AUNCE (pronounced Aunts/Arnts) creates bold, genre-defying music that challenges expectations and embraces sonic experimentation. Confrontational rhythms and visceral synths blend with intimate vocals, creating ethereal soundscapes that are both urban and otherworldly. Her work blurs the boundaries of pop, electronica, and sonic art, while exploring themes of nature, social issues, and human behavior. AUNCE’s music invites listeners into a world where genres fade, and sound becomes a journey and an experience.

Driven by an insatiable love of sound and its power to connect us, AUNCE seeks to express the inexpressible and explore the textures and feelings of both known and unknown worlds. As one of the most exciting emerging voices in genre-defying music, she continues to captivate listeners and collaborators alike.

Her debut tracks released in late 2024 and in early 2025 Beep Beep, Evergreen, Silver Sun and Zoo Friend have garnered critical acclaim, celebrated for their creativity and described as “sonically innovative” and “philosophically provocative.” Hailed as “boundary-pushing”, “genius”, and “enchanting”, these debut’s have exemplified AUNCE’s signature duality—grounded yet ethereal, visceral yet introspective—showcasing the bold artistry that defines her sound.

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Artist Statement

Earlier this year, during an artist residency at the Townshend Studio in London, I began shaping a track that would take on an unexpected emotional depth. It started with a discovery on the ARP 2500 synthesiser — one patch that inspired the progression — and grew through layers of sound from other instruments in the space, like the Buchla Easel and MS-20, alongside a few from home, including the Prophet 6 and Moog Sub 25.

At first, the piece was entirely wordless — an exploration of texture, fragments, tone, and resonance. I thought I might write lyrics later. But halfway through the residency, I lost my brother. Grief has this inexplicable quality — people often say, I have no words. When I returned to the track, still raw and seeking solace in music, I realised I too had no words. Yet the vocal already carried every feeling I was experiencing. So, I chose to leave it as it was.

The piece also holds something of our collective grief — the sense of loss, disorientation, and despair so many of us have felt in recent years: genocide, the rise of fascism, the collapse of shared truths. At times, when I’m faced with the enormity of suffering and injustice in the world, my voice tightens — a pooling of anger, confusion, disbelief, and sorrow in my throat, rendering me wordless. I doubt I’m alone in this.

I’ve always been drawn to wordless vocals that follow no formal structure, inspired by artists like Norma Winstone, Meredith Monk, and Bobby McFerrin. I love words — prose, poetry, lyrics — but sometimes they just don’t do a feeling justice. As a younger vocalist, and even now, I often felt a quiet pressure to write a song — to turn every vocal idea into something lyrical and defined. But I remember feeling liberated after hearing the vocal production of artists like Hudson Mohawke and Burial, who showed that fragments of voice can live among rhythms and textures — sometimes expressing sentiment more powerfully than full lyrics. These approaches to the voice have since become part of the musical landscape — ubiquitous across EDM, ambient, and neoclassical worlds — shaping how we hear and feel vocals today.

With all of this in mind, I’ve come to cherish the magic of first takes even more. There’s something almost prophetic in those spontaneous recordings, a purity that can’t be recreated once you start to analyse or refine. That’s what I wanted to honour here: something honest, unbound, and expressive of what words could not hold.

About the Townshend Studio Artist Residency:

This track was created during my residency at the Townshend Studio at the University of West London, a state-of-the-art creative space established with a collection of iconic synthesisers on loan from Pete Townshend. I had access to rare and unique instruments such as the ARP 2500, Synthi 100, and CS80 (to name a few), which became central to shaping the textures and moods of the track. The residency allowed me to immerse myself fully in sound and explore new sonic possibilities. This is the first track to be released from my time there.

CREDITS:

Written & Performed by Anna Edith Daly Edgington

Produced by Anna Edith Daly Edgington

Mixed by TJ Allen

Mastered by Ben Horton

bio

Born in Birmingham, UK, and raised near Stoke on Trent, AUNCE studied music in York, UK, and holds a PhD in Music Production from Wellington, NZ. After returning to London in 2024, she has been collaborating with some of the city's most innovative artists and producers, composing music for multidisciplinary projects, including dance films, live performances, and installations. Her unique vocal performance and production style have made her a sought-after collaborator, from hip-hop artists to film composers, worldwide.

AUNCE has also been a passionate advocate for women in music production, helping to build community and reimagine the role of the music producer. She continues to experiment with new release mechanisms that foster collaboration, creative acknowledgment, and community-building.

CONTACT:

anna.edie.management@gmail.com