PAINT ME PICASSO are the new Generation Rock! Four young musicians - inspired by the future – but still with due respect of the past. These are four individualists that could not be more different. They come together to fuse the soundtracks of their self-composed lives.

It is more than evident that these four Hamburg-based guys feel comfortable in many different sub-genres of rock. However, listeners will be quick to uncover the influence of RnB-molded singer Can. A rock band that plays pop music and a pop band that plays rock music – or might it just be a genre that everybody has to define personally? No matter one’s decision: everybody can get carried away by driving guitar melodies, powerful rhythms and a distinctive voice.

When compared to the early days of the band’s time, when PAINT ME PICASSO were still sitting in a Miami studio recording their first and self-titled EP (released in 01/2012), their unique style has not really changed but much more evolved. Even though producers Chris Rodriguez (among others Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin) and Jeff Glixman (among others Gary Moore, Black Sabbath) have helped enormously at that point, the guys quickly realized that they had to take matters into their own hands and decided the define their own sound. A great decision, as it turns out.

That is how the debut album “BYGONES” (release date: 21 February 2014) was put together by singer Can, guitarist Jules, bassist Robert and drummer Steven since early 2013. So the professionally-trained musicians have gotten together with each other as well as mixing/mastering engineer and friend Ludwig Maier, who also functioned as producer, to provide their self-recorded music with a certain harmony and sharpen the sound. Johannes Rothenaicher was brought in as a helping hand and co-producer and finally completed the team. That way the album was finalized rather quickly.

However, the time has come for PAINT ME PICASSO to return to the stages because, after all, that is where the band feels the most comfortable.

Der Sound der alienmindbenders

Trommelfellzermürbende Beats prasseln auf loungige Jazzclubatmo. Die ALIENMINDBENDERS sind mal düster, mal romantisch, dann wieder zynisch zuckend oder elaboriert funky. Der Geist des Projekts ist in etwa so schwer zu greifen wie das Wesen einer Frau: mal ist sie die skrupellose Femme fatale, die dir in einem Moment den Rücken zeigt und im anderen mit ihren verträumten Kulleraugen dein Herz zerfließen lässt. Mal lässt sie dich mit Gehirnzerfetzenden Beats strammstehen und dann wieder dahin gleiten wie auf Schäfchenwolken. 

AMB ist die Liebe zum musikalischen Detail, zum Zitat der Postmoderne, die Faszination der auffordernd dunkeln Leichtigkeit, mit der janeBO ihre Songs einsingt. Das Ergebnis: das Album ALIENATION. Ein Wortspiel, ein erster Einblick in den außerterrestrischen Kosmos jenseits der Vernunft und hin zu den Ursprüngen des Gedankens: dem gefühlsbetonten Ich, dem der Zutritt zum Paradies aber seit Menschwerdung verwährt bleibt. So dreht das Alien seine Kreise, ständig in Wartestellung, zwischen Überich und Es bleibt eigentlich nur eine Chance: Mensch Leute, the true sound is out there - get out on the dancefloor and believe!

Vynex was a music project from Schwerin, Germany active from 2005 to 2014.

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