A compilation of various live performances by The D/A Method.

The D/A Method Live

Produced/ Directed by Nadir Shahzad
Audio Production by Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey
Edited by Ahsen Ali and Nadir Shahzad 
Shot by Salik Abbasi and Nadir Shahzad 
Lussun Media and Eckova Productions
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Lyrics:
Hum bhaagay
Hum dauray 
Hum jaaney challe hein kahaan
Ye rahein samjhaaein
Nai daastaan

Hum dekhein na dekhein
Khwaab yahaan
Hum jaanein na jaanein
Dil ki zubaan

Zinda tum bhi they zinda hum bhi
Jeenay ki hastrat si rahi baaqi 
Toofan yahaan bhi tha utha sa
Jaan laganay ki thi baari 
Jo na tha, na raha

Hum bhaagay
Hum dauray 
Hum jaaney challe hein kahaan
Hum jaanein na jaanein
Dil ki zubaan

Hum Bhaagay - Natasha Humera Ejaz [the drawing room sessions]

Vocals: Sara Haider 
Guitar: Imam Hamdani 
Bass: Ahsan Ghulam 
Drums: Alfred D'mello 
Narration adapted from So Raha Tha Shor Bharpa Tha by Razi Tirmazi   
Recorded/mix/master produced by: Omran Shafique 
Written: Imam Hamdani  
Composed: Sara Haider/Imam Hamdani

Teeen - Woh Bolay

We had poisonous berries
Plucked under moonless skies.
Twice I have begged at the doorstep
There was never a voice inside

Crushed with a sable spoon, I
Drank deep what we prepared;
Softly, we moved to the courtyard,
Out where our shadows were paired

‘Come on,’ she says, ‘come on out of the fire;
My footsteps know to find me
I have never been so tired’
‘Come on,’ she says, ‘come on out of the fire;
My footsteps know to find me
I have never been asleep’

‘At least there is warmth here,’ I replied

Goldberry

Changing faces

Sin and a Smile

The third single from our second album, The Desert Road. 
Featuring Shahram Mazhari on the santur and Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds)on guest vocals.

Co-produced and mixed by Bruce Soord
Mastered by Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors (1957-2017)

Produced by The D/A Method
Umair Dar
Talha Alvie
Usama Siddiq
Istvan Csabai
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey

Khudahafiz
(Alvie/Siddiq)

Oh God, please do explain
Why my hands are trembling as I lay in bed
I see a shrouded head and I’m feeling
So ashamed

Why should we say goodbye? (say goodbye)
To you before it’s time for you to leave
With your beliefs, I feel there…
Was more to see (from you)

Why do I never learn?
They’ve left no stone unturned to plague my land
But I’m a selfish man, I’ve been fooled
That was not the plan

And now I sing for you (sing for you)
A song that makes me blue
But I can’t pretend that you weren’t my friend
Even if I was the end (for you)

Oh, I’m tired of going through it all
In my head, this time, the world just falls…
Beneath the surface of my skin
This love and hate just pulls me in

I wish this was somebody else
But I can only blame myself
‘Cause were we not made innocent
Or do they say we’re born in sin?

Born in sin
Born in sin

La-la-la

The Desert Road

Khudahafiz

This is the title track of our new album, '36'. The entire concept of the album was formed around the idea behind this track. The gist of it is that there are 36 people in the world who are constantly praying for the welfare of humanity, and without them, the world would be destroyed. This song and the entire album is dedicated to them.
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Vocals: Nadir Shehzad & Ali Suhail
Backing vocals: Ali Suhail, Zahra Paracha
Guitar: Ali Suhail
Mandolin: Zahra Paracha
Drums: Raheel Paul Manzar
Audio production: Ali Suhail & Zahra Paracha
Composition: Ali Suhail
Lyrics: Nadir Shehzad
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Lyrics:
Ustad shagird ban jaye
Aur zindagi kay raz hain
Mitti kay putlay toray 
Phir say naye ban jaye gay
Hum kahan ja rahay hain
Hum say kainat poochhay gi 
Jab say hum hain hamari ghultiyan humay na chhorain gi

Hum nay sitaray mar diyay 

Un 36 ko dhoondho jin say duniya qaim hai
Un sab say poochho kay hummay kya khami hai 
Ajood majood ki tarha unko chhupaya hai
Par apnay aap ko kabhi na poocha ke  'Mein kaun?' 

