When the songs of this EP were born, I felt like these don’t want to fit in anywhere, and there is no need to compromise. I felt that something has changed in me, and it’s not due to external influences, but because I’ve been listening inward a lot in the last few months, trying to really understand myself for the first time in my life. The result of this was that I started to create freely, without the constraints of conformity.
I’ve always been close to these sounds, but for some reason I’ve never dared to experiment with them in my own songs. Now it came so instinctively. There’s something homely and soul-caressing about it. While experimenting with dark electronic vibes and balkan/folk vocal hooks I was also letting both of my personalities come to life in my music. Yes, TWO! Because I feel like there are two souls living inside of me…two very different souls, who argue and disagree and make peace and then they go to war together. I’m quite sure that most listeners can actually relate to this. Many of us struggle with truly accepting and loving ourselves.
I am creating this new direction for my project The Anahit, because I would like to give power, strength and vibrate positive energy towards my listeners. I’d like to encourage them to embrace their good and bad sides, and to accept and love themselves the way they are.