i HÄXA

Mysterious alt-folk collective take a trip to the underworld.

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LEANING BACK ON a swivel chair in his studio stroking his hairless Devon rex cat, Peter Miles could easily pass for an evil genius hell-bent on world domination. The bearded West Country doyen of the studio is more interested in the underworld, however. i Häxa – his multimedia project with London-based singer Rebecca Need-Menear – is ambitious enough to conquer the infernal regions. Together they explore pagan rituals and the wars of antiquity with the music of the future, released via four EPs on Pelagic and culminating in a deluxe double album and a full-length film of i Häxa, directed by Daniel Broadley. It’s an incredible undertaking, so how did it come together? “I first met Rebecca in 2016 in my capacity as a producer,” explains Miles. “I’d swapped being…

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