Hello everyone, it’s your host Oliver from DULAXI, and today I’m delighted to be joined by British singer-songwriter TaniA Kyllikki, the voice behind the soulful techno-house hybrid “HUMAN.” Based in Berkshire, England, TaniA brings together soul, gospel, electronic and experimental influences through a fiercely independent approach to songwriting and music creation. Released on August 28, 2026, “HUMAN” is a powerful new single created with her husband, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rynellton (Garry D. Hairston), and serves as the latest release from her forthcoming second album, “FREE-SPIRITED,” now scheduled for 2027.
Before we begin our conversation with TaniA Kyllikki, here’s what you need to know about today’s featured project.
About TaniA Kyllikki
TaniA Kyllikki’s “HUMAN” began in a place far removed from the conventional environment in which a major release might be expected to take shape. While TaniA and her husband, Rynellton, were working on what they believed would be the final song for her forthcoming album, “FREE-SPIRITED,” an emotional response to the hostility and division she had been witnessing online became the starting point for something entirely new.
After writing a Facebook post about race, difference, empathy and shared humanity, TaniA found that some of her words continued to stay with her. They began taking on the rhythm and emotional shape of lyrics. Sitting in their bedroom studio, she turned to Rynellton and told him they needed to create one more song and call it “HUMAN.” What followed became one of the more unexpected creative experiments within the album’s development.
“HUMAN” is deliberately difficult to place inside a single genre. TaniA’s soulful vocal performance moves through intimate passages, expressive runs and powerful upper-register moments, drawing from the emotional language of gospel and soul. Beneath her voice, Rynellton creates an electronic environment shaped by hypnotic rhythms, atmospheric textures and pulsating techno-house energy. The contrast gives the song both physical momentum and emotional depth, allowing the production to move while leaving space for the central message.
At the heart of the song is a question rather than a declaration: what does it mean to be human, and how can people learn to live together in harmony? Its themes reach across race, judgement, equality, compassion, difference and the labels that can separate people. Rather than responding to division with further hostility, TaniA and Rynellton chose music as their response, creating a song that asks listeners to consider the humanity shared beneath those differences.
The release also reflects the unusual circumstances surrounding TaniA’s wider creative life. Severe and ongoing health challenges have repeatedly disrupted her career and made conventional studio environments difficult. Instead of allowing those circumstances to end her creative work, she adapted her process around them. TaniA records from a self-made vocal booth constructed beside her bed, creating when her body allows and resting when it does not. She also takes an active role in vocal production, songwriting, vocal arrangement, visual direction, editing and promotional photography.
That hands-on approach has become a defining part of her independent career. Alongside Rynellton, she has built their label, Awe Inspiring Records, while developing music and visuals without relying on the infrastructure of a major label. Her debut album, “Why Chapter One,” reached the top of Amazon’s Hot 100 Pop Albums chart, while her music has received international radio and media attention, including support from three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo. Her work has also generated extensive media coverage and millions of organic streams and video views.
Her visual work follows the same independent philosophy. TaniA has directed and edited her own music videos and created promotional photography using accessible equipment. Her video for “I Struck Gold With You,” filmed in her living room with a £5 selfie stick, went viral and surpassed 2.1 million views, demonstrating the reach that can come from an intimate and authentic creative approach.
Having this brief introduction to today’s featured project, I’m sure both new listeners and longtime fans are excited to hear directly from TaniA. So, without further ado, let’s begin today’s interview.
INTERVIEW SESSION
Oliver:
Before we get into “HUMAN,” I’d love to understand the woman behind the voice. Your journey has involved profound personal challenges, major changes in your career, and a determination to continue creating despite circumstances that could have made music feel impossible. When you look at everything you have lived through, what experiences have shaped the person and artist you are today?
TaniA Kyllikki:
When I look back at everything, the defining experience isn’t the suffering itself, it’s the choice I made to rise above it. My health challenges and the heavy personal trauma I’ve faced are a well-documented part of my story, but they don’t define who I am. Instead, they became my training ground. Surviving those dark moments taught me that the human spirit is completely unbreakable if you refuse to let go of your hope.
