"Both pieces tremble with giddy energy, but also exude a calm atmosphere in their chiming overtones. In the end, flute and guitar fully unite: The former folds into the latter in a triumphant refrain that soars so high it sounds light-headed, as if Chatham is dizzied by his own playing"
- Pitchfork

"By layering loops of his own playing – on trumpet, guitar and flute – Chatham’s Pythagorean Dream delivers a pair of captivating, hypnotic performances"
-The Guardian

"By contrast (to his previous work with 100 guitars), “Pythogorean Dream” is almost shocking in its subtlety. The music has a distinctly New York feel to it. The dark, guitar-based resonance from the first part feels like the alleyways of downtown in the more foreboding ’70s and ’80s, while the serene second part evokes images of the well-groomed riverfront areas of lower Manhattan today. Chatham (although) deep into his career, has found interesting new ground in genres of instrumental music that deserve more attention."
-Wall Street Journal

"Hearing Chatham's solo music thorugh home speakers is deeply moving... The evolution of Chatham's music may move too fast to see, but one can still bear witness."
-The New York City Jazz Record

"(Chatham) understands that great sounds and altered states result when simplicity gives rise to complexity. Whether he gets that result by having a legion of guitars play a simple passage or dropping a few notes he played himself into a chain of delays, he knows how to get those sounds to bloom like a flower and flare like a supernova.."
-Dusted

"A deftly constructed piece... A fingerpicking style inspired by John Fahey has been influential here. The higher notes rain down, anchored by a low, slow fundamental. The harmonics shift into place, and by the time a drone has smeared the sound into a mass, the work is done."
-The Wire (Issue #387, May 2016)

"The music is, on its own, fascinating... Pythagorean Dream, in its two-part construction, stands alone as a great composition and performance by Rhys Chatham, a reminder of his ability as a player in his own right and not only a composer or fisher of guitarists."
-Popmatters

“Rhys Chatham leaves an orchestra-sized audio footprint without any overdubbing or any other musician invo