"Garvey is a bundle of creativity and passion packaged in a relaxed, softspoken exterior...he is not a prisoner of old formulas. His music expresses helplessness and vulnerability. It is dark and introspective, while managing at the same time to express optimism."
- Henry H. Perritt, Jr., IndieMusicChicago.com
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"...one of greatest multi-percussionists, Darren Garvey will make you cry he's so good." - Theresa Carter, Chicago Now (Sep 28, 2009)
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"Darren Garvey, has a freaking cello bow...and he draws it over the rim of his big cymbal, which he then sets wobbling in cosmic song...and shakers...I swear Darren gets it talking…watching Darren picking up and putting down this and that — I’ve only mentioned about a tenth of what he deploys.
- Candace McNulty, Read It News Magazine - Prescott, AZ (Oct 21, 2008)
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"I was captivated by...Darren Garvey's almost schizophrenic ability on a multitude of instruments."
- Theresa Carter, NBC5 Street Team - The Local Tourist (May 05, 2008)
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"...percussion style is as unique as that of Kapsalis's approach to guitar. [Garvey] pushes the boundaries of percussion to the limit- and sometimes further- by using unorthodox playing techniques in combination with traditional percussion instruments, such as a cello bow on the cymbals."
- Hillel Frankel, Jazz Novo
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"The parts are extremely precise, [Darren's] moving back and forth from instrument to instrument at the right time in complex time signatures and different feels."
- Steve Edwards, Eight Forty Eight - Chicago Public Radio |