That determination is what shaped me into a fierce, independent warrior who completely refuses to be boxed in. Every time life tried to silence me, it only pushed my voice to find new depths. When I sing now, I am channeling the ultimate triumph of survival. I don’t have corporate handlers or filters scripting my journey; my music is pure, unfiltered truth because I want anyone listening to realize that their scars are not signs of weakness, they are proof of their power. I am the woman behind the voice because I chose to turn my greatest battles into my greatest victories.
Oliver:
Music has clearly been much more than a creative career for you. You have described it as a divine shield and a lifeline, while your faith and belief in empathy have remained central to how you approach life and your art. How have those beliefs shaped the way you write, perform and communicate with people through your music?
TaniA Kyllikki:
Music is the ultimate proof that light will always conquer darkness. When I call it a divine shield and a lifeline, I mean that it is a tangible force that pulled me through the impossible and gave me a platform to uplift others. My faith and my deep sense of empathy aren’t passive beliefs, they are the engine behind everything I create. I don’t write to simply entertain; I write to ignite the dormant fire inside everyone who listens and remind them of their own absolute power.
When God blesses you with the gift of music, you realize that the songs you write and your voice isn’t just an instrument for melodies, it is a weapon of mass restoration. I pour every ounce of that vocal power I have and spiritual conviction into my songs because I know how critical it is to hear a voice that refuses to break. When people hear my songs like, “I AM Good Enough,” I want them to feel an immediate, electric shift in their own spirit. I want them to stand up, shake off the limitations the world tried to place on them, and realize their own sacred, unbreakable value.
Being an independent artist means I answer only to God and to the truth, and I am deeply proud and excited to keep growing my own label, Awe Inspiring Records, alongside my husband, Rynellton. Building this empire together from the ground up is a testament to what focus and alignment can achieve. That being said, I’m not opposed to partnering with a major label if the right team comes along, one that recognises our vision and allows us full creative freedom to run Awe Inspiring Records exactly as we see fit. But until that perfect alignment happens, there are no corporate filters diluting my message. I operate with absolute transparency because authentic power cannot be manufactured. I want to be a force of nature who shows the world that no matter how broken the road has been, you can still step into your purpose, command your space, and lead the world forward with love.
Oliver:
You and Rynellton have built a remarkably personal creative environment together, working from your bedroom and adapting the process around what your bodies and circumstances allow. How has creating music in such an intimate space changed the way you and Rynellton communicate, trust each other and make creative decisions together?
TaniA Kyllikki:
Working from our bedroom studio hasn’t just changed our process, it has forged us into an unstoppable, unbreakable force. Rynellton is my husband, my co-writer, my producer, and the co-founder of our label, Awe Inspiring Records. His devotion to me and our vision is unparalleled. Back in 2025, he literally sacrificed a massive portion of his life, staying in the UK for nearly six months straight to care for me day and night through my absolute worst health battles. It was a period that nearly broke us financially, and it sadly forced us to put my music releases on hold, but it also revealed the absolute depth of our foundation.
Because we create directly from this deeply vulnerable space, there is absolutely no room for ego, pretense, or hesitation. We have stripped away the cold feel of commercial studios and replaced it with a sacred sanctuary of pure authenticity. Our creative process adapts completely to what our bodies dictate. There are days my nervous system is so fragile it cannot tolerate any sound at all, and days I am recording my vocals right next to the bed in between hospital visits.
That raw reality has fostered a level of intuitive, unspoken trust that most artists spend a lifetime searching for. Rynellton knows the exact capabilities of my five-octave range, and I trust his sonic architecture implicitly. When circumstances demand that we adapt, we don’t see it as a limitation; we see it as a blueprint for innovation. We don’t need a boardroom full of corporate executives to validate our instincts or approve our timelines. We just look at each other, lock into the emotional frequency of the track, and make bold moves purely from the heart. Creating in this bedroom has proven that when you have total alignment, absolute trust, and a shared divine vision, you can conquer the global stage on your own terms.
