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Fruitless... is an illustrated poetic story and album of music with passages of the book read by the poet...
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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...
"A poetic and provoking story..."
"This might be your best work so far..."
"Great hip hop art..."
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.
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.
To listen to the album of music on its own, you can find it on all streaming platforms.
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"I’m loving the long form because it’s making me think about my own poetry (...) it already made me revisit an old favorite that I always wanted to expand and has me thinking about it differently..."
"A surprise yet obvious evolution of you..."
"Inspired work..."
"I'm no even sure how you got into such a head space..."
Daniel is a rhyming poet, hip hop artist, comics writer, and director of ambitious independent multimedia projects.
His work tends to use storytelling and dense rhyme schemes to explore our relationship with nature, technology, consciousness, and personal growth. Often in collaboration with some of the most talented musicians and visual artists in the world.
After a 6-year run of consecutive projects, he took 6 years off from releasing anything to the public. His newest release is a return to form—a 276-page book that tells a fable through an illustrated poem and lyrics to an hour-long album of music.
Written by Daniel Johnson
Produced by Oleg Brnic (aka Ogi Feel the Beat)
Illustrated by Tanate Asami
Album cover by Kyle Pherson
Vocals by Daniel Johnson
Mixing and mastering by Daniel Johnson
Book design by Daniel Johnson
Album and book originally released December 1, 2023
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