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three year journey: the last three years have been the most important in my musical journey. The collection of sounds which represent the album were all a progressive creation of those three years. These years were quite vital for my growth both as a musician and a human being since I spent most of the time analyzing my inner processes, eliminating thoughts that seemed not mine anymore, trying to know me better, and doing my utter best to connect all the dots/events/memories to find out the real me. The realization went as far as understanding who are the key figures in my life and who gave me the light I carry inside, and ultimately, coming to a standpoint that regardless of the experience, that journey filled with the entirety of possible human emotions led me to be the person I am right now. 

This album is a collection of more than 200 unfinished projects with a broad spectrum of ideas that seemed to be forgotten until I decided to leave my homeland Armenia on a five-month trip in early 2021. The biggest, perhaps scariest challenge I faced was the absolute inability to collect all the memories the exact way they were since life was moving so fast and reality was quite unstable that it was almost impossible to memorize even the smallest thing. But I found the way. I realized the correct path is to simply be present, and life will carry your subconscious on the journey you are supposed to be part of. 

This album is my soul, my world, the love/heartbreak, acceptance/annoyance, anxiety/confidence, curiosity/courage, desire/disappointment, the doubt, the distrust, the happiness, the rage, the hope/worry, passion, the people I met, the entirety of a human inner world expressed through sound. enjoy.

three year journey

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three year journey: the last three years have been the most important in my musical journey. The collection of sounds which represent the album were all a progressive creation of those three years. These years were quite vital for my growth both as a musician and a human being since I spent most of the time analyzing my inner processes, eliminating thoughts that seemed not mine anymore, trying to know me better, and doing my utter best to connect all the dots/events/memories to find out the real me. The realization went as far as understanding who are the key figures in my life and who gave me the light I carry inside, and ultimately, coming to a standpoint that regardless of the experience, that journey filled with the entirety of possible human emotions led me to be the person I am right now. 

This album is a collection of more than 200 unfinished projects with a broad spectrum of ideas that seemed to be forgotten until I decided to leave my homeland Armenia on a five-month trip in early 2021. The biggest, perhaps scariest challenge I faced was the absolute inability to collect all the memories the exact way they were since life was moving so fast and reality was quite unstable that it was almost impossible to memorize even the smallest thing. But I found the way. I realized the correct path is to simply be present, and life will carry your subconscious on the journey you are supposed to be part of. 

This album is my soul, my world, the love/heartbreak, acceptance/annoyance, anxiety/confidence, curiosity/courage, desire/disappointment, the doubt, the distrust, the happiness, the rage, the hope/worry, passion, the people I met, the entirety of a human inner world expressed through sound. enjoy.

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three year journey was a first time I tried to collect an album in 2021 and this is the original text of the collection.

 "the last three years have been the most important in my musical journey. The collection of sounds which represent the album were all a progressive creation of those three years. These years were quite vital for my growth both as a musician and a human being since I spent most of the time analyzing my inner processes, eliminating thoughts that seemed not mine anymore, trying to know me better, and doing my utter best to connect all the dots/events/memories to find out the real me. The realization went as far as understanding who are the key figures in my life and who gave me the light I carry inside, and ultimately, coming to a standpoint that regardless of the experience, that journey filled with the entirety of possible human emotions led me to be the person I am right now. "

This album is a collection of more than 200 unfinished projects with a broad spectrum of ideas that seemed to be forgotten until I decided to leave my homeland Armenia on a five-month trip in early 2021. The biggest, perhaps scariest challenge I faced was the absolute inability to collect all the memories the exact way they were since life was moving so fast and reality was quite unstable that it was almost impossible to memorize even the smallest thing. But I found the way. I realized the correct path is to simply be present, and life will carry your subconscious on the journey you are supposed to be part of. 

This album is my soul, my world, the love/heartbreak, acceptance/annoyance, anxiety/confidence, curiosity/courage, desire/disappointment, the doubt, the distrust, the happiness, the rage, the hope/worry, passion, the people I met, the entirety of a human inner world expressed through sound. enjoy.

Funny Song

three year journey was a first time I tried to collect an album in 2021 and this is the original text of the collection.

"the last three years have been the most important in my musical journey. The collection of sounds which represent the album were all a progressive creation of those three years. These years were quite vital for my growth both as a musician and a human being since I spent most of the time analyzing my inner processes, eliminating thoughts that seemed not mine anymore, trying to know me better, and doing my utter best to connect all the dots/events/memories to find out the real me. The realization went as far as understanding who are the key figures in my life and who gave me the light I carry inside, and ultimately, coming to a standpoint that regardless of the experience, that journey filled with the entirety of possible human emotions led me to be the person I am right now. "

This album is a collection of more than 200 unfinished projects with a broad spectrum of ideas that seemed to be forgotten until I decided to leave my homeland Armenia on a five-month trip in early 2021. The biggest, perhaps scariest challenge I faced was the absolute inability to collect all the memories the exact way they were since life was moving so fast and reality was quite unstable that it was almost impossible to memorize even the smallest thing. But I found the way. I realized the correct path is to simply be present, and life will carry your subconscious on the journey you are supposed to be part of.

This album is my soul, my world, the love/heartbreak, acceptance/annoyance, anxiety/confidence, curiosity/courage, desire/disappointment, the doubt, the distrust, the happiness, the rage, the hope/worry, passion, the people I met, the entirety of a human inner world expressed through sound. enjoy.