Oliver:
“HUMAN” began in an unexpected way, with you writing a Facebook post after being affected by hostility and division toward people from different races, cultures and backgrounds. At what point did those thoughts stop feeling like something you simply needed to write about and start feeling like they needed to become a song?
TaniA Kyllikki:
It happened the second I clicked “post” and realized the heavy, lingering ache in my chest hadn’t gone away. I had been online reading about how people were tearing each other apart, filled with such bitter hostility toward different cultures, races, and backgrounds. It broke my heart. I typed out a long, passionate message defending equality, empathy, and our shared humanity. But after I shared it, the words kept ringing in my head like an echo. As a songwriter, I know that when a thought refuses to leave your mind and starts forming a rhythmic cadence, it is no longer just a statement, it is a song begging to be born. The message was too urgent, too raw to just sit on a timeline and fade away. It needed the universal language of music to give it wings.
Oliver:
You then looked across the bedroom at Rynellton and told him, “Baby, we’ve gotta create one more song and call it HUMAN.” What do you remember most clearly about that moment, and what was happening inside you when you realised that this message needed to exist as music?
TaniA Kyllikki:
I remember the sheer intensity in the room, mixed with a moment of classic husband-and-wife reality. Rynellton was sitting at his keyboard, working hard on what we genuinely thought was going to be the final track for my sophomore album, FREE-SPIRITED. When I interrupted him and said, “Baby, we’ve gotta create one more song and call it HUMAN,” he gave me this look that was a perfect mix of surprise and “Oh no, here she goes again!” Bless him, he is so used to me randomly coming up with “just one more song” right when we are supposed to be crossing the finish line. The man has the patience of a saint! LOL…
But humor aside, Rynellton also knows me better than anyone. He knows that when I get that undeniable, heavy fire in the pit of my stomach, there is no stopping it, and there is no better way for me to address it than through music. Inside me, a dam had completely burst. I felt this profound, electric clarity that we couldn’t wrap up an album about being Free-Spirited without addressing the very thing that shackles humanity: our refusal to see ourselves in one another. I knew right then that this song wasn’t optional; it was a mandatory spiritual assignment. The message was too urgent, and I needed to release that energy the only way I knew how, by turning it into an anthem.
Oliver:
The idea of combining gospel and soul vocal expression with powerful techno-house production initially sounded like a bold experiment, even within your already genre-fluid approach to music. What could you hear in your head that made you certain those two musical worlds could belong together?
TaniA Kyllikki:
I could hear a sacred collision of pain and power, and it was screaming to be let out. As a songwriter, I don’t just create music to fill a silence, I feel it deeply in my chest. To me, gospel and soul vocals represent the absolute rawest part of the human spirit. It’s the sound of crying out, of survival, of pure emotional history and deep spiritual truth. Techno-house is something entirely different but equally primal; it has this relentless, driving heartbeat that forces people to drop their guards and move together as one collective, breathing body on a dance floor.
I knew with every fiber of my being that if we locked in my powerful vocal runs and emotional belts into Rynellton’s heavy, thumping electronic world, we wouldn’t just be making a track, we’d be building a sanctuary. I wanted people to feel the vulnerability of a soul crying out for connection, while the unstoppable force of that beat pushed them forward. When I stood in our bedroom and sang that melody aloud to Rynellton, the air in the room completely shifted. He looked at me, and any doubt he had just melted away. We both knew we had captured something magical, an anthem that takes the heavy ache of systemic division and transforms it into a liberating, beautiful celebration of who we are. I wanted to provoke a raw, deeply personal, and cathartic realization that underneath all the labels, races, cultures, and beliefs we weaponize, our fragile hearts are all meticulously molded by the hands of God, bound together by one single, universal heartbeat.
Oliver:
Your writing addresses race, difference, judgement, equality, compassion and the labels that people place around one another, while also bringing faith into the conversation. How did you balance such serious ideas with the need to make the song feel open enough for people from very different backgrounds to find their own meaning in it?
