“Rhythmic, electrical, modern jazz perfectly fusioned with sounds of Afro, Funk, Reggae and World Music. You feel like a time traveller on a trip to the new dimensions of modern jazz. Chris Bottomley blows up your mind with his Cerebral Lubrication!" ” - Carl Flisch reviewed "Cerebral Lubrication"
— Radio Crazy Multi-Channel Internet Radio Service – Switzerland
““(He) mysteriously transcends, through pulsating spongy reggae, afro-latin tinged space rock, sampled sound bites, some mighty Moog workouts, blues, downtempo, environmental soundscapes, acoustic jams, world rhythmic jazz, shades of house, township sounds, sonic experimentation, dub, rock.” I love this record, my mates love this record, my mates' mums and dads love this record." ” - DJ Excavator reviewed "Cerebral Lubrication"
— Sense-Aestherica - United Kingdom
“The new urban African heart beat. Genuine and inspired superhighway music taking us directly inside the 70's, and you can choose the Jamaican or Brazilian exit." ” - Scazzola Giovanni Pietro reviewed "Cerebral Lubrication"
— Radio Gold Popular Network, Barletta, Italy.
“Bottomley is a bass player and percussionist with a three-pronged fixation on jazz, funk and dub. This two-CD album is a sprawling, spacey collection of jams, some refreshingly alien-sounding" ” - Benjamin Boles reviewed "Cerebral Lubrication"
— NOW Magazine
““A pure trip, in the best sense of the word, and something you really ought to experience." ”
— Zeitgeist Webzine - Edinburgh, U.K.
“Knotty Bits has as many grooves as Stevie Wonder's record collection... a heady trip indeed." ” - Brent Hagerman reviewed "Knotty Bits"
““A FASCINATING MELANGE OF DEEP GROOVES, HORN SHOTS AND STYLISTIC ADVENTURE” ”
— THE RECORD 1994
“I've got to say that Chris Bottomley's release "BRAINFUDGE" is one of the most inventive and imaginative releases i have heard this year" ” - Eric Cohen loves "Brainfudge"
— WAER Jazz 88 USA