"Gruen is always out front, leading with razor-sharp violin patterns while the other musicians flow around her. Thankfully, there are no efforts here to Westernise the music – no electronic beats or folk-rock fusion. Instead, Tatcho Drom get on with playing the nine traditional, and two original, compositions with great flare. Gundula is a student of the likes of Taraf de Haïdouks and employs some of their string-bending tricks to great effect. Recorded so as to emphasise and heighten the dynamic, warm quality of the music, The Devil’s Lentil Soup is a rich and tasty musical dish."