TaniA Kyllikki:
The balance came naturally because I didn’t write “HUMAN” to point fingers or take a political side, I wrote it from a place of pure, God-given empathy. When you strip away the heavy labels, the systemic boxes, and the division, what we are left with is our raw, shared existence as human beings. I didn’t want the song to feel like an exclusive sermon; I wanted it to feel like an open sanctuary. By centring the lyrics around our universal need for compassion and asking questions rather than handing down rigid judgements, I left a door wide open for everyone. Whether you are someone who has faced racial prejudice, someone fighting a silent battle with chronic illness, or someone just feeling isolated in a hyper-divided world, you can step inside my song and find your own healing. Faith isn’t about exclusion; it’s about recognising that we are all beautifully, meticulously molded by the exact same Creator.
Oliver:
Your five-octave range gives you the ability to move from intimate passages into powerful belts and intricate vocal runs. When you were developing the vocal performance for “HUMAN,” how did you decide when the song needed vulnerability and restraint and when it needed the full force of your voice?
TaniA Kyllikki:
Having the range I have is such a raw blessing. I don’t look at my five-octave range as a tool to show off; I look at it as a direct channel for the Holy Spirit to move through me. Deciding when to use restraint and when to unleash the full force of my voice is entirely an emotional and intuitive process. In the quiet, intimate passages of “HUMAN,” I sang with a lower tone to give a warmer vulnerability, because that is where the heartache lives. That is the sound of a soul stripped bare, feeling the heavy ache of being judged or misunderstood. But when the message demands to be heard, when we talk about breaking down walls and rising above, that is when the warrior inside me takes over. The powerful high belts and intricate vocal runs are me commanding my space, using my voice as a weapon of mass restoration.
Basically, I am letting the emotion dictate the technique; if a note needs to tear through the room to heal a broken heart, I give it everything I’ve got. If it needs a more soft, angelic whispering tone, I go with that. I’ve had a pretty good ear since a young age, and so does my husband. When we combine that between us, it’s something truly special. But we also have a deep respect for each other. If one of us doesn’t agree with the other, that is entirely okay. There are no egos involved. We just go over it a few more times with no competition on who’s right or who’s wrong. Instead, in those moments, we try to imagine that we are the listeners rather than the creators of the song. Once we step into the audience’s shoes (because ultimately that’s what it’s all about) and we feel that chill, we look at each other and say, “Yes, that’s ready.”
Oliver:
You often create the vocal melodies, harmonies and arrangements before Rynellton builds the instrumentation around them, sometimes capturing early ideas through voice memos. How did that process unfold with “HUMAN,” and what changed once Rynellton began translating the vocal idea into the techno-house production?
TaniA Kyllikki:
It started exactly like that, a raw fire in the pit of my stomach that I had to immediately capture into a voice memo right there in our bedroom. I sang out the hook and stacked the arrangements, creating this rich, soulful atmosphere using nothing but my bare voice. When I handed that piece of my soul over to Rynellton, the real magic happened. As the co-founder of our label, Awe Inspiring Records, he is a true sonic architect. The second he began translating those organic, gospel-infused vocal arrangements into a thumping, pulsating techno-house production, the energy in the room went electric. It transformed from a personal cry into a global anthem. The driving beat gave my vocals wings, turning a bedroom melody into a fierce, cinematic force that forces people to move and feel simultaneously.
When you start with just a raw voice memo, it’s like handing someone a naked flame. There are no instruments to hide behind. It’s just my vocals, the room tone, and the absolute truth of what I was feeling in that exact second. I remember layering the vocals into the phone, but instead of standard, intricate chord structures, I focused heavily on putting the vocals in unison. That was a very deliberate, spiritual choice for me. To me, that unison represents a chorus of multiple voices standing shoulder-to-shoulder, refusing to be divided. It’s the sound of humanity standing up for each other, speaking as one collective body.
In the beginning, I was the one who brought the music concept forward to create this hybrid of gospel-soul powerful vocals with soul-techno-house music. I could hear that collision so clearly in my mind. Throughout the production, I was very much hands-on with my husband regarding the direction of the track. It was a true, beautiful team effort of him physically creating the music and me applying input when he presented certain sounds. For example, in the second verse, my husband did this cool breakdown sound that only happens once, I thought that was pure genius and it made the track sound completely unique. Overall, like with all of my songs, the creative process for “HUMAN” was a beautiful moment shared between two very passionate, creative people.
