"If rapid changes in time, melody, and emotion are cool, then call Hannis Brown the bi-polar Miles Davis. Oh Ah Ee is a disjointed, bizarre, delightfully-disorienting listen. Spiraling string arrangements, eerie Thom Yorke-ish moans, free jazz freak outs, anxiety ridden fits of electronic noise, and up-right bass solos; all slathered onto a jangly avant-garde rhythm section – yes please. "
- Two.One.Five Magazine
"Hannis Brown achieves something quite rare with this record; he holds my attention from start to finish. It is a riot of experimentation and invention, nothing is certain and there is a willingness to subvert itself. Brown draws on free jazz, indie rock, easy listening and avant garde composition (and anything else that comes to hand)... At heart Brown has the same innate sense of what makes music work that makes Jim O’Rourke so compelling, you never know when the song is going to open the door marked ‘pleasure’."
- Americana UK
"Brown's imagination is, indeed, impressive. But even more gripping is the way he brings together all of the ideas and sounds. This ought to be a collection of noise, with the occasional bit of structure sticking out of the rubble. But Brown has constructed a masterpiece."
- Aiding & Abetting
"Oh Ah Ee is certainly interesting, featuring bouts of free jazz, odd vocals, and found sounds... Oh Ah Ee is bizarre and awkward. But, you know, those traits are totally what Hannis Brown is going for, and that makes it alright for the most part. It’s not for everyone, but there is definitely a class of appreciators out there that will absolutely fall in love with this. To me, Hannis Brown is to music what mad scientists are to invention. Oh Ah Ee is for that type of music fan — the strange one. Me. For example: the more I listen, the more I like."
- Fensepost
"Created using unorthodox sounds with a complete disregard for commercial appeal, Oh Ah Ee will undoubtedly lose most listeners on the very first spin. The press release that accompanied this disc compared the artist's music to Pendereki and Ligeti, Tortoise, and Charles Mingus...which should give at least some indication of where Hannis Brown is coming from."
- babysue
"While some compositions are completely experimental with little in the way of melody and structure, some do have an endearing quality... layered backing vocals, jazz flavoured saxophone, vocal lines reminiscent of David Byrne (Talking Heads) and jazzy acoustic guitar fills combine for an interesting listen. If that sounds bizarre, it is, but it surprisingly works."
- Sea Of Tranquility
"Sometimes it reminds me of Roger Miller’s musical journey between his gigs with Mission of Burma. In the intervening years he experimented with various genre mixing, in Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, No Man, and various solo projects... a very cool debut, and I look forward to more from Hannis Brown."
- Jersey Beat