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New!  AM's new album PRECIOUS LIFE is out May 20!

The transatlantic duo AM & Shawn Lee continue their journey forward via the past on their album Outlines, digging heavily into obscure soul, sound library and soundtracks for inspiration and re-imagine them through a pop lens.  AM & Shawn Lee focus heavily on synthesizers, but still keep the core organic, with live drums and bass and of course placing a heavy importance on groove.  

Sonically Outlines tips it's hat to other synthesized soul productions such as The System or The Blackbyrds . 

The first single "Persuasion" sets up the album perfectly with a revolving, atmospheric synth pattern suddenly interrupted by a deep funk groove peppered with staccato vocal stylings.  "Cold Tears", a heartbreaking tale of a friend's false imprisonment, flows over galloping funk and sinister synths.  "Again and Again", perhaps the epitome of sparse groove, is a perfect mid-tempo cruiser and a clear nod to AM's past tour mates AIR, while "Nightshine" delivers demented aerobic pop...picture Olivia Newton John's "Physical" set to a John Carpenter film.

The album title Outlines plays on a double meaning.  On the one hand the record sounds like a "trace", giving no more than necessary to the production...the essentials.  Lyrically, there is an undercurrent of an all too familiar modern struggle...the failure to communicate.  We're only giving each other shorthand… “the outlines.”
AM & Shawn Lee's musical and artistic chemistry is very obvious especially since they have never recorded in the same room together.  The duo trade tracks between London and Los Angeles until they feel the songs are complete.  The process is ego-less, and both AM and Shawn Lee play nearly every instrument on the record. 
Outlines is by far AM & Shawn Lee's favorite recording to date.  Minimalist, future soul re-worked for today, but never forgetting what came before. Above all the music just soars. …Like hang gliding into a summer sunset.


Jared Blum was the creator of Vision Heat ltd; an independent library production music house active between 1982-1988. The private pressings were made for limited distribution to smaller budget production houses who specialized in programs for cable television, public access , straight to video and advertising spots. These records and songs have been public again and are available for the first time for your listening pleasure. 

Like all library music companies Vision Heat copied and expanded on the current hits, styles and genres of the day. From swinging electro pop, progressive art rock, new age /ambient, minimalism to more experimental work for film scores and logo tones Vision Heat was a single man opperation making music for everybody and anyone. Many of these tracks have now been compiled into "Themes" records starting with 'The Chosen Themes Programs 1 and 2' which was released 2015-2016 on Root Strata. 'Immediate Themes' will be released by Burning Witches in 2022-3.  Along with the 'Themes' records, Vision Heat will also release single projects like "Century Games (Jahrhunderts Spiele)" which was a made for ZDF German television and "External Interference" a record of progressive art rock intended for public release that never saw the light of day until now.  Enjoy!

Jared Blum CEO
Vision Heat ltd. 
'Music Solutions'

Compositor, productor y terapeuta musical.

Contacto:
benjamin.zrt@gmail.com

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