Interviews, Reviews & points of view on Picnic I have lots of news and updates, I am putting photos together of my trip/gig at Glasgow with Ally Kerr, Duglas Stewart, Doghouse Roses' Paul Tasker & Kidd, but I wanted to post this at first. Yesterday I did a kind of "song by song" interview on the phone with Paper Thin Walls, and here is the article that was published today: www.paperthinwalls.com ...In 2005, Sebastián Litmanovich, a.k.a. Cineplexx, was a minimalist electronic musician looking for a way out. The Barcelonan was playing glitchy scratches and rhythmic beeps at places like Spain's Sónar Festival, an event dedicated to "advanced music," but would be listening to Television and the Velvet Underground in his private life. He left his life of clinical bloops behind for the sunny, summer treat of seventh album Picnic, an album full of lush, catchy psychedelic bedroom pop, accented with colorful, otherworldly whispers about sleep, dreams and recreation. Many of the songs are about escape? "in a positive way," says Litmanovich, after apologizing for English being his second language. "That's why I thought it was appropriate to reinforce this concept of 'picnic,' because a picnic, after all, is a kind of escape. You can go with more people and just have fun and share a moment or a fried egg."He drew inspiration for the songs on Picnic from his own lucid dreams, building simple stories for the lyrics. In fact, he tried to keep everything simple, including his lo-fi working conditions: He recorded all of the vocals with his laptop's factory-installed microphone. On the whole, the musical and spiritual departure fits both Litmanovich's lyrics and his carefree creative process. "This album is not a concept album," he says. "I made some albums before that were strongly conceptual. But for this album, I just tried to be more intuitive and not so intellectual."... Then here are a few of the latest reviews on Picnic: 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. posted 01.06.2008 |
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Picnic contest by Portia Records. Get a free album! Hello! Portia Records is holding a little contest where if you sign up to their list you're automatically entered to win a free CD... Portia is giving out 5 copies (I am not sure but I guess is plus a beautiful poster designed by Ana / Itte Studio including Bunnies and patterns) here: www.portiarecords.com/cineplexx This is the poster...  good luck!... PS: The album will be released on June 24th, this day Ana & I are attending to My Bloody Valentine concert in UK, so would be a great celebration I guess! And remember on June 25th I will be playing at Glasgow's West End Festival with Ally Kerr, Paul Tasker and guest musicians. posted 21.05.2008 |
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Picnic will be release by Portia Records for the US and Canada Hi! Just wanted to share this great news, My album Picnic will be released for the US & Canada by Portia Records on June 24. And it will be available on mp3 for US, Canada & Mexico as well. I am very happy and hope to be touring around US and Mexico before 2008 endings... :) download 01 espiral (mp3), the first song from Picnic. Here is the label Press Release: Sebastian Litmanovich, the brains behind Cineplexx, is an Argentinean expatriate living in Barcelona both as a musician and as an accomplished graphic artist. For the past ten years, he has traveled around the world, channeling his passion for art and bringing his music to such cities as Buenos Aires, New York City, and Tokyo. On June 24th, Sebastian will release his most recent artistic accomplishment, Picnic (Portia Records). On his 5th overall album and Portia debut, Cineplexx enlists the help of friends Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Jad Fair and Federico Aubele to create this beautiful 13-song collection that evokes the lush arrangements of the Beach Boys and the pop sensibilities of Belle & Sebastian and Elliott Smith. Similar to that of Cineplexx's previous album Pequeños Accidentes Domésticos, which Rolling Stone Argentina called "beautiful" and "contagious," Picnic is filled with throng of strings, wall-of-sound-like arrangements and Sebastian's whispered Spanish vocals. Yet, Picnic is somewhat of a departure for the electronically inclined Cineplexx. With more pop structure and attention paid to fusing analog orchestration with his blips and beeps, Sebastian has delivered a record to our shores that will surely enchant its listeners. See what the critics are saying about Cineplexx.... "a sonic appliance of doubtless quality" Tony Rubies / El Lorito "with whispered Spanish vocals and wind-blown production, Litmanovich's records are vivid evocations of a desiccated Patagonian landscape." Shift Magazine "the music of Cineplexx is not only unique, but deeply affecting." EYE Magazine "a heir of the sonorous sketchs of Eno" – El Pais more information: www.portiarecords.com www.myspace.com/portiarecords posted 15.04.2008 |
