The Times 4/5 review of “Lush Laments”

There´s a great 4/5 review of Håkon Stene´s “Lush Laments For Lazy Mammal” in The Times: “This meditative, minimalist album is quietly addictive. Stene is a Norwegian percussionist who specialises in contemporary music and the nine works here feature marimba, vibraphone, e-bow guitar, piano and more. Much of the music is by British composer Laurence Crane. The pieces may be built on straightforward chord changes but slowly and remorselessly they achieve a shimmering, hypnotic power. Makes almost any other music sound fussy and overwrought.”