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SHERPA - Kim and the bomb

20. September 2018

SHERPA - Kim und die Bombe

The rugged landscapes of Abruzzo with its national parks and nature reserves are the home of the Italian psychedelic band Sherpa, which, after the cheerful, almost cheerful debut "Tanzlinde" (2016), now follows the dark successor "Tigris & Euphrates". Singer and guitarist Matteo Dossena explains the reasons for the change of mood and the concept behind the new work.

eclipsed: The new album "Tigris & Euphrates" is much darker than its predecessor "Tanzlinde". What made you do it?

Musical mountain guides - SHERPA take the listener by the hand and want to help to new insights

23. November 2016

Musical mountain guides - SHERPA take the listener by the hand and want to help to new insights

eclipsed: How long has Sherpa existed?

Matteo Dossena: Our project basically started in 2003, when we were very young, and I have been writing songs since I was eight. In the last two years we have concentrated on the Sherpa project. "Tanzlinde" is the result of these last two years of songwriting and experimentation, but also of thirteen years of evolution.

eclipsed: What were your musical role models and inspirations?

Dossena: We grew up in the nineties, so we mostly heard grunge, Britpop and post-rock. And of course we broadened our musical horizon. On this album I think the main influences come from Robert Wyatt, Alexander Tucker, Date Palms, Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett and "Revolver" from the Beatles. But that's just our opinion, everyone can have a different perception.

eclipsed: What does the band name Sherpa mean?

SHERPA "Danzlinde"

11. November 2016

The Italian band Sherpa offers on their debut album somnambule sounds between neo-psych, the Far East, ritual singing and a pinch of indie pop. "Tanzlinde" stands for her as a metaphor for the lime tree, under which one can meditatively withdraw, find oneself and grow.