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“A Path Untold has a lush, expressive sound that’s ethereal, psychedelic, and atmospheric in a way that the best dreams often are.”

— Asheville Grit

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DANIEL MERRILL - COMPOSER, PRODUCER, LIVE P.A./DJ

A Path Untold is the ever-expanding musical vision that producer Daniel Merrill (formerly of Aligning Minds) has been steadily building for years, carefully constructing a sound that you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else. His alchemical style has evolved as a diverse fusion of elements, pulling genre influence from deep house, future garage, downtempo, idm and world/medicine music, but without solely identifying with any one of these genres.

The emphasis is instead on deeply personal expression with an otherworldly, emotional aesthetic that serves as an ongoing exploration between dualistic elements like euphoria/melancholy, technology/nature and the individual/collective - while maintaining a balanced focus on both dancefloor movement and headphone intimacy. Think mystical melodic story-telling through the use of explorative texture and harmonic bass presence, calling into existence the sound of alternate realms of beauty, intrigue and wonder.

To understand where Daniel is headed as an artist is to also know where he's been. Before A Path Untold came into formation he had a long, rich history with his collaborative project Aligning Minds, including the release of 4 albums, multiple EP's, countless live mixes, collaborations and 4 major tours. Throughout his career he has had the pleasure of sharing collaboration and performance opportunities with artists as varied as: Emancipator, Invisible Allies, Alvin Risk, Beats Antique, Robert Manos, Shpongle, Alex Grey, Kaminanda, Daedelus, Mochipet, Richie Hawtin, Eskmo, John Tejada, Nosaj Thing, Desert Dwellers, Infected Mushroom, Gaudi, Govinda, Plantrae, Benga, edIT, Born I Music, Tipper, Jimmy Edgar, Vibesquad, Bluetech, Kilowatts, Untold, OTT, Juno Reactor, Random Rab, Milosh, Pathwey and many more across the spectrum of electronic music history. This richly diverse background of experience illustrates the qualities that have always been at the core essence of his music and vision: unity and cohesion through the universal bonds of deep, heartfelt melodic exploration. 

Throughout his many years of recording, releasing and touring with both Aligning Minds and A Path Untold, he's accumulated extensive experience in creating deep experiences for gatherings of music lovers, including countless festivals, clubs and even medicine ceremonies. His goal is always the same : to evoke, inspire and entrance through the magic of music to create transcendent, numinous experiences.

With a variety of releases so far under the A Path Untold name, including his most recent full length 'Wander to Serve' out on Asheville-based label Aquatic Collective, his path is just beginning to bloom. 

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“Music is a mystery to be unraveled, a path to explore the far reaches of yet untold existence. ”

— A Path Untold

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“A introspective tale of contrast between realms, times and spaces.”

— Timewheel Records

“A lush, reverb-drenched aural expedition inspired by notions of unity and duality.”

— LostInSound

“A Path Untold's sound has all the chops and techniques to build complex tapestries of sound, but it never becomes an exercise of "look what I can do" cleverness; instead his mastery is harnessed to maximize emotional resonance. ”

— a devoted fan

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Wander to Serve by Daniel Merrill

Wander to Serve

Daniel Merrill

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The latest album, Wander to Serve , was released on Asheville based label Aquatic Collective on October 13th, 2018. This 9 track LP is the first new release from the Baltimore-based producer since his 2015 debut album, Secret Subtle Light.

Wander to Serve was inspired by a challenging and transformative two-year period in Daniel’s life, but emphasizes a spectrum of concepts concerning the expansive power of creativity to heal and transmute both individually and collectively. In the spirit of interpretive expression, the album deeply explores a range of emotional concepts through a fusion of styles, drawing on elements from future garage, slow-house, idm, world/medicine music and downtempo.

The music has a consistent aim to further explore the spectrum of duality, illustrating the integral balance between light/dark, lost/ found and euphoria/melancholy. Think mystical melodic story-telling through the use of explorative texture and harmonic bass presence, calling into existence the sound of alternate realms of beauty, intrigue and wonder.

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Secret Subtle Light by A PATH UNTOLD

Secret Subtle Light

A PATH UNTOLD

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Drawing upon a fusion of genre influences like future garage, breakbeat, idm, deep house, and ambient, A Path Untold seeks to unearth new emotional response patterns within the listener for a mutually connective experience.

This album is the first release on the newly established Aligning Minds Recordings label, which will focus on “electronic music crafted with an emphasis on emotional depth and personal perspective.”

Crafted over the course of two years, this collection of 9 tracks explores various styles and structures, focusing on off-kilter rhythms, haunting modalities, a strong use of organic, found-sound and ethereal vocal explorations to create an otherworldly vibe.

Conceptually, the album is about self/collective discovery, light found within darkness, numinous experience, secrets, and the process of inward/outward illumination.

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