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"...one of the finest non-Aboriginal didgeridoo players..."
J. Poet -Tower Pulse!
"As a key man in the groups Lights in a Fat City and Trance Mission, Kent has wielded the unwieldy wooden tube as deftly as possible, initiating many Western ears into how the didjeridu should and might by played."
Steve Heilig - The Beat
"The potential of trance music isn't just to provide a temporary escape from this culture, but to allow whole new cultural perspectives to be created... Kent's music is a strong hint at what might lie in the future of ambience."
Mark Heley - Clublife
"Kent's accomplishment lies in the hypnotic rhythm sequences and spiralling sounds that dance off the rough edges of his didj... Sublime."
Darren Bergstein - I/E
"...merging spirituality and the modern world...[Kent is] a true future primitive...doing Worldbeat in the most expansive sense possible."
Brad Balfour - The New Review of Records
"If you've ever tried to play didgeridoo you will instantly have great respect for Stephen Kent. Kent uses cyclical breathing (you can barely hear him inhale) to hold one continuous fundamental note while alternately adding resonant sweeps through the natural harmonic series, and guttural barks of broad band sound."
Hypno
"Kent is helping revolutionaize the way we perceive this fascinating instrument...Not everyone employing elements of traditional music in amodern context demonstrates the craft or respect that Kent displays..."
Jon Woodhouse - The Maui News
"In the hands of Stephen Kent, the didgeridoo urges the listener to follow its resonating song...Landing is a comprehensive exploration of the world of the didgeridoo from one of its pioneeering virtuosos."
Eric Watson - URB
"Stephen Kent, who composed, arranged, provided vocals and played the didgeridoos, tuba, drums, and other percussion on all the selections, is a formidable talent...Watch for him in the future."
Sandy Anderson - NAPRA Review
"Kent proves that one doesn't need electricity to make ambient music...he paints an amazing, textured landscape of layered resonating hums that massage the mind and body into perfect spiritual accord."
Oculus Magazine
"Highly recommended new music for a 21st-century world culture."
Jay Dobis - Rhythm Music Magazine
"...if you're skeptical about being swept away by someone blowing through a hollowed-out branch, you're in for a big surprise."
SF Weekly
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