»The Way To Nice", by contrast, sounds rather like the Road To Addis Ababa tempered with a few 007 chordings. The cinematic mood continues with "Ethio Blues", where loping, Mancini-esque brass work in alliance with the dry scrape of Ethiopian violin and Mulatu's own vibes« The Guardian

»The Heliocentrics kicked off with the mesmeric sound of Ethio-horns mournfully weaving in out and around the beat and then over the tripped out organ, teasing into an introduction for the man myth himself Mulatu Astatke« Fly Global Music

Mulatu Astatke, an Ethiopion musician and arranger, is a musical titan; playing jazz since the 1960´s and best known as the father of Ethio – Jazz. The almost famous release of the „Ethiopiques“ and Jim Jarmuschs film Broken Flowers in 2005, bringing him into even sharper focus in the international eye and an international come – back. Today, he has been embraced and sampled by a whole new generation of artists and fans, including artists such as Nas, Damian Marley, Cut Chemist, Quantic, Oh No, Madlib, and Knaan. Astatke’s composition are all about the stretching and building of the moment; the suspension in mid-air of the single musical idea, until you get pulled in. It's what you might call uneasy rather than easy listening - a master at work.