Shambhu's Lotus Dream is a stunning album of acoustic guitar music that unfolds like a waking meditation. From the first notes, the listener is drawn into a world of extraordinary calm and beauty — a world Shambhu has clearly inhabited himself before offering it to us.
The guitar work throughout is immaculate. Shambhu's touch is delicate but never fragile, precise but never cold. Each note is placed with care, and the spaces between notes are as meaningful as the notes themselves. This is music that knows the value of silence.
The compositions are beautifully constructed — melodically rich, harmonically sophisticated but always accessible, and emotionally resonant throughout. This is not background music, though it would work beautifully in that role. It rewards full, engaged listening.
MainlyPiano.com gives Lotus Dream its highest recommendation. This is contemporary acoustic guitar music at its finest.
— Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com