“ . . . on his latest drone offering ‘The Way Back’ . . . Kishore maintains his grip on his fundamental subject: sound. The contemporary composer showcases an ear for separating the sound into its components: the harmonics, the noise, the resonances – and shifts the focus between them . . . “
— Wild City
“Varun Kishore’s ‘Dronetics, Vol.1’ is another example of a concept work best to be experienced in its entirety and seamlessly. It’s no easy feat to make a slow-moving deliberated extended sonic journey and yet maintain interest, but Kishore accomplishes that remarkably well.”
— Wild City
“ . . . to compose and play a continuous audioscape from scratch . . . ranged across guitar, percussion and processors to sculpt an inventive melange from personal emotion to warlike attrition . . . “
— Ananda Lal
“. . . intelligent, accurate and involved with intricate time signature changes and very interesting harmonic material . . . very Frank/Dweezil Zappa-like on several occasions . . . touches of Dave Gilmour too . . . “
— John Wheatcroft
“Calcutta’s answer to Robert Fripp”
— Do You Love People