Here's a sampling of accolades from international magazines such as Alternative Press, Zillo, Spin, Sonica, Future Music, Option, and others (we greatly appreciate the kind words and good press).
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Songs to shut you [+]Here's a sampling of accolades from international magazines such as Alternative Press, Zillo, Spin, Sonica, Future Music, Option, and others (we greatly appreciate the kind words and good press).
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Songs to shut your eyes by and let the imagery flow. 4AD fans will die for this. - (Ivy, Ben Is Dead Magazine, USA)
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Beautiful female vocals...the atmospherics and vocals reach down to the very depths of the soul and bring out music that is too beautiful for words to describe. - (Gothic Magazine, Germany)
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Eleven Shadows is the brainchild of Los Angeles resident Ken Lee, though to realize these beautiful textures and tunes, he has enlisted the help of Esther Tessel and Connie Deeter, to make this one of the most organic and haunting releases we've had the pleasure of reviewing. The nearest reference point might be Dead Can Dance or Arvo Part, but this is music that defies categorisation.
While "Shegar" is dark and haunting, "Dentro" is more contemplative and hopeful. "Bardo" is a dark collage of abstract sounds, backwards noises, treated gamelans, Tibetan bells, and vocal samples, very similar to the opening atmospheres of "Shegar". Finally, "L'Oceano" is another beautiful tune, halfway between the moods of "Dentro" and "Shegar", with some atmospheres comparable to the best of Mark Isham. - (Future Music Magazine: Making Music with Modern Technology, U.K.)
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Eleven Shadows' "Shegar" had us all swooning back in Future Music 41. Replete with multi-layered Kurzweil string pads, bowed double bass and beautiful vocals, the earlier track proved to be something of a sponge for superlatives. Described at the time as 'organic and haunting', among other things, Ken Lee's orchestral epic provoked a flurry of activity around the 'organic and haunting' section of the office thesaurus. "Shegar" also got an airing on the fabulous "Mixing It" show on Radio 3 on the BBC thrice!
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Ken Lee, of Chinese ancestry, makes shimmery, vibrant music as Eleven Shadows with both electronic instruments and traditional Asian instruments, such as Tibetan bells and bowls and Indonesian gamelan. These melt (together) with very beautiful vocals from Esther Tessel and acoustic bass from Connie Deeter.
Lee combines Asian and Western influ
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