press Quotes,
National & International

Various

"Atash now leads the way in promoting the exploration of various global disciplines in music."
  --Damon Williams, Feedback Magazine, Fall 2003

"[Atash's] musical power is unlike anything you'll hear!"
  --David Momphard, Taipei Times, September 2003

"Austin is known for its diverse and talented underground music scene, and its reputation holds with world-music ensemble Atash.... Mohammad Firoozi's haunting Maghreb style of chanting Farsi looms over diverse sounds of Arabic Gypsy violin, lute, tamboura, dumbek, riq and the jazz infusion of upright bass and drumset....  REPUBLIC OF LOVE is a response to global events and reflects what atash, the ancient symbol of fire, represents:  truth and life energy.  Atash spreads its colorful world-music wings!"
    --Amy Dalness, Santa Fe's Pasatiempo, July 2003

"In a time ripe with fusion revolution, Atash stands out among the ranks with a powerful and original sound.  The band sets the driving elements of rock, the improvisational elements of jazz and the music of India over a foundation of Middle Easternesque compositions...their show will charm your mind and lick your soul."
    --AC, Metro Santa Cruz (CA), July 2003

"Atash's members are seekers of love's eternal mysteries from a more spiritual plane. Connecting South Asian, Middle Eastern, and North and West African motifs with the rock-jazz realm, these globally minded Austinites have the fire-and-ice thing down pat. Their soul-center is Mohammad Firoozi, whose gruffly ecstatic Farsi vocals yearn with an unquenchable thirst."
    --Tom Cheyney, LA Weekly, July 2003

"Atash-A five-person Middle Eastern ensemble whose fierce vocals and rhythms demand attention!"
  --Rachel Proctor, Goodlife Magazine, July 2003

"If you have not yet done so, you must see Atash play live. If you have, go see them again. I have never heard a more beautiful mix of Jazz and middle eastern music."
    --Austinrock.com, 2003