“The results speak for themselves: Forest Standards, Vol. 1 is a fascinating record, full of slippery arrangements that allow all three players to showcase their endlessly creative approaches to their instruments.”

“The album is a wonder of craft and ingenuity, and only a document so well recorded can give up the secrets told by drums and glockenspiel in the same gesture with such facile conviction, a juxtaposition which, like the music, needs to be heard to be believed.”

“This is an inventive player freed from convention, the peer pressure of conservatories or a need to fit into any competitive big town scene. He’s creating on his own terms and what this rara avis comes up with here are subversive little gems.”

“Lord’s sound is situated in that jazz-to-folk spectrum traversed by fellow guitarists Bill Frisell, Steve Tibbetts, and Mike Baggetta. There are moments of potent enchantment on this one.”

“David Lord is a true creative genius. Strikingly unique and exceedingly intricate.”

“I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with some pretty innovative guitar players over the years such as Marc Ribot, Mary Halvorson, Derek Bailey, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Bern Nix, Jeff Parker and Joe Morris. Although he is not yet well known, I put David Lord in that same league. Please check out his debut release. You won’t be disappointed.”

“Exploratory and new... [David Lord] creates imaginary landscapes for the listener to explore time and again with repeated listens.”