Outlines review in WaxPoetics
Multi-instrumentalist (including massive drums) and producer Shawn Lee has been associated with countless projects. Born in Kansas and living abroad in London since 1995, Lee is known for his work […]
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AM & Shawn Lee are so catchy that they make me a little bit suspicious. I should be working harder to enjoy music; it almost feels like a guilty pleasure […]
Rolling Stone – Two Times Review
AM & Shawn Lee in Rolling Stone: “Shawn Lee sent me a maddening Sleng Teng Riddim influenced jam and at first I was wondering how on earth I was going […]
Exclaim – Synthesizers In Space Review
The latest offering from the ever-idiosyncratic Shawn Lee has its origins in “the mystery box” — a vintage synth instrument he uncovered at Austin’s Switched On Music Store — and Synthesizers […]
Freegan Kolektiva – Synthesizers In Space Review
‘Synthesizers In Space’ is an instrumental opus of vintage music. Psychedelic synths and the analogue recordings of bass, drums and guitars drive the listener in the direction of too-many-genres-to-mention (e.g. […]
Independent Review
Check out this review by Andy Gill from London’s Independent newspaper: Cult LA singer-songwriter AM and cult London beatmaster Shawn Lee share a taste for the outré, so it […]
emusic review
AM is a Tulsa-born, New Orleans-raised, L.A.-based singer whose third album, Future Sons & Daughters, won many a convert with its sharply retro mix of hot-tub soul, wounded indie-pop and Brazilian […]
Celestial Electric reviewed by Tiny Mix Tapes
In the opening monologue of The Big Lebowski, Sam Elliott says, “Sometimes, there’s a man — well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.” […]
Clutch of the Tiger Reviewed by Max Herman
Taking a break from his regular Ping Pong Orchestra moniker, Shawn Lee collaborates with the mysterious, and possibly fictitious Mojave Desert-dweller Clutchy Hopkins on Clutch of the Tiger. Regardless of […]
Under the Sun Soundtrack Reviewed by Dusty Groove America
Shawn Lee’s always been one to revive some of our favorite grooves from the past — and this time around, he takes on the great 60s genre of the surf […]
Shawn’s Lee Ping Pong Orchestra- A Very Ping Pong Christmas Reviewed by Music Reviewer
I personally think Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra may have created the very first psychedelic hip hop rock instrumental Christmas album of all time. Honestly, that is the only way […]
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra- Hits the Hits Reviewed by Tru Thoughts
Shawn Lee’s understood it all. The evolutive game of music business has never been about competition, but rather about talent and exposure. And marketing helps a lot when you lack […]
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra- Music And Rythm Reviewed by Glide Magazine
Have Mercy! This album from beat guru extraordinaire Shawn Lee is the shiznit. It’s called Music and Rhythm and is not to be slept on. What you’ll find on this […]
Monkeyboy Reviewed by Andy Gill Independent
The bossa track is ‘Happiness’, all itch-scratching Latin percussion a la Sergio Mendez. Had Arthur Lee’s Love formed in Rio rather than Los Angeles, they might have sounded like this. […]