Time flies – as a poet once said. It has been 5 years since the release of my debut album “Esja”. It feels like ages ago but at the same time as it could be just yesterday. “Esja” completely changed my life and pushed it to a new direction. I would never even dream of being able to make a living from composing and performing my own music beforehand. Maybe this is the reason why (although I am still embarrassed when listening to some of the songs now) the album captures something utterly genuine and pure. Not perfectly estimated or precisely planned, just a set of recordings rendered out of curiosity and passion. Fragile, sometimes naive, but truly mirroring this unique moment of creating something from scratch. I started to record Esja already in 2016, I took a couple of months break from my Studies in Berlin (back then I was still studying classical music) and decided to spend this time on developing my own tunes. This journey hadn’t been planned either so recordings were happening spontaneously whenever me and my sound engineer Piotr were able to gather some microphones and meet at my apartment in Warsaw. I was still moonlighting here and there and didn’t have an idea about the music market at all. I just felt I needed to do it otherwise I would go mad. Couple of months later I met Bergurg Thorisson through my best friend in Berlin. Bergur was still a kid in 2017 but already massively hailed for engineering his own microphones and working with such legends as Björk. He invited me over to Iceland to continue my recordings and I didn’t think twice. I remember arriving in late August to Reykjavik after a horrendously long journey. I was totally knackered and starving but too shy to say it out loud. Bergur took me for ice-creams instead and we ended up taking a picture of this hilarious moment. I spent a week in Iceland. Bergur was working simultaneously on Björk’s new album so we had to record my stuff in the evenings or during the night, half-asleep, lucidly dreaming (Bergur – you are a legend). I remember I learnt then that the best takes capture the entire performances, edits are usually not helping the mood and certain drive of the song.
Time flies – as a poet once said. It has been 5 years since the release of my debut album “Esja”. It feels like ages ago but at the same time as it could be just yesterday. “Esja” completely changed my life and pushed it to a new direction. I would never even dream of being able to make a living from composing and performing my own music beforehand. Maybe this is the reason why (although I am still embarrassed when listening to some of the songs now) the album captures something utterly genuine and pure. Not perfectly estimated or precisely planned, just a set of recordings rendered out of curiosity and passion. Fragile, sometimes naive, but truly mirroring this unique moment of creating something from scratch. I started to record Esja already in 2016, I took a couple of months break from my Studies in Berlin (back then I was still studying classical music) and decided to spend this time on developing my own tunes. This journey hadn’t been planned either so recordings were happening spontaneously whenever me and my sound engineer Piotr were able to gather some microphones and meet at my apartment in Warsaw. I was still moonlighting here and there and didn’t have an idea about the music market at all. I just felt I needed to do it otherwise I would go mad. Couple of months later I met Bergurg Thorisson through my best friend in Berlin. Bergur was still a kid in 2017 but already massively hailed for engineering his own microphones and working with such legends as Björk. He invited me over to Iceland to continue my recordings and I didn’t think twice. I remember arriving in late August to Reykjavik after a horrendously long journey. I was totally knackered and starving but too shy to say it out loud. Bergur took me for ice-creams instead and we ended up taking a picture of this hilarious moment. I spent a week in Iceland. Bergur was working simultaneously on Björk’s new album so we had to record my stuff in the evenings or during the night, half-asleep, lucidly dreaming (Bergur – you are a legend). I remember I learnt then that the best takes capture the entire performances, edits are usually not helping the mood and certain drive of the song.
Time flies – as a poet once said. It has been 5 years since the release of my debut album “Esja”. It feels like ages ago but at the same time as it could be just yesterday. “Esja” completely changed my life and pushed it to a new direction. I would never even dream of being able to make a living from composing and performing my own music beforehand. Maybe this is the reason why (although I am still embarrassed when listening to some of the songs now) the album captures something utterly genuine and pure. Not perfectly estimated or precisely planned, just a set of recordings rendered out of curiosity and passion. Fragile, sometimes naive, but truly mirroring this unique moment of creating something from scratch. I started to record Esja already in 2016, I took a couple of months break from my Studies in Berlin (back then I was still studying classical music) and decided to spend this time on developing my own tunes. This journey hadn’t been planned either so recordings were happening spontaneously whenever me and my sound engineer Piotr were able to gather some microphones and meet at my apartment in Warsaw. I was still moonlighting here and there and didn’t have an idea about the music market at all. I just felt I needed to do it otherwise I would go mad. Couple of months later I met Bergurg Thorisson through my best friend in Berlin. Bergur was still a kid in 2017 but already massively hailed for engineering his own microphones and working with such legends as Björk. He invited me over to Iceland to continue my recordings and I didn’t think twice. I remember arriving in late August to Reykjavik after a horrendously long journey. I was totally knackered and starving but too shy to say it out loud. Bergur took me for ice-creams instead and we ended up taking a picture of this hilarious moment. I spent a week in Iceland. Bergur was working simultaneously on Björk’s new album so we had to record my stuff in the evenings or during the night, half-asleep, lucidly dreaming (Bergur – you are a legend). I remember I learnt then that the best takes capture the entire performances, edits are usually not helping the mood and certain drive of the song.