Rynellton didn’t just build a random backing track; he built a landscape that respected the vocal choices and sonic boundaries I’d already envisioned. Suddenly, this heavy sorrow I had carried transformed into a physical force. Seeing him anchor those soulful, traditional runs to a relentless techno-house pulse was like watching two worlds collide and realize they belonged together all along. It showed us that when you protect the core emotion of a unified vocal arrangement and work as a locked-in creative team, you can wrap it in any soundscape in the world and it will still pierce right through the listener’s heart.
Oliver:
Rynellton’s production places your soulful vocal against hypnotic rhythms and pulsating electronic elements, creating a contrast between the warmth of the voice and the physical energy of the track. What did you both have to protect during production so that the electronic intensity never overwhelmed the human message at the centre of the song?
TaniA Kyllikki:
We had to guard the spiritual frequency of my vocal tracks with everything we had. It’s incredibly easy for heavy, electronic techno-house production to swallow a voice whole and turn a track into something cold and mechanical. But Rynellton and I have an unbreakable artistic alignment. We made a conscious, passionate decision that the electronic intensity had to serve the message, not mask it. We protected the warmth, the breathing space, and the raw texture of my performance. The thumping rhythms were designed to act like a heartbeat beneath my words, driving the physical energy forward while my voice remained the undisputed captain of the ship. We kept the mix pure so that even when the bass drops and the music builds to a peak, the listener never loses that direct, soul-to-soul connection with the human message at the core.
Oliver:
Recording from a self-made vocal booth beside your bed has allowed you to continue making music while dealing with circumstances that can leave your body weak and require you to stop and rest. What has that process taught you about patience, discipline and knowing when to push creatively and when to simply listen to what your body needs?
TaniA Kyllikki:
This setup beside my bed has completely dismantled how I used to define strength. For a long time, like so many people living with chronic illness, I thought fighting meant pushing through a brick wall until you literally break. But this process has taught me a much deeper, spiritual discipline, the power of knowing when to pause, when to rest, and how to trust God’s timing over the world’s timeline. My physical battles are no secret, and the reality is that there are days when my whole body is so weak and fragile that even trying to sing the slightest sound feels like physical weight. Having our self-made vocal booth right next to where I sleep has been my saving grace. It strips away the clinical, unforgiving pressure of commercial studio clocks and creates a space of total grace.
The truth is, I had to learn to lay down the guilt of resting. Wasn’t easy for me because I’m a very hard working free-spirited soul. But I have to respect my body and treat it like a temple. To anyone out there battling their own body right now, your value isn’t measured by your constant output. True discipline is listening to your body with absolute reverence, honoring its boundaries without feeling like you are failing. By learning to rest without shame, I’ve found that my creative fire isn’t extinguished by my weakness, it’s actually preserved by it.
When that surge of inspiration hits, whether it’s in the dead of night or during the tiny windows of relief between hospital visits, I step into that booth and pour an unfiltered, explosive power into the microphone. It has completely redefined my work ethic. You don’t need to be running at 100% physical capacity to create a masterpiece that shakes the global stage. Your limitations can actually force you to become more intentional, more potent, and more focused. I want other chronic illness warriors to see me and realize that you don’t have to wait until you are fully healed to step into your purpose. You can command your destiny right from your bedroom, on your own terms, and let your vulnerability become your ultimate authority.
Oliver:
You have also taken complete control of many parts of your visual world, from directing and editing your videos to creating your own promotional photography, including the viral “I Struck Gold With You” video that was filmed in your living room with very modest equipment. What does working this independently allow you to communicate that might be harder to achieve through a much larger production?
TaniA Kyllikki:
It allows me to communicate absolute, unmanufactured authenticity. When a video like “I Struck Gold With You” goes viral from being recorded with a £5 selfie stick and from our living room, it proves that people don’t fall in love with multimillion-dollar budgets, they fall in love with real, raw human connection. By directing, editing, and doing my own photography alongside Rynellton, we keep our vision completely untainted. In a massive, corporate production, your message often gets filtered through dozens of executives, handlers, and directors who want to mold you into their version of what sells. By keeping it independent, what the fans see is exactly what I feel in my music. It allows me to look directly into the camera lens and say, “This is me. I am not broken, I couldn’t be broken, I am powerful, and I am standing right here with you.” That kind of intimacy can’t be bought; it has to be lived.
