cineplexx

CINEPLEXX
New album PICNIC out now!
Portia Records (US & CA, also delivery worldwide) buy
Molécula Records (México) buy
Buy from Portia Records, the first 100 orders get a free poster
Picnic, the new album is definitively pop with mix influences from the Flaming Lips, BMX Bandits, Teenage Fan club, The Ronnettes, Margo Guryan, Joe Meek, Beach Boys, Jens Lekman, Magnetic Fields, Lemans & Family, among others. An album seeking for the overall beauty, a musical reinterpretation of the simple pop melody with low-fi symphony arrangements.
Picnic has important contributions from Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (teenage Fanclub), Jad Fair (Half Japanese), Federico Aubele, Sebastian Kramer, Leumann, Earzumba, Martin Ares & Fernando Moresi.
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ABOUT CINEPLEXX
Cineplexx is the brainchild of Sebastian Litmanovich - a 34 year old Argentinean born Graphic Artist and musician that currently calls Barcelona his home. Growing up at a time when the sounds of punk clashed with the short-lived wave of disco and the singer-songwriter was contrasted by the album-centric epics of bands like Pink Floyd, Sebastian found himself somewhere in the middle. "The Velvet Underground were the first band that really blew my mind… and I've been a fan of ABBA ever since I was four," he admits. For Sebastian, his life and career have been as varied and exciting as his musical influences.
Fast forward to 1996 and we find a young Sebastian studying abroad in New York City - a turning point in his life. It was during this time in a foreign country, studying in a foreign language and meeting new and strange people that motivated Sebastian to live life on his own terms in the creative realm. On his return to Buenos Aires, Sebastian quickly found the energy he needed to channel his passion for art and music and started his first band, a post-rock outfit called the Amarena Incident, as well as co-founding a design studio.
In 1998, after a few bands and a lot of design work, Cineplexx was born when Sebastian and his brother and frequent collaborator, Martin, bought themselves a four-track. In somewhat of an obsessive nature, Sebastian recorded a slew of material that ranged from electronic driven pop to full on instrumental landscapes of blips and beeps. His first release came through Caipirinha; an experimental electronic label based in NY.
Soon thereafter, Cineplexx began playing shows - in Argentina, New York and Tokyo, appearing at the Lowlands Festival in Holland and the Sonar Festival in Barcelona, just to name a few. Soon after finishing his next release in 2002, he took off to Barcelona where he established his design studio, Tea Time and himself as a performing musician. For four years he played around Europe and Asia both as Cineplexx and as part of the audio-visual duo, Cacahuetes Inc, performing at film festivals around the world. In 2006, longtime friend, Federico Aubele (ESL Records) invited Sebastian to join his band on a European Tour.
Last year Cineplexx began work on Picnic, enlisting the help of friends Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Jad Fair and Federico Aubele to flesh out the 13 song record. The outcome is truly beautiful - with a throng of strings, wall-of-sound-like arrangements and Spanish language vocals, Cineplexx has delivered to our shores an instant classic.
He also made some albums under diverse alias such as Amarena Incident (a post rock band from 1997), Readme & Anthony (a collage electronic band www.readmeandanthony.8k.com), Portatile Room Mobile (a cover band together with Leumann.net), and Cacahuetes Inc. (a fake documentary producer with aBe) and also have some collaborations with Jad Fair, Daniel Melero, Glaznost, Leumann, Sebastian Kramer, Wevie Stonder, Jaime sin Tierra, Giradioses, jackson souvenirs, aBe (bcn), Federico Aubele, Natalia Clavier, Duglas Stewart (Bmx Bandits) & Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub).
more information & mp3s at
www.cineplexx.net
cineplexx @ facebook
cineplexx @ last.fm
cineplexx @ youtube (watch the videos)
Press: [email protected] Radio: [email protected]
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CINEPLEXX ALBUMS
Picnic (New Album!)
Portia Records, Out now (US, CA & delivery worldwide) BUY DIRECT AMAZON ITUNES
Molécula Records, Out now (México) BUY
Dublab Session
(dublab radio, LP live session, mp3 2007)
download full album (45mg)
Restar
(testing ground, LP digipack 2006)
BUY: Testinground (Spain) | Artyficio (Argentina)
Pequeños Accidentes Domesticos
(zigzag records, miniLP minicd 2003)
BUY: www.cineplexx.net | Artyficio (Argentina)
Capacidad Maxima:1 Persona
(Ruga/K Industria LP vinyl 2003)
BUY: Rojo® (Spain) | Ultrapop (Argentina)
Capacidad Maxima:1 Persona
(Ruga/K Industria LP vinyl special edition 2003)
BUY: Rojo® (Spain)
Electrocardiograma
(Everlasting Records LP cd 2003)
BUY: Ultrapop (Argentina) | Artyficio (Argentina)
Posología
(Caipirinha Music LP digipack 1999 USA)
Buy: Walmart (US) | Amazon (US) | Juno (UK)
Comprimido
(Krovha discos LP cassette 1997 ARG) SOLD OUT
QUOTING & PRESS CLIPS...
