Pop Matters: Cousin Review
It manages to balance its weird orchestra breakdown with a rather contemporary beginning and ending.
New York Times: Lending Mozart a Left Hand
The composer and pianist Timo Andres’s take on the “Coronation” (otherwise known as the Piano Concerto No. 26 in D) felt necessary — not a lark but a surprisingly moving dazzler.
Pitchfork: "And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" Review
“Roots albums, no matter the landscape around them, always feel sturdy, firm—responsible, in the classic Gangstarr way.”
Paste: "And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" Review
In “…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin,” The Roots prove their mastery of mixing high and low culture for diverse audiences. It’s a headier album, but one rife with significance.
HipHopDX: "Cousin" Review
“It’s a curious turn, but one that finds them as oddly whimsical and satisfying as ever.”
The Musical Hype: Cousin Review
All preconceived notions of ‘hip-hop’ are tossed out the window, as the transcendence of the sometimes one-dimensional genre is epitomized here.
Subjective Sounds: Cousin Review
Putting the record on the turntable is an immersive experience that I consider to be synonymous with hip hop as the music will not only radiate through your body but will also touch your soul.
Rolling Stone: Cousin Review
In The Roots’ …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, pianos and strings clash in explosions of third-stream jazz, French electro-acoustic pioneer Michel Chion brings noise, deep-blue tones vibrate like Miles Davis' Porgy and Bess.
Slant: Cousin Review
It’s hard to deny the overall effect of this strange, smartly conceived album.
The Guardian: Cousin Review
The Roots have total command of their combination of jazz-influenced hip-hop and social awareness.
NPR Music's 100 Favorite Songs Of 2013
Home Stretch is a gentle gondola ride through five lovely Eno songs ... a clever, lovingly orchestrated homage in the time-honored spirit of Franz Liszt.
NPR: Classical Lost And Found: The Versatile Sound Of Vivian Fung
Dreamscapes is magnificent with virtuosic performances… a spectacular sounding disc… by one of today’s most eclectic composers.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Home Stretch" Review
In the reinvention of the Coronation Concerto on Home Stretch, Andres lets his imagination fill in the gaps, and creates a lovely amalgam of Mozartian classicism and modern pianistic sensibility.
Pasatiempo: Home Stretch Review
The different music on composer-pianist Timo Andres’ Home Stretch — a rhythmically modern piece for piano and chamber orchestra, a reimagination of Mozart’s Coronation concerto, and a “paraphrase” of themes written by an experimental, ambient musician — is an adventure in time, in terms of tempo and stylistic history.
The Guardian: "Home Stretch" Album
The centrepiece of this latest collection on Home Stretch is a perfect example of Andres's playful intelligence and individuality.
The Independent: "Home Stretch" Review
“An ambitious and confident performance resulting in a compelling blend of ancient and modern.”
NPR First Listen Review: "Home Stretch"
“Thought-provoking glimpses into how the past and the present merge in classical music today.”
Juilliard Journal Online: Dreamscapes Review
The two concertos were recorded at Tanglewood’s Seiji Ozawa Hall by Charlie Post and Tim Martyn with a “you-are-there” feeling.
MusicWeb: Dreamscapes Review
The opening Violin Concerto is a good introduction to Fung, offering an immediate vista of her understated but brilliant orchestration and her technically demanding but musically riveting writing for the violin.