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Expected Release Date: 12-June-2026 – This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.
180g, Limited Nebular Green Vinyl, includes balloon + holographic sticker.
Damian Dalla Torre returns with People Pleaser, a record shaped by movement, collaboration and an ever-deepening relationship with sound as environment.
The Leipzig-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer first found wide attention with his 2022 debut Happy Floating, and his subsequent album I Can Feel My Dreams was named the #1 Contemporary Album of 2024 by The Guardian, an accolade that broadened his audience and deepened confidence in his evolving voice. That second album, written between Europe and South America, opened unexpected doors and took Dalla Torre to stages across New York, Japan and Italy. When you release music, its very intimate, he reflects. You show your emotions pretty raw. I was kind of scared. But getting so much positive feedback gave me a lot of self-confidence to try out more.
People Pleaser begins in that quiet shift of confidence.
The title stayed with him for months before he committed to it. It was a working title for a long time, he says. I didnt actually think I would use it. But this term also felt somehow relevant in connection with the phase of self-negotiation during the development process. Some aspects are related to pressure, others are positive. The ambiguity felt right. Rather than presenting it as a statement, Dalla Torre leaves it open, an invitation rather than a confession.
At the centre of People Pleaser is collaboration. Guitarist Bertram Burkert, whose playing stretches from classical delicacy to electric abstraction, joined Dalla Torre in the studio for an intensive three-day session, recording a wide palette of textures that would become the backbone of the album. Vocalist Laura Zschg, a key live collaborator, harpist Babett Niclas, organist Felix Rmer, tape experimentalist Markus Rom, marimba and vibraphonist Volker Heuken and Japanese artist Manami Kakudo also contribute, creating a sound that feels intimate yet expansive.
Tracklist: A1) Intro / Sprouts A2) Longitude A3) Nacre A4) Chives B1) Bupi B2) Slant B3) Loops B4) Tenki Ame (feat. Manami Kakudo)
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