Painting - Snapshot Of Pure Attention - LP

Painting - Snapshot Of Pure Attention - LPA breathlessly unpredictable collision of punk energy, math rock time signatures, techno beats, free jazz sax solos, blaring synthesisers and tumbling call and response vocals, "Snapshot Of Pure Attention" is the incredible second album by fast rising Berlin trio Painting. Drawing on an expansive and explosive palette ranging from experimental rock and electronic avant garde sounds to leftfield pop, techno and jazz, Painting's music is a constantly

A breathlessly unpredictable collision of punk energy, math-rock time signatures, techno beats, free-jazz sax solos, blaring synthesisers and tumbling call-and-response vocals, "Snapshot Of Pure Attention" is the incredible second album by fast-rising Berlin trio Painting.

Drawing on an expansive and explosive palette ranging from experimental rock and electronic avant-garde sounds to leftfield pop, techno and jazz, Painting's music is a constantly shifting and refreshing kaleidoscope of sounds that felt like it was fighting to escape the rigid confines of conventional songcraft. 

Formed in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, Painting have an unconventional setup which sees all three members share vocals (with Stroetges most often taking the lead), play multiple different instruments, and each contribute to a highly democratic songwriting and song arrangement process. "Our motto is that every idea has to be tried out at least once," explains Painting's Theresa Stroetges, “even if two of the three of us are sceptical about it. They might be surprised!"

Snapshot Of Pure Attention takes that same 'try anything once' songwriting ethos to a whole new level, by drawing influences from anywhere and everywhere – from Omar Souleyman to Billie Eilish, from Derya Yildirim to lyrics generated by Google’s AI LaMDA language models. All patiently and painstakingly refined and boiled down to 36 minutes of exquisitely controlled sonic chaos.

"Snapshot Of Pure Attention" will be released on April 11th, 2025 on vinyl and via digital services, jointly by Berlin’s Sinnbus and the isle of Eigg, Scotland’s Lost Map Records.  

LP comes on appr. 140g black vinyl.

/// Tracks
A01 AI, Absolutely!
A02 White On White
A03 WYWAYWG
B01 Helping Others
B02 Momento
B03 Benevolent Dictator