Shayad gawa ban jaye aur woh hum say hi poochain gay
Kitnay arsay say gin rahay hain par tasali na milli 
Kitnay Kama rahay ho? Kya duniya tum say khush howee? 
Pyaar mohabbat say hi yeh duniya badlay gi

Soch teri soch kisi aur kay khwab mein ho
Soch un kay khwab kisi aur kay haath mein ho
Soch unkay haath kisi aur kay haath mein ho
Teri ruh tera peechha na chhoray gi

36 (Chhatees)

36 -- ۳۶

The Tree of Life performed live at Bahria Auditorium in Karachi.
20 September 2017

The D/A Method are: 
Umair Dar
Talha Alvie
Usama Siddiq
Istvan Csabai
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey

Watch the live performance along with The Desert Journey here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYbydUToJug

Live engineering and recording by Jamal Rahman
Mixed & Mastered at Aleph 
Produced by The D/A Method

The Tree of Life (Live at Bahria Auditorium)

The Desert Journey performed live at Bahria Auditorium in Karachi.
20 September 2017

The D/A Method are:
Umair Dar
Talha Alvie
Usama Siddiq
Istvan Csabai
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey

Watch the live performance along with The Tree of Life here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYbydUToJug

Live engineering and recording by Jamal Rahman
Mixed & Mastered at Aleph 
Produced by The D/A Method

The Desert Journey (Live at Bahria Auditorium)

The first track off our album 'The Desert Road' Performed live at Angel Recording Studios in London, November 2016.

(Dar/Alvie)
Sirens cry into the night
When darkness falls
Violent days are up ahead
There is no hope
There’s an evil all around
These hearts of stone
Fires rage, the city breaks
We need a home

There’s still time to change it all
A brand new start
Colours fade to green and white
The flags of our fathers
Throw your chains, stand on your own
A dream not far
Turning back the clock again
A brand new heart

I don’t want to walk away (don’t look back)
Walk away (don’t look back)
There is nothing in the black
Running through (world unknown)
I’m running through (this world unknown)
Will we ever find our home?

Watch the live video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbRIagKqBR0&lc=UgxTEhe5N8iPADiuGUB4AaABAg

Guest musicians on this performance
Sohail Aijaz: Keys, backing vocals
Ameer Shaheed: Percussion
Adil Azim: Bass

Mixed by Usama Siddiq at Mauerfall Kollektiv
Mastered by Umair Dar at Aleph
Artwork by Talha Alvie

The D/A Method are:
Umair Dar
Talha Alvie
Usama Siddiq
Istvan Csabai
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey

A Night in September (Live at Angel Recording Studios)

A cover of Amir Zaki's 'Do You Really Love Another' which was the english version of the Urdu hit single 'Mera Pyar' from his 1995 album 'Signature'

Do You Really Love Another? (Amir Zaki)

The first-ever live performance of The Desert Journey recorded at Alliance Francais, Karachi on 13 February 2016. 

Last night I lost my head
A quarter after ten
I wish I could tell someone
Exactly how that felt
But in this desert land
Nothing will be know
For in this desert sand
Nothing can be sown

That's how I lost my head
A quarter after ten
I wish I could show you all
These demons and regrets
But in this desert sand
Nothing should be sown
For in this desert land
Nothing can be known

Guest musicians in this performance - 
Waqas Hussain: Sitar
Gul Muhammad: Sarangi
Zohaib Hussain: Tabla

Mixed and mastered by Umair Dar at A for Aleph
Artwork by Talha Alvie

The Desert Journey (Live in Karachi)

Subha Aayi

One of our earliest performances of Angels & Djinn live at The Premises in London in April of 2015. For this session, we had Adil Azim on bass and Raheel Manzar Paul filling in on drums for Istvan.

(Dar/Alvie)
Hey, I heard you call my name
I heard you went insane
Life is not a game
Wish you were here to stay
In your messed up way
I heard you call my name

Won’t you take a ride?
Won’t you kill some time?
Can you find a way to me?

I don’t have a lot of time
The whole world is mine
Give me a sign
Let me know you’re mine
Maybe just a smile
Let me in a while

Won’t you take a ride?
Won’t you kill some time?
Can you find a way, to me?
Won’t you take a ride?
Won’t you kill some time?
Can you find a way to me?

The D/A Method are:
Usama Siddiq: Vocals, guitar
Umair Dar: Guitar, backing vocals, production
Talha Alvie: Guitar, keys, backing vocals, production
Istvan Csabai: Drums, video
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey: Bass, engineering

Angels & Djinn (Live at The Premises)

Angels & Djinn (Live At The Premises)

1st single from the album Words from Boxes by Ali Suhail.

Lyrics:
We stood atop our hill 
Looking down as the valley fills 
Never knowing what it was like 

Never knew what we had 
Making failures out of little plans 
Far away from worldly plights 

Boy, Do I, Miss that time. 

Marking all the streets and trees 
Never knowing boundaries... 
Yellows in a room full of blue 

Never could associate 
With their agendas and their hate 
One and the same, me and you. 

Boy, Do I, Miss that time. 

And I, could not believe 
That you could see 
Everything beyond the eye 
Could not believe 
No one could be 
So simple as you and I 
When we were the heroes, like in my mind 
When no doubts could survive. 
Boy, Do I, miss that time.

Attics - Ali Suhail

The D/A Method was a progressive rock band from Pakistan. Over their ten year career, the band released three full-length albums 'The Great Disillusion' (2015), 'The Desert Road' (2017), and 'Sanctuary' (2022) along with several EPs and singles.

Angels & Djinn (Live At The Premises)

The D/A Method

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