With SKINWALKER, Ani Even unveils a work of striking depth, weaving together electronic production, ritualistic rhythms, and a raw emotional intensity. As the experimental alter ego of Bror Lynge, the Copenhagen-based artist with Greenlandic and Faroese roots, Ani Even channels heritage and experimentation into a sonic landscape that is as primal as it is futuristic. The album, released on October 31, 2025, stands as an ambitious debut – a dark yet luminous statement that confronts transformation, identity, and human fragility.
Across its eleven tracks, SKINWALKER creates an atmosphere that feels immersive and elemental. The rhythmic foundation is central: percussive structures shift between thunderous industrial beats and hypnotic, ritual-driven pulses. These rhythmic layers often act like incantations, pulling the listener into a trance while remaining firmly danceable. Rather than serving only as background scaffolding, the beats themselves are characters within the narrative of the album – fierce, unpredictable, and alive.
Synth work plays an equally vital role. Ani Even blends dense, darkwave-inspired textures with brighter, fractured melodies that cut through the haze like shards of light. The synth lines are not simply ornamental; they breathe with tension, sometimes dissonant, sometimes euphoric. One moment the production feels cavernous, evoking deep Nordic caves or ancient temples; the next, it expands into futuristic, almost cosmic territories. This interplay of past and future becomes the hallmark of Ani Even’s sound – one he describes as “chantcore” or “caverave.”
Atmosphere is where SKINWALKER truly thrives. Haunting piano passages drift like ghosts between thunderous basslines, while layered choirs echo with medieval solemnity. Vocals are raw, shifting from confessional whispers to guttural cries, never shying away from vulnerability. The multilingual approach – blending Danish, English, and Nordic tongues – heightens the sense of universality while grounding the work in personal history. Every sonic choice is deliberate, conjuring a feeling of modern ritual, where ancient folk memory collides with electronic intensity.
Conceptually, the album is guided by the myth of the Skinwalker, a being capable of transformation, embodying multiple truths at once. This metaphor resonates across the record, exploring masculinity, softness, queerness, chaos, and responsibility. Themes of climate anxiety, fatherhood, addiction, and self-acceptance find space within Ani Even’s lyrical world, yet the music never feels didactic. Instead, it moves with instinct, letting emotion dictate direction. The result is both cathartic and unsettling – a confrontation with inner and outer turbulence.
Performatively, Ani Even is known for creating immersive spaces where audiences are drawn into a collective ritual. That energy translates into the recording. Even without the physical presence of a live show, the album carries the momentum of a performance: high-energy, visceral, and charged with curiosity. Each track feels less like a song and more like a passage through an initiatory rite.
SKINWALKER aligns Ani Even with artists such as Fever Ray, Arca, Wardruna, and Björk, yet maintains its distinct voice. By combining electronic precision with ancestral echoes, Ani Even has carved out a territory uniquely his own. The release is not only a testament to technical skill but also to artistic vision – one that challenges, moves, and mesmerizes in equal measure.
As a debut, SKINWALKER is both daring and fully realized. It offers a space where rhythm, synth, and atmosphere converge into a transformative experience. It is a work we are proud to host on our webzine, a release of high quality that will resonate deeply with listeners open to the intensity of ritual and the beauty of metamorphosis.