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I wish you a fantastic 2008, with a new album out now, and a new song on myspace! CINEPLEXX PICNIC MOLECULA RECORDS (MEXICO) 2008  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 & the members of cineplexx’s band The odeons. 01 espiral (mp3) 02 a mi lado 03 tirados 04 picnic (con Jad Fair) 05 novatone 06 droga paliativa 07 sentada 08 humedad 09 tiger trap (con Duglas Stewart & Norman Blake) * 10 entre postales 11 dicen cosas 12 belle & sebastian 13 hojas sebastian litmanovich: voice, guitars, bass, sampler, sequences, percussion, xylophone, pt10, keyboards & ukelele.... guests: martin litmanovich: bass, guitars, korg delta martin ares: drums on 01, 08 & 11 fernando moresi: violin on 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 12 & 13 duglas stewart (bmx bandits): lead voice on 09 norman blake (Teenage Fanclub): moog & wurlitzer on 09 Jad Fair: psychodelic-voices on 04 sebastián kramer: guitars on 01 & 10 flor: percussion & tambourine on 01, 02, 10 & 11 federico aubele: bass on 08 & 10 composed, arranged & produced by sebastian litmanovich at portatile room mobile *except “tiger trap” composed by Duglas Stewart & sebastian litmanovich 2008 @ bcn / Spain / mix: s.l. + martín litmanovich + INFO The Molécula Record's deluxe edition includes 2 bonus tracks. you can buy it here: molecularecords@gmail.com www.myspace.com/molecularecords posted 27.12.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Bpop ! indie made in spain Saturday 20 October |
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Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Miscelanëa  Our mini tour @ Glasgow & Doncaster For this small tour I went there with Fernando but I really want to come back soon with the full band. Glasgow must be not the city, but the country of music lovers! We had a great time at the UK and I will be very thankfully forever to all the people that invited us and also play and sing with us, Glasgow scene is amazing and to play there and listen to so many concerts and talented musicians... And we had such an amazing audience! Here playing at the neon tetra garden party (Glasgow) with Ally Kerr singing his song I Think I'm Bleeding.  check the photos here And then we play with Ally Kerr (after his beautiful set we made together one of his songs) & St Deluxe at viva melodia (Glasgow) with special guest Duglas Stewart (singing Tiger Trap on the photo) and Stewart Kidd (from St Deluxe) on drums.  St Deluxe @ Viva Melodia  Here with tony (from Neon Tetra) and Norman Blake (from Teenage Fanclub)  check the photos here We first play at the Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster, with Walker, the band of Darren Belk (ex wedding present) here with Fernando at our room  check the photos here posted 25.07.2007 |
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Cineplexx mini tour @ UK  Cineplexx @ Vintage Rockbar With The Wireless Stores Friday, 20th July 2007, 19.00 - 1.00am Vintage Rockbar on St George's gate, Doncaster + info & tickets: http://www.myspace.com/vintagerockbar Cineplexx @ Viva Melodia With St Deluxe + resident Ally Kerr ! Sunday, 22nd July 2007, 20:00 viva melodia / cottier's, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow Free entry + info & tickets: http://www.myspace.com/vivamelodia Listen to the new Cineplexx's songs from the new album Picnic (unreleased yet) http://www.myspace.com/cineplexx We play with The Wireless Stores @ Doncaster. http://www.myspace.com/thewirelessstores  And at Glasgow we play with St Deluxe (great band and some members are part of BMX Bandits). http://www.myspace.com/stdeluxe  And also, at Viva Melodia will play my friend Ally Kerr, we will play a song together. He just finished his new beautiful album, listen! http://www.myspace.com/allykerr  posted 13.07.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Niu...  Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Niu / 3€ Wednesday 20 June / 20.30h / C/Almogavers 208, Poblenou (Barcelona) Listen the new songs here: http://www.myspace.com/cineplexx + info & tickets: http://www.niubcn.com & on July, the first mini tour at U.K. !!!! Cineplexx @ Vintage Rockbar Friday, 20th July 2007, 19.00 - 1.00am Vintage Rockbar on St George's gate, Doncaster + info & tickets: http://www.myspace.com/vintagerockbar Cineplexx @ Viva Melodia With St Deluxe Sunday, 22nd July 2007, 20:00 viva melodia / cottier's, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow Free entry + info & tickets: http://www.myspace.com/vivamelodia posted 30.05.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Miscelanea...  + info here ...................  Duglas Stewart (bmx bandits) & Norman Blake (teenage fanclub) I had the great help of the very talented genius Duglas Stewart (member & lead singer of the mythical band BMX Bandits, germ of UK’s indie pop music -nowadays they are about to release their upcoming new album!-), who co-wrote and sang the song Tiger Trap (for my upcoming album “Picnic”). Norman Blake also plays his moog & wurlitzer on the song! :) when I listen to Tiger Trap I realize of how lucky I am for this collaboration since i am a BMX and TF fan... I appreciate it so much! listen the song here: Tiger trap. and check out duglas personal myspace here:: http://www.myspace.com/dumbdugly and bmx myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/bmxbanditsgroup The official website: http://www.bmx-bandits.com ...................  cineplexx concert @ YouTube.com now is on-line the videos for the concert @ Boquitas Pintadas (2004 @ buenos aires) it was an acoustic concert inside the Suite Royal room and shoot by Adolfo Rozenfeld... the links of the videos: Turista - Temprano - Ademas - Sólido - Todo - Cansado posted 12.04.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Sala BeCool...  with Dismensionel, check their music here: www.myspace.com/dismensionel + info here posted 02.03.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons Concert...  The new album is almost finished... Im right now finishing my new album with very special guests, you can listen some demos at www.myspace.com/cineplexx :) And now, to celebrate! you can download 2 albums complete...  CINEPLEXX . PEQUEÑOS ACCIDENTES DOMESTICOS ZIGZAG RECORDS . 2003 MINI CD download >  CINEPLEXX @ DUBLAB (live 2006) este disco es inédito, un concierto acústico para la radio DubLab download > posted 08.01.2007 |
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