Interviews, Reviews & points of view on Picnic Ayer hice una especie de entrevista telefónica en la que recorri canción por canción del disco, contando pequeñas anecdotes o los origenes e ideas de las canciónes, tambien en gran parte traduciendo letras: 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."... Continuando con los reviews aquí adjunto algunos más: 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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Busco Baterista para completar la formación de Cineplexx & The Odeons en Barcelona.  Actualmente estamos tocando canciones del próximo disco PICNIC y de discos anteriores. Algunas referencias musicales: The Pastels, BMX Bandits, the vaselines, Teenage Fanclub, The Ronnettes, Joe Meek, Beach Boys, Jens Lekman, Magnetic Fields, Lemans y Family entre muchos otros. Si saben de alguien que pueda estar interesado se agradece mucho que se pongan en contacto: info@cineplexx.net para escuchar música www.myspace.com/cineplexx y leer reviews aquí gracias! posted 29.05.2008 |
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Concurso "Picnic" de Portia Records. Gana un disco! Hola! Portia Records hace un pequeño concurso en el que regalan 5 discos, y creo que incluyen 1 poster diseñado por Ana / Itte Studio con hermosos conejos y patterns) aquí: www.portiarecords.com/cineplexx El poster...  Buena suerte!... posted 21.05.2008 |
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Picnic será editado por Portia Records para US y Canada Hola! queria compartir con todos una gran noticia, y es que mi disco Picnic será editado el próximo 24 de Junio para Estados Unidos y Canada por el sello Portia Records. También estará disponible en MP3 en US, Canada y México. Espero dar algunos conciertos por US y México antes de fin de año... descarga 01 espiral (mp3), la primer canción de Picnic. aquí copio el press release de Portia: 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 más información: www.portiarecords.com www.myspace.com/portiarecords posted 15.04.2008 |
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CINEPLEXX (LIVE!) @ Equipo Plastico 5 Abril 2008. 22h  >>Equipo Plástico party happening Intervienen> Team plastique, Cineplexx, Crapulesque, Ultraplayback, Meneo, Tracy Splinter, Gonzalo Escarpa, Ajo, Taccetti, Steven Forster, Thomas Engelbert, Ninaboy, Nihal Mumcu, Braxter, Mistress Basia, Santiago Monge, Vincent DeBlüe, Cristian Vogel, Handyhan, Testphase, Silvia Prada Sábado 5 de abril desde las 22:00h Colaboración 5 euros AdriAntic Via Trajana, 11 Barcelona - St. Adrià del Besòs <M> La Pau (L2, L4) + INFO www.propost.org/ep posted 01.04.2007 |
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Feliz 2008! con nuevo disco y un bonus track en myspace! CINEPLEXX PICNIC MOLECULA RECORDS (MEXICO) 2008  Picnic, el nuevo album de Cineplexx, es definitivamente pop con influencias que entremezclan a Flaming Lips, BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub, The Ronnettes, Joe Meek, Beach Boys, Jens Lekman, Magnetic Fields, Lemans y Family entre muchos otros. Un álbum que busca la belleza, el reflorecer musical desde la sencillez melódica pop y los arreglos de sinfonía low-fi..... Con colaboración de Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (teenage Fanclub), Jad Fair (half japanese), Federico Aubele, Sebastián Kramer, Leumann, Fernando Moresi, Martin Ares, Florencia Inza & Earzumba. 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: voces, guitarrass, bajo, sampler, sequences, percusion, 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 todas las canciones compuestas, arregladas y producidas por sebastian litmanovich *excepto “tiger trap” compuesta por Duglas Stewart & sebastian litmanovich 2008 @ bcn / Spain + INFO La edición de lujo en digipack de Molécula Records incluye 2 bonus tracks y se puede conseguir aquí: molecularecords@gmail.com www.myspace.com/molecularecords posted 27.12.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Bpop ! indie made in spain sábado 20 octubre |
