Composer/musician Hanakiv creates meditative piano-based ambient music with elements from classical and electronic music. Her debut record, Goodbyes, draws on influences as diverse as Tim Hecker, Björk’s Vespertine, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür and Aphex Twin, as well as her own Estonian cultural heritage.
Hanakiv also draws on her love for the beautiful Estonian seaside and forests. However, it was moving to London that gave her the freedom to make her own music. As a result, on Goodbyes, Hanakiv sculpts her own voice by moving from a bustling metropolis to a small country full of nature, and back.