09/08/0006 Clive Davis - The Times

“Intelligent hard bop with a melodic twist, as the drummer performs material from his latest album ‘Translation’.”

30/07/0006 Dave Gelly. The Observer

"A single live set, highly concentrated and phenomenally energetic, captures this young band at its peak. It consists of 10 originals, recorded at London's Pizza Express Jazz Club, and the style is essentially a contemporary variant of hard bop. What sets it apart is the remarkable cohesion of the whole band - the tight blend of Quentin Collins's trumpet and Brandon Allen's tenor saxophone, Howe's needle-sharp drum fills and that indefinable sense of occasion which comes when a band knows it is working at the top of its form. This, the quintet's second album, marks a distinct advance on last year's very promising debut."

13/07/0006 Time Out

“Searing modal hard bop from drummer Howe, playing scorching originals and drawing on the spirit of classic 60’s Blue Note”