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Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Miscelanëa  Nuestro mini tour @ Glasgow & Doncaster Para este pequeño tour viaje a Glasgow y Doncaster solo con Fernando, me encantaría volver pronto con toda la banda completa. Glasgow debería ser, no la ciudad, sino el país de los melomanos y amantes de la música! Fueron unos días alucinantes y estaré siempre agradecido con toda la gente que nos invitó, que tocó con nosotros en los conciertos y cantó con nosotros. la escena de Glasgow es increíble, de suma colaboración y sincero entusiasmo, y pudimos ver tantos conciertos... y contar con una audiencia increíble! Aquí estamos tocando en la fiesta de Neon tetra (Glasgow) con Ally Kerr cantando su canción I Think I'm Bleeding.  más fotos aquí El Domingo 22 tocamos en Viva Melodia con Ally Kerr (después de su set hicimos nuevamente su canción) & St Deluxe, aparte de contar con Duglas Stewart (cantando Tiger Trap en la foto) y Stewart Kidd (de St Deluxe) en la batería.  el concierto de St Deluxe @ Viva Melodia  Aquí con tony (de Neon Tetra) y Norman Blake (de Teenage Fanclub) después de los conciertos.  más fotos aquí el primer día tocamos en el Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster, con Walker, la banda de Darren Belk (ex wedding present) y aquí estoy con Fernando recién llegados en nuestra habitación.  más fotos aquí 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 Pueden escuchar algunos demos del próximo disco en http://www.myspace.com/cineplexx En Doncaster tocaremos con The Wireless Stores. http://www.myspace.com/thewirelessstores  Y en Glasgow tocamos con St Deluxe (muy recomendables, algunos miembros son parte de BMX Bandits). http://www.myspace.com/stdeluxe  Tambien toca habitualmente como residente de Viva Melodia mi amigo de Glasgow Ally Kerr y seguro haremos alguna conción juntos. Acaba de terminar un album muy bonito, escuchen! http://www.myspace.com/allykerr  posted 13.07.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Niu...  Cineplexx & The Odeons @ Niu / 3€ Miercoles 20 de Junio / 20.30h / C/Almogavers 208, Poblenou (Barcelona) Adelantamos canciones del próximo disco para un aforo limitado. |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Miscelanea...  + info del concierto aqui ...................  Duglas Stewart (bmx bandits) & Norman Blake (teenage fanclub) Acabo El próximo disco llamado Picnic, incluye una canción que co-escribi junto a Duglas Stewart (mítico cantante y fundador de la banda de culto BMX Bandits, germen de la música indie de UK), aparte de haber escrito la letra aporto su maravillosa voz, lo cual es una novedad ya que es la primer canción en ingles que incluyo en un disco de cineplexx. Por otro lado Norman Blake también se sumó tocando el moog y el wurlitzer. El resultado es Tiger trap, que pueden escuchar en myspace. Para quienes no conozcan la fantástica música de Duglas & Bmx Bandits (quienes están a punto de sacar disco) pueden empezar por su página personal: http://www.myspace.com/dumbdugly y también http://www.myspace.com/bmxbanditsgroup Y esta es la página oficial de la banda http://www.bmx-bandits.com ...................  Concierto de cineplexx @ YouTube.com Ya están online varias canciones del concierto que di con mi hermano en Boquitas Pintadas en el 2004 (creo...) es un acústico en la Suite Royal del hotel filmado por Adolfo Rozenfeld... Aquí están los links: Turista - Temprano - Ademas - Sólido - Todo - Cansado posted 12.04.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons @ Sala BeCool...  Compartimos concierto con Dismensionel, pueden escucharlos aquí: www.myspace.com/dismensionel + info del concierto aqui posted 02.03.2007 |
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Cineplexx & The Otheons Conciertoooo...  Será el primer concierto con la banda completa, los ensayos estan saliendo muy bien. Antes tocan The Match Properties, pueden escucharlos aquí: www.myspace.com/thematchproperties El disco nuevo está casi casi... Ahora mismo estoy terminando de mezclar y mi hermano martin se encargará del mastering, pueden escuchar algunos demos en www.myspace.com/cineplexx :) Y para celebrar subí dos discos completos en MP3 para descargar completamente.  CINEPLEXX . PEQUEÑOS ACCIDENTES DOMESTICOS ZIGZAG RECORDS . 2003 MINI CD descargar >  CINEPLEXX @ DUBLAB (live 2006) este disco es inédito, un concierto acústico para la radio DubLab descargar > posted 08.01.2007 |
