[Cover photo credit to GingerDope]

The project i Häxa is a world where “disjointed fragments of time collide” and there are “two sides, one of logic and one of chaos, seeking unity and truth through the expression of freedom.” i Häxa takes inspiration from a multitude of genres, longform abstract film and ancient mythologies.

i Häxa has previewed their new EP Part 1 with the track “Underworld”. The EP is “a suite of four post-apocalyptic pieces” steeped in Alt-Folk and Electronica. They are brought together by a 15-minute film created in collaboration with director Daniel Broadley.

In the film, “A nameless, wraith-like woman wakes to an ever-shifting fever dream of eerily familiar faces, nameless places and unbridled, impassioned impulse.”

“Underworld” coincides with the action of the film’s protagonist being “accosted by a trio of masked figures who break the forest’s tranquil spell and leave our heroine forever afraid of what may lie in wait behind the treeline.”

While Part 1 is composed of four distinct movements, so it’s difficult to fully separate them or appreciate them singly. With aural, visual, and lyrical themes that intertwine, i Häxa is “something to be consumed whole; just as it will, in time, consume you.”

Part 1 is the start of an ambitious, year-long, multifaceted project from singer-songwriter and visual artist Rebecca Need-Menear (of electronic alt-rock duo Anavae) and Producer Peter Miles (Architects, Dodie, Fizz).

Together, as i Häxa, Need-Menear and Miles will be using the seasonal solstices of 2024 to unveil three further collections of “songs and cinematics” ahead of a vinyl box-set combining all four Parts and a full-length album, set for release in November 2024. Their work arrives via Pelagic Records.