Picnic debuted at 108 on the CMJ Top 200
“The album is a real unexpected treat, and Cineplexx are the kind of crush that might just bloom into a full on love affair.” / All Music Blog
- 4 stars, AMG Album Pick - / All Music Guide
Picnic (review) “Perfect for that surreal Sunday in the park” / Newsday
Picnic (review) "7.5… Litmanovich’s closest musical comrade might be Cornelius. The two share fascinations with exotica, soundfields and meticulous rhythmic organization." /Paperthinwalls.com
Picnic (review) “easy-going, soft pop…sprinkling in elements of Spanish folk and bossa nova” / IndiePages
Picnic (review) ...It would have been nice if the length was longer, but I suppose it was intentional in that it serves as a nice referesher by sitting in between the self-titled track and the outstanding “Droga Paliativa”. “A Mi Lado” works with a simplistic drum loop and the subdued backing of an acoustic and electric guitar. Litmanovich’s vocals are in full force here, constructing a haunting melody that complements the placid guitar arrangements nicely. Boasting plenty of memorable material with 15 tracks, Picnic may very well go down as one of the most uniquely engaging releases of the year... / Obscure sound (read more)
Picnic (review) ...Based off of the songs that appear on the Myspace page, I am so far most enamored with the title track, a dreamy, yet slightly off kilter song whose vocals kind of make it sound as if it were recorded on an island inhabited by friendly ghosts. The carefree employment of xylophone helps this effect nicely. Also helping the beautiful oddness of this track is the presence of Jad Fair. All of the tracks make smart use of electronic elements as well as human elements (i.e. you can dance to most of them!) All maintain a sweet breezy pace. Most of the songs are sung in Spanish, the notable exception on the Myspace page being "Tiger Trap" (oh so deliciously twee in both the story detailed in the song, AND the likely reference to the band of the same name, um, and the fact that Duglas Stewart is singing it.) I simply can't wait until I am able to hear the entire thing. Until then, I will most likely be finding my way here, a lot... / Square Girls (read more)
Picnic (review) ...warm and friendly pop for a springtime picnic. If you like Belle and Sebastian, The Radio dept, BMX Bandits, Camera Obscura, Little Name, Jens Lekman, Flaming Lips, Teenage Fanclub or the Beach Boys, you’ll love Cineplexx. It’s a wonderful album, and a perfect companion to the coming days of Spring. “Picnic” is a wonderful collection of pop songs, with Sebastian’s warm and almost whispered Spanish vocals in front, full of pretty melodies, lush strings and harmonies, but far underneath all the niceness, you’ll discover more noisy, fuzzy and strange elements, - sometimes also darker - , which makes the album more interesting in the long run. The title track, where Jad Fair is involved, is almost psychedelic in its playful and dreamy arrangement. Wonderful!?This is one of the album’s really strong sides: The more you listen to it, the more you’ll discover. / EARDRUMSMUSIC.com
Picnic (review) ...Una colección de pequeñas composiciones pop. "A mi lado" se trata de un tema precioso, pegadizo y realmente cautivador. /Palabelia.com
CONCERT Cineplexx & The Odeons ...Experimental music, suggestive sounds, dreamlike melodies and a lot of savoir faire that leaves a sweet after-taste. / Laura Bo Lecool.com
CONCERT Cineplexx & The Odeons ...pop lo-fi flotante y orquestado teñido de psicodelia. /popmadrid.com
CONCERT Cineplexx & The Odeons ...Is an elegant and compact melodic pop band, filled with good vibes, sensibility and delicateness, with an air of humour and passion. Their concerts are an enjoyable, emotional voyage who leave you feeling good inside. / Alex Brahim, Lecool.com
RESTAR (CD REVIEW) ...Cineplexx welcomes the listener into the intimate atmosphere of the evening when this album should be played. the music on this album it's only for intimate home listening. Sounds that are slowly appearing from the background and often they're forming a specific dreamy ambiental aura around the tracks. Sounds very dreamy and may put the listener in a state of lucid dreaming, it's something I haven't heard often and on this album Cineplexx is doing that in a very nice way, making a kind of 'good night' music to sleep by. Music that is not connected to any concrete genre or style, but still it has elements of some of them, even a special kind of, let's name it, 'lucid dreaming techno music'. /VITAL WEEKLY (BR)
ROJO & TACHAN (CD compilation by Nosordo) ... Cineplexx's "Blue Glue" song is a melancholic wonder of acoustic delights... by GAZ-ETA.VIVO.PL.
Electrocardiograma / cineplexx ...The raw muscle of human emotion meets the cold circuitry of modern anatomical medicine, courtesy of Argentina..s Sebastian Litmanovich, whose songs come packaged with a disembodied red heart on its cover and a sequence of electrical pulses on the accompanying insert cards. Subdued meditative compositions, delicately strummed on an acoustic guitar, are enhanced by a melancholic universe of electronic effects. Slide guitar echo and chime deep into the darkness, while korgs drift in and out of the crepuscular mix. Sounds to accompany the slow death of feelings once fondly remembered.... by THE WIRE, january 2002 215, Ken Hollings
Electronica is sounding awfully homogeneous these days, but Argentine muso Sebastian Litmanovich -- the sole member of Cineplexx -- is definitely onto something. Comprised of spartan beats, rustling background noise, celestial slide guitar and the unadorned honesty of Litmanovich's voice, the music of Cineplexx is not only unique, but deeply affecting. Electrocardiograma is eerier than 1999's Posologia, as Litmanovich continues to find that precarious balance between the brave new world of electronica and the gritty mythology of folk." by EYE magazine
"....For bands like Mouse on Mars and Matmos, exploiting this old style affords another opportunity to confound listeners. Other artists, however, strive to evoke the rural montages conjured by old-timey folk with modern frills, of course. On Posologia (1999) and the newly released Electrocardiograma, Argentinean songwriter Sebastian Litmanovich who records as Cineplexx casts a more mesmeric version of folktronica. With whispered Spanish vocals and wind-blown production, Litmanovichs records are vivid evocations of a desiccated Patagonian landscape...." by SHIFT magazine