her own distinctive blend of alternative pop that is set to see her breakthrough into the mainstream and become a household name into 2023 and beyond. 

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Praise for Animai 

“She adds lucid jazz tones to her crystalline electronics” – CLASH 

“Animai…a masterclass in jazz-edged electronica” – DUMMY

Animai who knows the healing power of music, which inspired her song ‘Tigers’, to help others understand themselves better and to seek out the light – 1883