Dance Linden

Tanzlinde is the debut album by the Italian quintet Sherpa from Abruzzo, released in 2016. It was created between 2014 and 2016 in the Pomaro Studios, where "the mountains touch the sky". The title refers to a lime tree, under whose leaves one traditionally finds peace and returns to oneself. An image that shapes the entire sound of the album.

Across ten tracks, the band combines psychedelic sixties influences in the style of Popol Vuh and early Amon Düül II with Eastern-inspired chants, gentle folk, and a slightly progressive touch. Guitars, bass, loops, synthesizers, xylophone, harmonium, and various hand drums merge into a warm, shimmering soundscape, carried by haunting, often multi-voiced vocal harmonies, reinforced by numerous guest singers. Tracks like Sherpa and Big Foot build an almost North African-like trance atmosphere, while Of Coke And Steel leads into more melancholic, introspective realms.

Tanzlinde is a remarkably mature debut that combines gentle psychedelia, world music influences, and Krautrock heritage into a unique, tranquil sound cosmos.

Also available as an LP on 180 gram green vinyl made in Germany and limited to 500 copies.

Sherpa are
Matteo Dossena
Axel Di Lorenzo
Enrico Legnini
Ivano Legnini
Pierluca Michetti