| REVIEWS OF 'CHECKPOINT' (2007) |
 UNCUT (April 2007) 
“The Unseen Guest is an unusual global collision, but they dovetail beautifully on 2nd album Checkpoint. Declan and Amith make exotic folk with bags of melody” |
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 Losing Today (USA)
“The follow up to 2005’s ‘Out There’, ‘Checkpoint’ amounts to one giant leap for duo Declan Murray and Amith Narayan…….. an uplifting collection of refreshingly well-composed songs that prove The Unseen Guest to be as well versed in the Human condition as they are in the geography of the world” |
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 Roadtracks ( Germany )
“Songwriting: Subtil, selbstbewusst und intelligent. Meine aktuelle Kaufempfehlung...... Eine runde Sache Furs Autoradio” |
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| The Mag (UK) |
| “The Unseen Guest have managed to produce another album of real quality which is not afraid to embrace all its cultural influences while maintaining an engaging and emotional dusty blues core” |
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| Subba-Cultcha (UK) |
| “An album that dazzles and sparkles, despite sounding like a bad idea on paper…..It’s a beautiful record, Warm and cosy - stripped down, minimalist percussion and tight harmonies” |
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| Nights and Weekends (USA) |
| “The musicianship is astounding, the vocals are delightfully synergistic and the songwriting is genius. The mix is clean; there is a colorful blend of instruments and a brilliant rhythm section. The lyrics are profound and extremely poetic” |
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| Used Wigs (USA) |
| “As the amount of available music piles up like grains of sand on the beach, it can be harder and harder to convey truly original thoughts and/or imagery, but that's where the duo really shines” |
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| Dutch Progressive Rock Page (Netherlands) |
| http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200708.php#unseen |
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Tomatrax (Australia)
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| “This is yet another amazing album from the Unseen Guest that will blow your mind. They use a buffet of instruments, often at the one time, and are able to put them all together to great a solid atmospheric vibe that is both very dark and very beautiful” |
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Music in Belgium (Belgium)
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| “Aucun doute, The Unseen Guest tiennent là une oeuvre qui devrait leur ouvrir toutes grandes les portes du marché mondial. Si vous aimez Admiral Freebee, ne manquez pas de les découvrir.” |
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| Il Mucchio (Italy) |
| “un disco di inattesa profonditÔ |
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| Folkworld (Germany) |
| “Am Ende gab es Gold statt Gewürze” |
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| Ctrl.Alt.Country (Belgium) |
| “intrigerende mix van elementen uit ondermeer pop, folk, rock en free jazz. Het resultaat is een uitermate boeiende “clash of cultures” |
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| Gaesteliste (Germany) |
| “In Anbetracht dessen, dass sich The Unseen Guest auf ihrer zweiten Scheibe auch schon zum zweiten Mal neu definieren, muss anerkennend der Hut gelüpft werden.” |
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| REVIEWS OF 'OUT THERE' (2005) |
| File Under (Netherlands) |
| "Met tranen in mijn ogen luister ik naar dit moois en denk weer aan dat landschap deze zomer zoals er over de wereld zoveel mooie landschappen zijn" |
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Rolling Stone (Germany)
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| "Die Lieder sind weich schwelgerisch" |
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| Bone Machine (Australia) |
| "There is nothing I can write that will do the quality of this record justice, it truly is something that needs to be heard to be believed. The mix of Eastern sounds and Western song writing not only creates an original and ground-breaking sound, it also puts forward ten songs that are nothing short of breathtakingly beautiful musical masterpieces" |
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| The - Mag (UK) |
| "The effortless blend of global influences work together to create something beautifully different yet eminently accessible..." |
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| Dutch Progressive Rock Page (Netherlands) |
| "In short, 'Out There' might be the best recording I’ve heard in a decade or more. I’m giving it a 9 out of 10. Nothing gets a 10, ever, even if God descends to record His/Her/Its debut" |
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| Splendid E-zine (USA) |
| "It's the group's culturally neutral melodic strength, rather than its Eastern vibe, that carries Out There, marking The Unseen Guest as a more universally appealing group than their choice of instrumentation might suggest" |
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| Rocknworld.com (USA) |
| "Amazing pop rock for people all over the Earth.... This is the high-point of chill-out music with worldly flair...even after somewhere around forty-five minutes of stellar songwriting, I feel like I haven't had enough of these musicians, and it just might be "never enough" |
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| Special Radio (Russia) |
| "Out there - ýòî êóëüòóðíî íåéòðàëüíàÿ ìåëîäè÷íàÿ ðàáîòà ãðóïïû" |
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Nights and Weekends.Com (USA) |
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Whisperin & Hollerin (UK) |
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Cdreviews.com (USA) |
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Daredevil Magazine (Germany) |
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| Indie-Music (USA) |
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Psyche Van Het Folk (Belgium) |
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| Progressive Waves (France) |
"La qualité du travail accompli et son côté authentique méritent amplement le respect. Les amateurs de percussions et de culture ndienne doivent absolument y jeter une oreille attentive, quant aux autres, si découvrir de nouveaux horizons les tente, alors Out There sera leur idéal instrument de voyage" |
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| Music in Belgium (Belgium) |
"Ici, la musique indienne, elle est mêlée à de la musique irlandaise imprégnée par les racines du blues et ce mélange détonant produit des sensations inédites. De plus, la production est excellente. Une découverte pour les esprits ouverts" |
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| Folkworld (Germany) |
| "Out there is a strong debut cd of two musicians who search for a new sound in music. It shows a lot of potential and I hope the duo will continue developing their own style and record more of their nice music" |
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| Independisc Music Club (USA) |
| "Prepare yourself to be mesmerized, to be whisked off on a magic carpet ride – Dig the sound – It digs deep within the soul. Such an astonishing sound purges forth that you cannot help but get into the tunes themselves, each one remarkably laid out in exquisitely arranged jams" |
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| C6 Magazin (Germany) |
| "Das Experiment The Unseen Guest ist, wie man auf dem "Out There" Album hören kann, tatsächlich geglückt und so sind diese Gäste in Zukunft auf alle Fälle gern gesehene Gäste in unserenCD-Playern und ein sehr interessanter Newcomer in der Musikszene" |
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| Unicum Musiktips (Germany) |
| "Exzellent produziert und aufgenommen, erschließt sich hier im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes eine neue Welt. Voll wundersamer Einfälle und zauberhafter Klänge. Einfach ungewöhnlich schön! " |
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| Sound & Image (Germany) |
| "So schnell kann’s gehen: CD eingelegt und schon Lieblingsplatte. Hat man nicht alle Tage. Dabei ist das ganze nichts weiter als eine simple Singer/Songwriter-Scheibe. Aber was sage ich, simpel! Sie ist in ihrer Einfachkeit geradezu genial" |
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| Gaesteliste.de (Germany) |
| ""Out There" ist ein bemerkenswert frisches, unbeschwertes, leichtfüßiges Werk geworden, bei der tatsächlich das beste aus zwei Welten zu einereinzigartigen, neuartigen Melange verquickt wird" |
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| Jazz Dimensions (Germany) |
| "Out There" ist eine faszinierende Reise durch Zeit und Raum, ein – nennen wir es ruhig "folkiges" – Album voll ruhiger Momente
und schöner Songs! Empfehlenswert. |
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| Blow Up (Italy) |
| "I think it is clear: a really great album, if you are up to it (translation)" |
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| Rockerilla (Italy) |
| "Acoustic music for the mind & the body (translation)" |
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| Rambles (USA) |
| "All artists want to be recognized for their own quality and uniqueness. And this disc offers both quality and uniqueness" |
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