And on another note, of course working independently means you have to use your creative mind and sharp intelligence to build budget-friendly alternatives. You learn how to bring a high level of professionalism to the table without breaking the bank. Unlike a major label that gives you a massive advance to spend hundreds of thousands, if not millions, we have to look at the chessboard differently. As an independent label on Awe Inspiring Records, Rynellton and I have to think outside the box. There are absolutely certain promotional routes or massive expenses that we have to say “no” to because they sit outside our budget right now. But we are entirely okay with that.
Why? Because what we are achieving completely independently is nothing short of incredible. We are building something special here, and as the saying goes Rome wasn’t built in a day. We have created massive waves in this industry, we often have to pinch ourselves. We’ve sparked moments that have matched the reach and impact of renowned, major-label artists who have armies of people behind them. Don’t get me wrong it’s not easy wearing so many hats, especially when you are chronic illness survivor. But I am incredibly proud of everything we have accomplished against the odds, and the sky is truly the limit. My husband works seven days a week doing two different jobs, and when you look at the fact that we’ve had to navigate long-distance periods alongside every single personal and health challenge we face, what we deliver professionally is mind-blowing. I am super proud of our grind, our grit, our focus, and the pure heart we pour into this empire we are building together from the ground up.
Oliver:
Your debut album “Why Chapter One” reached the top of Amazon’s Hot 100 Pop Albums chart, while your music has also received international radio and media attention and support from artists such as Ne-Yo. When you reflect on those achievements alongside everything it has taken physically and personally to continue creating, what do those milestones mean to you now?
TaniA Kyllikki:
They are beautiful, hard-won badges of honor that prove God’s promises will always outlast human limitations. When “Why Chapter One” hit the top of the charts, and when a legendary artist like Ne-Yo acknowledged my talent, it was a profound validation of our independent grind. But those milestones mean so much more to me now because of the price it took to get there. They stand as absolute proof that a fiercely independent woman working from her bedroom with her husband can shake up the music industry. They are a message to every underdog, every person fighting a chronic illness, and everyone who has been counted out: your circumstances do not dictate your destiny. Those charts aren’t just numbers to me; they are a beacon of hope showing that when you refuse to let your fire be extinguished, the world has no choice but to see your light. And I’m only just getting started.
Oliver:
“HUMAN” represents another change in direction as you move between soul, pop, R&B, hip-hop, funk and electronic music without allowing yourself to remain in one genre. What have you discovered about your identity as an artist by refusing to place strict boundaries around the kind of music you are allowed to make?
TaniA Kyllikki:
Music is the ultimate link to emotion, and human emotions are infinitely diverse. God didn’t design us to experience life in monochrome, so my music reflects every shade of what we feel. It is a vessel that captures everything from raw, whispered vulnerability in our darkest hours to the fierce, unstoppable joy of survival when we rise back up. I’ve discovered that my identity isn’t defined by a genre box; my identity is the genre. I am a free spirit, and my soul refuses to be caged. Why should I limit my five-octave range or my multi-genre songwriting to just one lane when music is an infinite playground? By tearing down those strict musical boundaries, I realized that my voice is the unifying thread across all these sounds. Whether I am belting over a thumping techno-house track on “HUMAN,” pouring my heart into an R&B ballad, or getting into a funk groove, the core remains entirely authentic. Refusing boundaries has made me fearless. It has shown me that my listeners aren’t looking for a predictable formula, they are looking for my truth, and they trust me to lead them into whatever musical world we choose to conquer next.
Oliver:
You and Rynellton have described yourselves as willing to take musical risks, but “HUMAN” feels like a particularly clear example of that philosophy because its message and production are both built around bringing different elements together. What did this song teach you about taking creative risks that you will carry into your future work?
