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"The music created by Matt Aiken, cleverly picks up conversation
and repeats it. Sounds of a cafe, a street and a subway filter in."
-The New York Sun

"The riotously sustained phrases of groove and horseplay in
Root 30 are powered by the tight jangle of Matt Aiken's musicians."
-Village Voice

"...shimmering music..."
-New York Times

The star of the opener, 'Root 30', was the musical score
(composed and performed live by Matt Aiken's Detour) which
bubbles with inventiveness. Lazy, jazzy melodies are intermixed
with perky percussion and a wonderful assortment of delicate electronic tones and acoustical sounds."
-Back Stage

"...the sepulchral electronic tones with which the Matt Aiken
Ensemble opened with beautifully set the stage..."
-Attitude Magazine

"...the Matt Aiken Ensemble was a rare bonus..."
-Village Voice
-Village Voice, 1996