Artist Detailed Info: Pencilbrain

In 1999 Z.T.Tosha a sound installation artist and producer, founded Pencilbrain, a collective of international artists and musicians. Since that time the collective, the art and the music have all underdone a few changes. The most noteworthy maybe the ‘band’ Pencilbrain that has emerged out of the collective by the same name.
After the success of their first releases; “Follow me” with Massive Attack’s singer Sara Jay and "Central Line South" which was referred to as the sound of urban life, Pencilbrain released their debut album Diverted Witness, like Pencilbrain itself defied the rules of categorizing and simultaneously appeared on charts as diverse as rock and lounge, alternative and jazz. “The music reminds one of an attractive mixture of rock and lounge, alternative and Electro, Hip-Hop and Acid jazz” wrote Julia Schöppner (Translated from the German review).
"Our music has no particle genre or style, It is simply our music, and reflects whatever we are into at the time we make it.” Z.T.Tosha.
The present make up of Pencilbrain came together after American singer-songwriter Amani Malaika and the Austrian “Santana”, as Clemens Wabra is now being referred to, joined the collective. Pencilbrain once again recreated itself, this time as a trio. The out come of this streamlined version of Pencilbrain is their latest release, This release also features other collective members such as percussionist Oha Maslo, bassist Rene Dissel, Michiel van Zundert on live drums, Shez Sheridan on vintage Hawaiian guitar, and Marc van Veldhoven on audio negatives.

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