TaniA Kyllikki:
It taught me that the greatest rewards always live on the other side of your scariest creative risks. On paper, mixing deep, soulful gospel vocals with a heavy electronic techno-house pulse sounded crazy to a lot of traditionalists. But following a safe formula never made history. “HUMAN” proved to us that when you feel an undeniable, burning conviction in your gut, you have to follow it blindly, regardless of what the industry standard dictates. Moving forward into our future work with Awe Inspiring Records, this song has completely solidified our blueprint, we will never play it safe. We will continue to cross genres, challenge expectations, and blend worlds that people think don’t belong together. True art is born when you step out on faith and create without fear.
Oliver:
With “HUMAN” leading into your forthcoming second album “FREE-SPIRITED,” now scheduled for 2027, what can you tell us about the creative world you are building around that album, and how does this single represent where you are heading next?
TaniA Kyllikki:
FREE-SPIRITED is going to be a massive, unapologetic celebration of liberation, survival, and ultimate triumph. Because of my severe health battles in 2025, which nearly broke Rynellton and me financially and forced us to temporarily put my releases on hold, this album has become our ultimate comeback story. We are building a sonic world that is entirely boundless, fierce, and spiritually charged. “HUMAN” is the perfect gateway into this new era because it sets the standard for our absolute refusal to conform. It represents a bold shift toward higher energy, bigger risks, and a deeper global message. If my first album was about surviving the question of “Why,” then FREE-SPIRITED is about standing tall in our victory, expanding our label Awe Inspiring Records, and showing the world that nothing can dim the fire God put inside us.
Oliver:
After everything that has gone into creating “HUMAN,” from the original social-media post to the bedroom recording process and the collaboration with Rynellton, what would you hope someone carries with them after hearing the song, particularly someone who may be facing division, judgement or hardship in their own life?
TaniA Kyllikki:
I want them to hear “HUMAN” and feel an immediate, electric reminder of their own sacred, unbreakable worth. If you are sitting in a dark room right now, feeling crushed by the judgement of others, isolated by division, or completely exhausted by your own physical hardships, I want this song to be your divine shield. I want you to remember that you are not the labels people try to place on you. You are a masterpiece, meticulously molded by the hands of God, and your story is nowhere near finished. When that driving techno beat hits and my voice cries out, I want you to shake off the heavy chains of this world, realize you are not alone, and feel the fierce, unstoppable power of our shared humanity. Stand up, breathe in your purpose, and know that you are built to survive and thrive.
“HUMAN” captures what can happen when an urgent personal conviction meets fearless musical experimentation, turning an unexpected bedroom conversation into a work that asks listeners to look beyond division and reconsider the humanity they share with one another.
~ Oliver (DULAXI Team)
EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE
What stands out about “HUMAN” is the way TaniA Kyllikki and Rynellton allow contrasting musical instincts to coexist without losing the emotional centre of the song. TaniA’s vocal performance carries both intimacy and force, while the electronic framework gives the message movement and momentum. Speaking with TaniA also reveals how deliberately that contrast was developed. The result is a release shaped by collaboration, experimentation and a clear belief that music can create space for connection.
~ Oliver (DULAXI Team)
CLOSING
Our conversation with TaniA Kyllikki offers a closer look at the ideas, experiences and creative decisions behind “HUMAN,” from its unexpected beginnings as a social-media reflection to the intimate bedroom environment in which it was developed. Her conversation with DULAXI also reveals the trust at the centre of her creative partnership with Rynellton and the determination that continues to shape their independent musical journey.
Thank you to TaniA for taking the time to speak with DULAXI and for sharing such an open perspective on her music, creative process and the story behind “HUMAN.” For listeners discovering the release for the first time, the song offers an opportunity to experience the meeting point between soulful vocal expression and electronic production while considering the questions at the heart of its message.
We also encourage readers to continue following TaniA Kyllikki and Rynellton as they move toward the release of “FREE-SPIRITED” in 2027 and continue developing their work through Awe Inspiring Records.
Thank you for spending time with DULAXI. This has been Oliver, and we look forward to bringing you more conversations with artists, musicians and creative voices from around the world.