CINEPLEXX

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.

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, 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), Duglas Stewart (Bmx Bandits) & Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub).

NUEVAHOLA
A new compilation album of new, old, and rare songs by Cineplexx.
Cherry Red Records, Out Now! (worldwide)
get it at itunes, amazon, and all the good stores.

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PICNIC
Portia Records (US, CA, delivery worldwide)
Molécula Records, Out now (México)
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Buenos Aires born, Barcelona resident and graphic artist Sebastian Litmanovich is Cineplexx.

Cineplexx presents Picnic, a gorgeous Spanish-language record of beautiful harmonies and lush instrumentation similar to Belle & Sebastian a la The Boy with the Arab Strap, the swaying rhythms of Gilberto Gil and tender 60s rock reminiscent of Love and the Zombies.Picnic is a rare treat of a perfect pop record with revelatory songs underneath the album's fuzzy, echoed wash.

With the help of Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Federico Aubele, Jad Fair, Sebastián Kramer, Leumann, Earzumba & friends.

BUY: http://www.portiarecords.com/cineplexx

www.myspace.com/cineplexx & www.cineplexx.net

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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. - obscuresound

It’s a wonderful album, a wonderful collection of pop songs, full of pretty melodies, lush strings and harmonies. - eardrums

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. - squaregirls

If you’re into Elliott Smith and Belle & Sebastian, you'll really enjoy Cineplexx. - afrojacks.com

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

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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... (read more)