'A New Way' - Lee's 1st solo album is out now!
Please go to the news, music shop and downloads section for more details. A sampler and some praise from some cool dudes below:
PRAISE FOR 'A NEW WAY':
After realising that not only will the NME and such not be reviewing my record but that I would not notice if they did as I do not read it anymore, plus concluded I would not much care what they said. so I decided to ask artists, bands and other people I respect/like who have heard it to comment. Below are a few of the replies I got (i think u will agree they're much better than the NME could write):
"Superlative agit-funk, like TLC mixed with THC resulting in six less tits, one more dick, a higher combined IQ and 100% soul retention" - Penelope Collegefriend of Lapsus Linguae
(Scotland's best band ever doesn't even do them justice!)
(Scotland's best band ever doesn't even do them justice!)
"Like Prince & Bowie put into a musical blender and turned up to the max" - Ade Phillips, 'Tuna The Day' (www.tunatheday.com)
"Filthy beats, dirty bass and sexy lyrics - makes me want to drive around late night LA in a drop top impala with leopard skin seats, hitting switches" - Andy Hill of Death of Hi-Fi
(currently Oxford's hottest beat-orientated property)
(currently Oxford's hottest beat-orientated property)
"What I like about the Album 'A New Way' is that it's an album full of music to suit a wide spectrum of tastes from the drum and bass of 'So many Things' to the electronic sound of 'Nu-life'. This album really explores a side of Lee that is far away from anything that you have heard before."
- Sam Colmer, host of "The Local" on Abingdonxtra.co.uk
- Sam Colmer, host of "The Local" on Abingdonxtra.co.uk
"Lo-fi funky electronica to make your skull thump."
- Jonny Payne of Deer Chicago
(Oxfordian skybound melodic post-indierock darlings)
- Jonny Payne of Deer Chicago
(Oxfordian skybound melodic post-indierock darlings)
Welcome 2 Lee Christian's site!
Thanks for visiting this site, an online home for my assorted musical work. Feel free to have a look around using the tabs on the left to navigate. Below are a few things that nice people in the music industry and otherwise said about me:
ACE (GUITAR HERO FOR SKUNK ANANSIE & SMILEX PRODUCER)
"Tune of the day: Smilex 'Flimsy Fickle Fashion' from the '7' LP. Lee Christian is one of my fave lyricists! Happy 10 year anniversary guys! "
MC LARS (US LAPTOP-RAP PIONEER & SMILEX COLLABORATOR)
"Smilex has been kicking butt in Oxford for as long as I can remember. Lee and the gang were there when I got my start and our collaborations and shows together have always been memorable. They will always be one of my favorite British acts, I love their open mindedness and ability to rock out. Much love!"
TIM HUGHES (MUSIC CORRESPONDENT - THE OXFORD MAIL)
"Smilex, Lee Christian's incendiary circus of kinetic punk-fuelled garage rock. Visceral, cathartic, and exhausting - Smilex are always an unmissable spectacle "
TEN YEARS ON - LIVERPOOL REMEMBERS GEORGE HARRISON GIG
"After seeing his showstopping one-off band tribute to George Harrison's Beatle compositions 'Piggies' perform at the 'For George' event in 2009, "Ten Years On - Liverpool Remembers George" asked Lee to put together an exclusive performance for The Free Concert For George at St. George's Hall and at The Cavern, Liverpool in 2011. It consisted of two specific setlists - one of tunes which George covered throughout his career and the other a tryptych of his Indian-inspired songs in collaboration with a sitarist and tabla player. In keeping with George's ideology: that works be re-interpreted and not merely copied, Lee recruited a spectacular band of musicians to form "The Rebels" for one day only and delivered with interest, parts of the set being nothing less than spell-binding."
- Denise (Ten Years On event organiser)
- Denise (Ten Years On event organiser)
The Psychic Truth Society Extravaganza, St George's Hall, Liverpool.
What we were trying to achieve was very difficult and we had to be careful in order not to disturb the energies while using radio transmitted, wireless and roaming microphones so Lee's technical know-how was vital. He made sure nothing went wrong over a 5 hour period and aided the mediums in a calm and friendly manner without once taking a break for himself. His dedication could not be faulted.... Psychic Truth Society, Liverpool.
