Quotes from the press on Håkon Berre's releases:

“The eight pieces on «Ausfahrt Freihalten!» highlight the urgent and immediate atmosphere of the live set and the total democratic interplay of the trio. These pieces employ extended breathing and bowing techniques – including on the cymbals – and search for delicate and often abstract tonal textures or pitch-related linear playing, creating fragile tension..”

- Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts om “Ericson/Nästesjö/Berre - Ausfahrt Freihalten!”

“During the years of playing together, the trio has developed into a unity, that can be read as an open book. Mutual vigilance, and precise interpretation of each other's play are tightly intertwined. A versatile sound world is emerging, offering a wide palette of sounds.”

- Jouko Kirstilä, Jazzrytmit om “Ericson/Nästesjö/Berre - Ausfahrt Freihalten!”

“Teeth sounds like nothing you have heard before. You may imagine an alien organism that sends urgent messages to the desperate earthlings, teasing and testing the limited attention span of Earth’s human beings and their capabilities to decipher eccentric auditive textures.”

- Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts on “TEETH - Open Up”

“They reach places in their sound universes that have not been heard before. Very recommendable for sound fetishists.”

- Niels Overgaard, JazzNyt (Danmark) on “TEETH - Open Up”
“Shelton and Berre keep refining their intimate interplay, experimenting with the outer capabilities of their instruments via extended techniques and non-traditional sounds, and occasionally visiting brief melodies and fragmented rhythms.”

- Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts on “Aram Shelton / Håkon Berre - Dormancy”

“Indeed, Berre is a resourceful percussionist. His rolling toms patterns, staggered single shot hits and use of small implements generate a broadly moving framework…”

- Glenn Astarita, AllAboutJAzz (USA) on “Aram Shelton / Håkon Berre - Dormancy”

“At its zenith, Plunged, the work of this trio and Mockūnas’ output in general confronts music power and music smarts and fastens an original signature on the results.”

- Ken Waxman, JazzWord (Canada) on “Mockunas/Mikalkenas/Berre - Plunged”

“Det er både smuk, tyst og antydende, men også fyldt med fabulationer. Stringent og dramatisk.”

- Allan Sommer, Jazz Special (Danmark) on “Mockunas/Mikalkenas/Berre - Plunged”

“They waste absolutely no time. From the outset, all four members are going at full blast. Seriously,Rasengan! is a half-hour of fire.”

- Lee Rice Epstein, Freejazzblog on “Santos Silva/Wodrascka/Meaas Svendsen/Berre - Rasengan!”

“..this 36 minute performance drift between what sounds like perfect synergy between the players…”
“...a very impressive record…”

- Creaig Dunton, Brainwashed (USA) on “Santos Silva/Wodrascka/Meaas Svendsen/Berre - Rasengan!”

“Provocative yet convincing musical vision. Beautifully played.”

- Jan Granlie, salt-peanuts.no (NO) on “Jeppe Zeeberg - Riding on the boogie woogie of life”

“A beautiful, convincing proposal for how modern jazz or contemporary music may sound.”

- All About Jazz (USA) on “Jeppe Zeeberg - It’s the most basic thing you can do on a boat”

