The Wire Magazine, April 2006: "London based 12-string guitarist James Blackshaw's playing style can be firmly linked to the Takoma school of John Fahey and Robbie Basho, as well as to more contemporary players such as Jack Rose and Steffan Basho-Junghans. But, like them, Blackshaw has successfully found his own voice, as becomes instantly obvious when listening to the four tracks that make up "O True Believers". [...] This often dreamlike combination ensures the music gathered here deftly avoids pale imitation and leaden devotion." Read the whole review