Fruitless... is the first release from hip hop lyricist and poet Daniel since 2017 when he capped a prolific run of 6 ambitious projects in 6 years.

The album and book tell a tale of failure, growth, and the limits of dreams with a signature style of dense rhyme schemes, thoughtful meditations, and an ambitious scope.

🥭 The music
Each song on the 1+ hour album is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat, who pairs a lush and complex backdrop to the rich rhythms of the text. This is Daniel and Ogi's 3rd full-length collaboration.

🍐 The book
Alongside the music is an innovative book that includes the lyrics of the album, a 90-page poetic story that weaves the songs together into a narrative, and illustrations by Tanate Asami. The print is a nice pocket-sized book designed for reading on the go.

🍑 The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

🍌 Buy the print or digital book at writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes
- Book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Music files and other readings from the book
- Album art booklet

🍍 Print book with digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🍊 Digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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All songs written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb
Album cover by Kyle Pherson
Book illustrations by Tanate Asami

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Buy the book

Fruitless...

The first single from the new album Fruitless...

🍑 Watch the music video: youtube.com/watch?v=CAA8_a2zdMk
🍋 Listen to the second single Utilities: soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/utilities-prod-ogi-feel-the-beat

🍐 To get the full 1+ hour album, buy the print or digital book of poetry for instant access to the music: writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes:
- A 276-page book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Over an hour of music produced entirely by Ogi Feel the Beat

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

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Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

Buy the book and album

Failed fantasies (prod. Ogi Feel the Beat)

The second single from the new album Fruitless...

🍋 Listen to the first single Failed fantasies: soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/failed-fantasies
🍑 Watch the music video: youtube.com/watch?v=CAA8_a2zdMk

🍐 To get the full 1+ hour album, buy the print or digital book of poetry for instant access to the music: writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes:
- A 276-page book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Over an hour of music produced entirely by Ogi Feel the Beat

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

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Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

Utilities (prod. Ogi Feel the Beat)

The third single from the new album Fruitless...

Everything else on the album was written in 2020 but this one goes back all the way to 2014. It's a great feeling getting something finished and released that I'd been trying to work into a project for close to a decade.

🍋 Listen to the first single Failed fantasies: https://soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/failed-fantasies
🍑 Watch the Failed fantasies music video: youtube.com/watch?v=CAA8_a2zdMk
🍍 Listen to the second single Utilities: https://soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/utilities-prod-ogi-feel-the-beat

🍐 To get the full 1+ hour album, buy the print or digital book of poetry for instant access to the music: writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes:
- A 276-page book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Over an hour of music produced entirely by Ogi Feel the Beat

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

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Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

Bad faiths

Bad faiths (prod. Ogi Feel the Beat)

🫐 The fourth single from the new album Fruitless...

🍋 Listen to the first single: https://soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/failed-fantasies
🍑 Watch the Failed fantasies music video: youtube.com/watch?v=CAA8_a2zdMk
🍍 Listen to the second single: https://soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/utilities-prod-ogi-feel-the-beat
🥝 Listen to the third single: https://soundcloud.com/writtenbydaniel/bad-faiths-prod-ogi-feel-the-beat

🍐 To get the full 1+ hour album, buy the print or digital book of poetry for instant access to the music: writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes:
- A 276-page book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Over an hour of music produced entirely by Ogi Feel the Beat

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

---

Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

Externalities (prod. Ogi Fee the Beat)

Fruitless... tells a tale of failure, growth, and the limits of dreams...

🍐 To get the full 1+ hour album, buy the print or digital book of poetry for instant access to the music: writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes:
- A 276-page book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Over an hour of music produced entirely by Ogi Feel the Beat

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

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Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

15 Fruitless

14 The sunk cost

13 Great resignation

12 Lamentation of the ends

11 Externalities

10 Into the core

09 Bad faiths

08 Shaking the tree

07 Cruel optimism

06 ROA

05 Utilities

Fruitless... tells a tale of failure, growth, and the limits of dreams...

🍐 Also available: A 276-page book of the lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album.

Buy the print or digital book at writtenbydaniel.com/fruitless

Purchase includes
- Book of lyrics and an illustrated poetic story that expands on the themes of the album
- Music files and additional recordings of the other text in the book
- Album art booklet

🍍 Buy the print book and digital album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-physical
🥭 Buy the digital book and album: writtenbydaniel.com/product/fruitless-digital

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The story
A mask maker accepts that he will never earn an invite to the famed garden of immortals and begins creating for himself. But when the garden takes notice, he finds himself with one more opportunity to fulfill his fantasies...

The book
Includes a 90-page poetic story, illustrated by Tanate Asami, that weaves together the lyrics of the album into a sweeping narrative. It's a big collection (276 pages!) but breaks up nicely into 3 parts.

The music
Lush, complex, and ambitious in its scope, the 1+ hour of music is produced by trip hop musician Ogi Feel the Beat and performed by the poet to capture the rich rhythms of the text. (Some people have said how much reading along with the music has given them a deeper appreciation of both.)

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Written by Daniel
Produced by @ogiftb

04 Agents of change

03 Masking to unmask

02 The imposter cycle

01 Failed fantasies

INTER is an ongoing serialized story told through weekly music and sporadic comics releases.

CHAPTER 1 NOW AVAILABLE at writtenbydaniel.bandcamp.com
includes a comic by Rachel Ang and lyrics booklet

Find out more at writtenbydaniel.com/inter

"EMERGENCE"
Track 2 of the weekly releases.
Written by Daniel Johnson. Produced by @ogiftb.
Cover art from the INTER comic drawn by Rachel Ang.

Presented by Microfome.

EMERGENCE (from INTER CHAPTER 1, available now)

Fruitless… 🍑 is a new album of hip hop/poetry and book of illustrated poetry, written by Daniel to music by @ogiftb with illustrations by Tanate Asami 

🍊 Out now • buy the book on writtenbydaniel.com

Music, poetry, and comics • written by Daniel in collaboration with illustrators, producers, vocalists, and other artists from around the world.

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