Sherpa is a new Italian band. The band plays a very calm
but cool sort of music with a bit of eastern inspiration. The CD or LP features 10 tracks. The label
neo-psych has been attached to them but not sure how accurate that is. The CD
starts off with the track Dune. It has a beautiful and melodic guitar line and
features Fabiana on vocals. He has a cool voice. Musically it starts to build
up with some nice layers but the melodic thread drives the track. Dreamy at
times. Robert W (presumably, Wyatt) is next. Lilla provides the vocal on this
track. Slow, mellow, open sound with some nice use of chimes. Dubinuska
features vocalists Aya and Ila and is a dreamy piece also, especially the way
one of the voices is mixed. The bass, drums and guitar build this one up in a
cool way. Reminds me of Ole Lukkoye a bit. The title track is next and features
Fabiano again in this eastern inspired track.
One of my faves on the record.
Sherpa starts with a cool guitar line that is repeated over and over as
the vocals and drums start to enter the scene. This track is a little
psychedelic with the way the vocals are mixed and one of the more rocky songs.
Magnetic White Tree is more mellow and dreamy but slowly builds up. Nice
keyboards on this track. Loto starts with some slowly faded up effected guitar
and drony dreamy keyboards. The vocal is very lightly sung in an airy way.
Later the female vocal is sung like the Middle Eastern singers from Lebanon or
Israel. Big Foot has a start and stop
rhythm to start and you really expect the band will rock this one out and a
killer jam will start but it does not happen. It ends with a sample in Italian.
Cool vibe though. Of Coke and Steel has a bit more drive to it before the dream
vocal starts again. Ti builds up quite nicely but sounds a lot like some of the
other songs with repeated guitar lines. Plot is the final track and starts with
the keyboards, hand cymbals, spacey vocals and a bit of mountain glow.
I have really grown to dig
this CD after 5 or so listens despite it not having any guitar or synth solos
and quite short songs. My wife really likes this album a lot. Nice album to
hear at home. Unless the band had amazing visuals, I think I would get pretty
bored live with no solos and this mellow spacey vibe all the time. The band has
a bit post rock styling without the huge dynamics (peaks and valleys).
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