"... An essential album... A supreme knowledge of their instruments... The ability to adapt, create and inject humour. Watch out for this band, for they will surely surpass the realms of folk and traditional music and make an important contribution to contemporary music in general".

        "An important album . . . wholly original, majestic and witty".

        "An acute application of the instruments with enormous success".

        "The most ubiquitous performers in the country, Gryphon have boundary-defying appeal. Imaginative flights of improvisation taken to the farthest limits. By comparison, Peter Maxwell Davies's isorhythmic motets gone sour and Purcell metamorphosed into foxtrots have become lifeless and predictable".

        "Gryphon: The 13th century slade! The nation's most charming new group. Their musical prowess is exceptional. They are gifted with humour, and above all they have a charisma that will ensure them success".

        "Hairfrizz and krumhorns but basically educational. A curiously pleasing hybrid music that might persuade a progressive archdeacon to tap his toes".

        "An acquired taste. . . but worth acquiring".

        "They arc busily making a valid and fresh contribution to today's music. Plenty of life and spontaneity".

        "Their effervescent humour juxtaposes tidily against the comparative depth of their music and makes for a balanced act that always pleases, and sometimes amazes. Gryphon's musicianship, ideas and sense of fun make them the freshest band to emerge this year".

        "As the lightning dexterity of Richard's soprano recorder trilled over David's inexorable drum beats, played at a furious tempo, so the soles of my feet began to itch. Casting lager to the winds I was forced into a dancing position, and for minutes on end jigged and danced, gasping and panting, temples swelling, eyes bulging, all the while uttering half-human cries.
As Brian's bass krumhorn honked a sonorous solo of almost mystical power my knees gave way until your correspondent sank to the floor, mouth flecked with foam. Bright specks of light swam before my eyes, and bells chimed in my head. It was an exhausting stunning experience, and I determined to follow this group further".

        "They create rare and inventive music. They have appeared on all four BBC national radio networks within the space of five days which shows the breadth of their appeal and the impossibility of categomising them".

        "Gutsy, bright and rhythmic. Harvey is a first rate recorder virtuoso and the strength of the band's repertoire is an immaculate command of intricate instrumentals".

        "Stately and discreetly turned-on".

        "Veering dangerously from humour to glitteringly beautiful instrumental passages - it is a splendid album. It proves that dazzling instrumental skills and Taste for Yes, Prokofiev, Bach and Davy Graham can make for dramatically original music. The album has a freshness which promises great things for the future."

        "Excellent music. Their album reveals them as sensitive, witty and highly accomplished musicians".

        "Veering dangerously from humour to glitteringly beautiful instrumental passages - it is a splendid album. It proves that dazzling instrumental skills and a taste for yes, Prokofiev, Bach and Davy Graham can make for dramatically original music. The album has a freshness which promises great things for the future". "Excellent music. Their album reveals them as sensitive, witty and highly accomplished musicians". "Gryphon use kmumhorns, harpsichord and recorders as first instruments, not as novelties or decoration, and it shows in tight performance and technical accomplishment an impressive first-born, well thought out and very enjoyable".
        "Gryphon are better able than any other group I've heard to convey the energy of the old music. What makes them such a joy to listen to, is their sense of fun combined with meal technical prowess and well-thought-out arrangements, all infused with a refreshing exuberance .