"Animism" is a challenging and exhilarating record that showcases Tagaq's singular throat-singing technique fused with visceral electronic textures and percussive intensity. It marked a significant evolution in her sound, embracing a more confrontational and expansive sonic palette.
- "Animism" won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, an award celebrating the best Canadian music album based on artistic merit.
- The album was recorded in Montreal with producer Jesse Zubot, who also contributed electric guitar and violin.
- Tagaq's collaborators on "Animism" included Jean Martin on drums and percussion, and Malcolm Parron on keyboards.
Tanya Tagaq is an Inuk throat singer from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, who has pushed the boundaries of traditional Inuit musical forms. At the time of "Animism," she was solidifying her place as a singular voice in experimental music, bridging Indigenous traditions with avant-garde electronic and art-pop sensibilities.
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