Some surprising news arrived yesterday – I was happy to learn that I was awarded with two @fryderykfestiwal awards yesterday night (Polish music industry awards) for the best female artist and producer. I spent an evening with my close friend and a book (still recovering from touring madness) cherishing these little victories with an endearing smile and homemade pumpkin soup. Thanks @natalia_przybysz_official for your beautiful (promised) dance when receiving the prize for me – utterly grateful and impressed 🙂 Have a nice day guys! Photo by dear @gallamartyna
Thanks to everyone who came to the shows in Portugal, Spain and Scandinavia. It was a wonderfully beautiful tour 🙂 Festival season is starting soon, next stops: Switzerland and Germany! 29/05 @uniquemoments.zh, Zurich CH 30/05 @z.bau, Nürnberg DE 31/05 @taeubchenthal_leipzig, DE 01/06 @maifeld_derby, Mannheim DE 02/06 @docks.hamburg, DE 15/06 Ahrenshooper Jazzfest, Ahrenshoop DE 22/06 @traumzeit_festival, Duisburg DE 23/06 @pavillonhannover, DE Tickets are available via the link in bio or haniarani.com Photo: Martyna Galla @gallamartyna
Hi! We are back on tour very soon. The next shows well be: 21/04 Aula Magna, Lisbon PT 22/04 @casadamusicaporto, Porto PT 23/04 La Paqui, Madrid ES (sold out) 24/04 @sala_apolo, Barcelona ES (sold out) 26/04 @museoguggenheim, Bilbao ES 04/05 @rockefelleroslo, Oslo NO 06/05 @pustervik, Göteborg SE 07/05 @nalenstockholm, Stockholm SE 08/05 @trainaarhus, Aarhus DK Tickets are available via the link in my bio! Photos by @reinkooyman
Hi! We are back on tour very soon. The next shows well be: 21/04 Aula Magna, Lisbon PT 22/04 @casadamusicaporto, Porto PT 23/04 La Paqui, Madrid ES (sold out) 24/04 @sala_apolo, Barcelona ES (sold out) 26/04 @museoguggenheim, Bilbao ES 04/05 @rockefelleroslo, Oslo NO 06/05 @pustervik, Göteborg SE 07/05 @nalenstockholm, Stockholm SE 08/05 @trainaarhus, Aarhus DK Tickets are available via the link in my bio! Photos by @reinkooyman
Happy face after an amazing night in Barcelona! Thank you so much. Tomorrow a very special show in Bilbao – @museoguggenheim. See you!
MRI
The year in capital letters
Hello London! I will be playing in your wonderful city again on July 17th at @somersethouse, as part of the Summer Series. Tickets go on sale this Tuesday, 19th, at 10am UK time via the link in my bio. See you soon!
Hello London! I will be playing in your wonderful city again on July 17th at @somersethouse, as part of the Summer Series. Tickets go on sale this Tuesday, 19th, at 10am UK time via the link in my bio. See you soon!
Wettering
Crooning
Taking it chunk by chunk Richard L.
The cost of living (somewhere, somewhere)
Arrived in Bristol. See you tomorrow @bristol_beacon 🙂
love vs bad timing
love vs bad timing
A new score basking in the tape’s beams! (with the one and only Greg Freeman 🙂
Notoriously mysterious semi-autobiographical
Notoriously mysterious semi-autobiographical
Friends in Scandinavia, I can’t wait to see you again! We will be playing at @rockefelleroslo on 4/05, @pustervik in Gothenburg on 6/05, then @nalenstockholm on 7/05 and @trainaarhus on 8/05. The last tickets are available via the link in my bio or at haniarani.com See you soon! Video: Rich Williams @richfilmedit Design: Veil Projects
