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Mar 6, 2012This is music at something like its most natural, made by a collaboration who might not even have met but who have struck up a clear understanding despite the distance between them. More, please.
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Feb 17, 2012An engaging blend of slinky Tropicalia, soulful Bacharachia, and enigmatic Euro-thriller themes.
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Sep 12, 2011Celestial Electric is overwhelmingly a summer record-but one you can pull out on the coldest of winter nights and be instantly transported to warmer climes with its tropicalia-tinged melodies.
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Sep 7, 2011Ultimately, Celestial Electric could only have been made now, and it stands on its own merits. As the future sons and daughters of generations come to pass, the genius of Shawn Lee will be widely recognized. With AM up front, Lee is like The Funk Brothers of Motown.
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Sep 7, 2011This type of zip-filed nostalgia is not particularly rare or new, but what makes this meeting of the minds work better than other collaborative vanity projects is the way these two artists' sensibilities flow seamlessly into one another, erasing any sense of the cut-and-pasting that brought the album to life.
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Sep 7, 2011For longtime fans, Celestial Electric is about as good as one could have hoped for the coming together of two like-minded musicians.
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Sep 7, 2011Celestial Electric settles into its midtempo shuffle early on and rarely strays from it and doesn't do enough to command attention when it does.
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Sep 7, 2011Celestial Electric can feel a little freewheeling and exploratory at times, but it also hints at great potential in future collaborations.
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Q MagazineFeb 16, 2012Heavenly. [Mar 2012, p.97]
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Feb 13, 2012Lee ... continues his proclivity for sonic innovation with a plethora of funky grooves and drum lines - with no loops in earshot. AM's psychedelic guitar licks, basslines and vocals underpin an overriding '60s vibe.
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MagnetNov 11, 2011Lush and smooth, funky and ethereal, Celestial Electric is a sublimely down-tempo album filled with beautiful vocals and gorgeous orchestration. [#81, p. 52]