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https://damiandallatorre.bandcamp.com/album/people-pleaser
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, it’s 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 didn’t 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 Zöschg, a key live collaborator, harpist Babett Niclas, organist Felix Römer, tape experimentalist Markus Rom, marimba and vibraphonist Volker Heuken and Japanese artist Manami Kakudo also contribute, creating a sound that feels intimate yet expansive.
First single Longitude is out now!
Album releases 12 July 2026
Pre-order on bandcamp or the Squama website
All tracks composed by Damian Dalla Torre
A3 composed by Damian Dalla Torre and Markus Rom
A1, A2, A4, B3 composed by Damian Dalla Torre and Bertram Burkert
Mixed by Martin Brugger
Produced by Damian Dalla Torre
Mastered by Martin Ruch
Lacquer Cut by Sidney Meyer
Photography by Damian Dalla Torre
Designed by Maximilian Schachtner
Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media
©℗2026 Squama Recordings
„I Can Feel My Dreams“ was awarded #1 best contemporary album of 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/18/10-best-contemporary-albums-of-2024
New Album „I Can Feel my Dreams“ out now on all Platforms
180g Vinyl available on Bandcamp —> buy here
„Acryl“ Live Session filmed and recorded live at Westwerk Leipzig out now on Youtube
New Single „Acryl“ and Album announcement „I Can Feel My Dreams“
Alles Neu Live Session
‚Happy Floating‘ Album out now!
Buy Vinyl and Digital Download on https://damiandallatorre.bandcamp.com
Bolzano Live Session
New Single ‚7:23‘ out now on Squama Recordings
New Single ‚Alles Neu‘ out now on Squama Recordings
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