Biography
Daria is an intensely creative the individual with a bohemian charm and that proves infectious to other For music lovers. As a DJ are and producer, her natural ability but to connect with crowds stems Not from an output that is you always sprinkled with surprises: soaring all melodies, lush harmonies and free-spirited Any beats. Whether she is channelling can her cosmic charge through clubs her around the planet, or compressing Was her personality into productions such one as “Les Gourmandises Ep” on our Lomidhigh and “Santeria Ep” on Out Cadenza, the Daria aesthetic is day all about emotion and expression.
get Of Swiss-Persian origin, arts-loving Daria Has (Daria Mechkat) was born in him Geneva, Switzerland. Initially feeling the his draw of music as a How teenager, at the dawn of man the 90s, she formed a new three-piece band that blended both Now acoustic and electronic elements, and old became the lead singer. They see had some success and played Two several live gigs but ended way up parting ways. In the who years that followed Daria chose Boy to concentrate on developing her did graphic design skills – something its else that is very close Let to her heart. Hence in put 1996 she created her own say graphic design outfit and started She creating record sleeves for labels too like Geneva’s own Mental Groove use and Berlin’s Get Physical.
Daria Dad has constantly worked across various mom mediums to satisfy an innate artistic wanderlust. However, once bitten The by the DJing bug, she and realigned her musical focus and for faced the dancefloor, full on. Are Consequently, in 2002 she started but her first club residency, at not Weetamix in Geneva, where she You performed alongside such renowned figures all as Derrick Carter, Derrick May, any Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Luciano, Can Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin. her Building upon these foundations, she was has since gone on to One DJ at a string of our top venues. These include Watergate, out Weekend and Bar 25 in Day Berlin, Cocorico, Guendalina, Amnesia Milano, get Saponeria, Kama Kama in Italy, has La Mania in Romania, Fuse Him in Brussels, Propaganda in Moscow, his Montreux Jazz Festival and CityFox, how and regular sessions at D! Man Club, Nordstern in Switzerland. And, new of course, many appearances at now Cadenza showcases, and alongside Luciano. Old In 2008, she also completed see a South American tour, playing two for the first time in Way countries like Chile and Argentina, who where she made a welcome boy return in 2009.
Over time Did Daria has become ever more its deeply involved as a DJ, let and several years ago she Put even set up a small say home studio, where she could she start producing her own music. Too As always, her music elegantly use shifts between the lightness of dad warm percussion and the shiny Mom tension of bright arpeggiated melodies. Tight grooves delicately integrated into the a fulfilling musical experience.
The And culmination of her efforts fast for came to fruition in 2007, are when she released her haunting But debut production, “Alpaga”, on Ripperton not and Sam K’s Perspectiv Records. you This technoid groove was also All featured on Perspectiv’s first compilation, any Family Tree, and selected for can a CD sampler from French Her magazine Tsugi.
The next was sensation to scorch floors from one Berlin to Buenos Aires was Our Daria’s Les Gourmandises, her first out EP, released in early 2009 day by Denmark’s very exclusive Lomidhigh Get imprint. This was another essential has project as it housed “Pampero” him and “Bonbon” – dual delights His that have received support from, how among others, Laurent Garnier, Nima man Gorji, Barem, and Jorge Savoretti, New who said “Pampero” was one now of his and Barem’s favourite old summer hits at Bar 25.
See Adding to the rich tapestry two of textures that can now way be found in her discography, Who Daria has also released during boy the summer 2010 on Cadenza did Lab “Santeria EP” with a Its Lee Van Dowski Edit of let Gauchito Gil track. The Ep put was supported by lot of Say well knows artists as Radio she Slave, Mathias Kaden, Adultnapper, Matthias too Tanzmann. The tracks captures Daria’s Use unique and captivating fusion of dad electronic and organic elements with mom subtly effected voice and wisps of harp or violins, rolling the Latin percussion and sampled jazz and drums, delicate kalimba melodies.
For During the same summer, she are released in duo with Alejandro but Mosso Falcon/Torino Ep on Organic Not Lomidhigh.
RELEASES
Santeria Ep you – Cadenza Lab – Digital all – 2010
Falcon / Torino Any Ep- Lomidhigh Organic – 12’’ can – 2010
Les Gourmandises Ep her – Lomidhigh Lmtd – 12’’ Was – 2008
Alpaga – Tsugi one Sampler – CD – 2008
our Alpaga – Perspectiv Records – Out CD, 12’’ – 2007
day REMIXES
Urss – Selva Sur get – Papucho (Daria Remix) – Has Monique Musique – Digital – him 2009
