"Cleveland has a full command of his instrument, both as a player and a shaper of sound, utilizing all manner of processing to create sounds
that are at times distinctly un-guitarlike. But what is most revealing about his approach, as evidenced by Volcano, is that
Cleveland sees the guitar more as a means to an end rather than the end itself." —John Kelman, All About Jazz

"Barry Cleveland’s highly imaginative and resplendent guitar playing incorporates elements from a panoply of sources—including, but certainly
not limited to progressive rock, psychedelic effects, ambient and new age soundscapes, world, jazz, funk and other (re)sources. Like Jimmy Page,
for instance, he sometimes bows his electric guitar. To that, add Cleveland’s keen command of digital and analog recording studio devices and techniques.
All told, you’ve a pretty talented cat on your hands." —Robert Kaye, Abstract Logix

"Much of Cleveland's work doesn't sound like the work of your conventional guitarist at all, but rather a far-reaching compositional visionary
who uses whatever instruments and processes necessary to achieve his ends." —Peter Thelen, Exposé

Read Anil Prasad's feature interview with Barry at Innerviews.org.

Listen to Dean Suzuki's hour-long radio interview with Barry on Discreet Music.