Snapshot Of Pure Attention

Painting - Snapshot Of Pure Attention
Jaunty modern kraut-rock- rock incorporating synths, wild post-apocalyctic themes, prog-rock nods with free sax and repetitions of a minimalist sort. Good mix of gutiar/bass/drums with synths and creative noises. F + M vocals with German accents at times reminds me of Kleenex, other times of Sugarcubes. Lyrics deal with tech-social stressors. All tracks good & fun-stressed. No FCCs

1. + Fast restrained cacophony "What is the nature of your sentience? A - I - Absolutely!"
2. Jangly guitar, tight drums, skwonky sax, minor key fem vocal. Prog instrumental solos. "To the end, I'm watching"
3. + dub-derived groove, moves to fun off-kilter sci-fi synth.
4. mid-tempo strong beat, swaying time signature that I can't quite count that sways and loops. Keeps off-balance. "Never said this out loud before. I desire to learn"
5. Vocal harmonizing & rhythm game intro makes "moment to moment" out of "momento" (not "memento" if you're watching the spelling...) then a stressful song with sci-fi synths near end.
6. Dystopian album closer, synths droop tones, enjoyable melody & beat.

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https://paintingband.bandcamp.com/album/snapshot-of-pure-attention says -- Berlin-based avant-garde pop trio Painting is giving AI a human voice on their new album... 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 ... much-anticipated follow-up to Painting's critically acclaimed 2022 debut album "Painting Is Dead", which saw them hailed as "the greatest new band in the German pop avant-garde" by Rolling Stone.

Painting are Theresa Stroetges (vocals, bass, guitar, synthesiser), Christian Hohenbild (vocals, drums, electronics) and Sophia Trollmann (vocals, saxophone, synthesiser). Stroetges and Hohenbild previously performed together in the band Soft Grid, while Trollmann contributed saxophone to one of Stroetges's solo albums under her Golden Diskó Ship moniker.

Formed in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, they 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 Stroetges, “even if two of the three of us are sceptical about it. They might be surprised!"