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Shawn Lee; Ping Pong Orchestra
Hits the Hits
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Hey Ya
2. Out of Time
3. Trick Me
4. Rock Your Body
5. Once Around The Block
6. One Thing
7. Millionaire
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Let Me Blow Your Mind
10. Get UR Freak On
11. Toxic
12. By The Way
13. Rehab
14. Cant Get You Out Of My Head

CD Details

All Artists: Shawn Lee; Ping Pong Orchestra
Title: Hits the Hits
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ubiquity
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 10/9/2007
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
Styles: Electronica, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 780661122029

Synopsis

Product Description

Shawn Lee goes completely pop here as he does tunes by Gwen Stefani, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Blur, Badly Drawn Boy, Justin Timberlake, OutKast, and many more. This multi-instrumentalist's sound, which started as a take on old school "library" albums, has grown into a sound of his own, utilizing vintage clavioline, zither, harpsichord, xylophone, Vox guitar, tremelo, dulcetone, and more. Following the success of "Voices And Choices" (from which "Kiss The Sky" was picked as an iTunes "song of the day") and his previous albums (three tunes from which were recently used in each of the three trailers for the "Oceans 13" movie), this is the second album from Lee this year, but not his last. Look for a Christmas album in November.

CD Reviews

Fun, unique takes on pop songs

A. Whitney | Silicon Valley, CA USA | 06/09/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Shawn Lee is a talented composer and musician. I first heard his soundtrack for the video game Bully and was hooked. He is well-versed in obscure and multicultural instruments, but he also incorporates some of the best styles from the past. He knows how to master a 60's sound, but also can keep it sounding fresh. You will be astounded at how he can take even the most tiresome pop song and transform it.

His version of "Hey Ya" is like Ramsey Lewis sat down at the piano in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse in 1960. "Get UR Freak On" is no longer a catchy (and ultimately annoying) hook, but a surf noir monster mantra. "Toxic" is re-imagined as a sexy sitar grind.

Many of these songs I would never listen to in their original states, but Lee has used his creativity to elevate them. I often play this when friends are over and someone always wants to know who it is."