Knowledge

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three year journey: the last three years have been the most important in my musical journey. The collection of sounds which represent the album were all a progressive creation of those three years. These years were quite vital for my growth both as a musician and a human being since I spent most of the time analyzing my inner processes, eliminating thoughts that seemed not mine anymore, trying to know me better, and doing my utter best to connect all the dots/events/memories to find out the real me. The realization went as far as understanding who are the key figures in my life and who gave me the light I carry inside, and ultimately, coming to a standpoint that regardless of the experience, that journey filled with the entirety of possible human emotions led me to be the person I am right now. 

This album is a collection of more than 200 unfinished projects with a broad spectrum of ideas that seemed to be forgotten until I decided to leave my homeland Armenia on a five-month trip in early 2021. The biggest, perhaps scariest challenge I faced was the absolute inability to collect all the memories the exact way they were since life was moving so fast and reality was quite unstable that it was almost impossible to memorize even the smallest thing. But I found the way. I realized the correct path is to simply be present, and life will carry your subconscious on the journey you are supposed to be part of. 

This album is my soul, my world, the love/heartbreak, acceptance/annoyance, anxiety/confidence, curiosity/courage, desire/disappointment, the doubt, the distrust, the happiness, the rage, the hope/worry, passion, the people I met, the entirety of a human inner world expressed through sound. enjoy.

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daao @ RTS.FM Armenia

Rambalkoshe is 5 years old. And if we turn all those days into a feeling, it’ll become an interesting hybrid of faith, fear, dreams, happiness, astonishment, unexpectedness and a bunch of other things, good or bad, albeit one that will eventually definitely warm your heart. And if we divide that feeling back into days, we’ll find different emotions in each of those days that no one warned us about and no one had the experience of. Then, if we collect those experiences back into a space, we’ll get Rambalkoshe, this particular contemporary art museum, which existed even before its name came into being. Rambalkoshe is 5 years old, which means that when @masterdaao first came to visit us he wasn’t the artist we know him to be, but now he is one of only a handful of people we could imagine playing on our 5th anniversary and making his set a part of the “homard” project. 

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illustration by: Khoren Matevosyan

"homard" project

daao - "learn/unlearn” (live act) @ RAMBALKOSHE

At one point in my life, I met Rambalkoshe but never thought I would be part of its long journey then I met Mr.Tony and I knew that Tony and I would play a lot together on the same stage or without a stage doesn't matter. Then I met Mr.Shhau and I knew that this dude will be my teacher without him knowing that I am his student. So long story short I like this life and thank you Rambalkoshe, thank you, Mr.Tony, thank you Mr.Shhau.

Your friend, daao [live] w/ shhau & tony donatelle /DZEN 0.6 / RAMBALKOSHE

Podcast #61 is a live set recorded for us by musician and multidisciplinary artist daao. Growing up in Armenia, constant traveling, passion for jazz instilled from childhood, curiosity and inexhaustible interest in experimentation have shaped his unique sound, which invariably captivates listeners of both his live performances and DJ sets. 
This set is listened on one breath and refreshing as a gulp of cold water, all composed of euphoric musical landscapes in which jazz, hip hop, intense groove and experimental rhythms are folded.

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daao (live) – VOLCHOK PODCAST #61

Happy to play the last set of 2023 at my beloved club at home
@poligrafevn

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daao at Poligraf, dec. 23, the last set of 2023         ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ

Ditto

Your friend daao's backyard 0.0

Ditto (Midnight Version)

I was going through hard times during the last year and a half, and during those periods I made some stuff I wasn’t thinking of releasing at all. Then I lost my laptop, and a lot of my projects got lost in the void. These three are the ones I managed to find and rescue with the help of my friend Shhau, and this is literally my diary, but just a tiny surface of it; the rest will be lost in the void. What we get are just three pieces of musical compositions that will most probably accompany you while you’re living. For me, it was something different, which I still have a lifetime, hopefully, to find out, to express, and to let go. Anyway, enjoy! Life is short.

Together-Alone

Trust

Open The Window

Remix

Stonie Blue - I Can't Tell (Your Friend, daao Remix)

HOT LINE 1-800

This year, I discovered that there is a state called a flow state, and when one enters that state, things just go effortlessly. These 17 minutes of unreleased ideas are the product of that state, which happens to me sometimes when I turn off my analytical mind and judgment and just make stuff for the sake of making. Idk if these things are called mixtapes, but I couldn't think of a better name. Maybe some of these ideas will become full tracks next year, not sure, but something inside tells me that they are beautiful as they are like this. So enjoy.

2024  unreleased mixtape

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2025 Anthem to put a right beginning for this year.

2025 Anthem

I'M SORRY

It's May, it's sunday and sunny outside. Go, move, take a walk, think, breath, meet friends, family be grateful for whatever you have. 

Tracklist
Arooj Aftab - Mohabat
Apifera - Lake VU
Cleo Sol - When I’m in Your Arms
Dougie Stu - Henny
Eddie Chacon - Hurt
Galcher Lustwerk - Another Story
Little Dragon - Constant Surprises 
Melodiesnfonie - Tuk Rueh
Saul - Nu Fuss No Fight
Paul - Ping Pong
Emma Jean Thackray - Movementt
Kickflip Mike & Julius Conrad - Some Joint
Roni Size - New Forms
Nutty Nys - The Promise

Your friend daao's backyard 3

A friend asked me to do a remix of Doechii - I did, then I started to watch her live performances and now I am fan I think.

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Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER (Your friend daao bootleg) *FREE DL*

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Your friend daao - Focus

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daao /live/ @ Mulraum | Hullabaloo

Hi guys! I am daao. 
I create stuff, especially music  
See ya around!

Your friend daao

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