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  • "His haunting voice will grab you from the very first instant, holding you captive with his Delta blues and modern sounds. This performance is not to be missed."
    — Untapped SF

    “Every tune here is a gem; sharp, black diamonds flicking with their own sinister twinkle.”
    — J. Poet, Crawdaddy Magazine

    “This is urban swamp music for which dark alleys and basement speakeasies were surely invented, pure and simple. …What Augustus has created is something uniquely old and new…”
    — Ian Fraser, Terrascope (UK)

    “This is intelligent, imaginative, and uniquely American music...”
    — William Gillespie, Smile Politely

    “Augustus has sealed his fate as an excellent modern bluesman.”
    — Sarah Moore, Pop Matters

    “These dark, snaky, moody pieces may be based in the blues...but they are injected with a decidedly twenty-first century mindset.”
    — Babysue/LMNOP

    “… gravely chops to match the masters…”
    —  FensePost

    “The apprentice of bluesman Paul Pena has concocted an unusual musical mix influenced by both tradition and experimentation.”
    — M Music & Musicians( Mar/Apr 2010)

    “This is the music God hears in his sleep when He has a high fever...”  
    — Spider Robinson, Author

    “What floors us is the voice, like no other… A voice that takes to the highway and steals our hearts.”
    —  Dona Carlotta, Aux Arts Etc., Zurich

    "Seth Augustus, Throaty bluesman, between Mongolia and Charley Patton."  
    — Thierry Porée, Radio Libertaire, Paris