“Håkon Berre uses very creatively the full range of timbre and textures available to him in his percussion-drum array.“
“…this is real-deal outness that keeps you listening and interested throughout.”
"While listening the album, it’s best to forget the sentimental tears, but have the guts to throw yourself down from the cliff, like a fearless man ready for a free fall."
- Jouko Kirstilä, Jazzrytmit (Finland) on“Peter Friis Nielsen Kalas - Himlen under os”
"...Nya ljud, olika diktioner, örontänjande toner och klanger, och också gamla bekanta som lägger ribban mycket högt. Det är bara att glädja sig.."
- Thomas Millroth, Sound of Music (Sverige) on"EARS ON/SOCKS OFF"
"...forvrængninger, ren kakofonisk støj, som Hendrix på en intergalaktisk ekskursion. Og det er smukt! Og poesien folder sig ud på en sær måde i huller af dissonant ro. (...) et stærkt statement." 
- Allan Sommer, Jazz Special (Danmark) on"haUtUllin"
In essence, every track shows how the limited line-up of guitar and drums can bring completely different approaches, but thanks to the great artistry of both musicians it remains a coherent story, with a unique atmosphere and sound that maintains its focus despite the variation."					   
- Stef, Freejazzblog.org (Belgium) on"haUtUllin"
 "The way Pesonen and Berre are treating the sounds they produce makes it hard to believe one is listening only two people and (in a way) two instruments, not to mention the fact that its only guitar and drums. (…) ¡haUtUllin! is playing what music could be, not what it likely and presumable is."  
 - Jani Ekblom, Desibeli.net (Finland) on"haUtUllin"
"The duo is gifted with reckless energy, imaginary vocabulary and a rebellious, eccentric spirit. The live improvisations embrace all, from blues, alternative, psychedelic-jam rock and progressive rock, African rhythms to noise, guitar heroic blasts and free improvisations."  
- Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz (USA) on"haUtUllin"
"The precise interplay and almost surreal new dimensions brought by the use of modern technology, Pesonen and Berre created a memorable concert experience."  
- Jouko Kirstilä, Jazzrytmit (Finland) on"haUtUllin"
"Adam Pultz Melbyes følsomt brutale basspil, Haakon Berres skramlede trommespil og Morten Pedersens eksplorerende pianospil er en frapperende og besættende oplevelse."
- Niels Overgaard, JazzNyt (Danmark) on"The Mighty Mouse - Live at Glenn Miller Café"
"...done with such powerful aplomb that even the audience members who usually talk throughout the bass introductions are quiet by the finale(s)."
- Ken Waxman, Jazzword.com (Canada) on"The Mighty Mouse - Live at Glenn Miller Café"
"The musicians excellent interplay is perfected after many years of interaction. It gives them the freedom to take the music out to extreme forms, which in return ensures the music its edge." 
- Jouko Kirstilä, Jazzrytmit (Finland) "The Mighty Mouse - Live at Glenn Miller Café"
"Det er freejazz i yderste potens…”
- Niels Overgaard, JazzNyt.blogspot.dk (Danmark) on"Angel  - Live at KKI"
"...en liten tornado av støy, som flyter som lava fra jorden..." "...drevet av et ønske om å utforske det nye, debuterer trioen med et album fyllt av rå oppfinnsomhet..."   - Michael Freerix, Jazz Dimensions (Tyskland) on"Angel"   “…45 minutters rock-impro av beste slag…”   - Svein Magnus Furu, JazzNytt (Norge) on"Angel"
”(...) the, to us, formerly completely unknown Estonian saxophone player and Composer Maria Faust, whose new CD at least caused a couple of dropped jaws at the office. (…) That she will soon have an international breakthrough.”
- Lira (Sverige) on"Maria Faust Group - Warrior Horse"
"…meningsfylte tekster som gjør deg interressert i å høre mer og mer."
- Fredikstad Blad (Norge) on"Synnjadrag - Alltid en ny oktober"
"Sannsynligvis den beste viseplata som kom ut i 2006."
- Trønder Avisa (Norge) on"Synnjadrag - Himmelen er fortsatt blå"
"Pladen er et holdbart møde mellem generationer. Melbye og Berre er musikerne med en anden musikalsk ballast end Brötzmann's. De giver freejazzen nye indsprøjtninger. De tre mødes i øjenhøjde og giver hinanden musikalske udfordringer."
- Niels Overgaard, JazzNyt (Danmark) on"Melbye/Berre/Brötzmann - A tale of three cities"
"…en studie i lydhørt og organisk samspill, med stadige vekslinger som gir variasjon fra musikalske vulkanutbrudd til den helt rolige, hymneaktige avslutningen."
- Carl Petter Opsahl, VG (Norge) on "Melbye/Berre/Brötzmann - A tale of three cities"
"Nye norske artister som låter annerledes og lovende – det er jo noe av det vi liker aller best. Derfor ønsker vi velkommen til norsk plateoffentlighet Esther Buchmann" (...) En stemme – både som sanger og låtskriver – verd å legge merke til."
- Bernt Erik Pedersen, Dagsavisen (Norge) on"EstherOrkester - Why We Woo"
"Der er alt mulig grund til at beundre den friskhed, musikerne lægger for dagen. Begreber som avantgarde og mainstream er egentligt overflødige her. Det er musik, der holder fast i jazzens mest fejrede dyd: det improviserende moment."
- Jakob Bækgaard, Geiger.dk (Danmark) onTrio CrEePy - "Adventurous Instrumental Music"
“Formet med en omtanke der også forstår at bevare lufgtigheden i musikken.”
- Boris Rabinowitz, Politiken (Danmark) on"The Mighty Mouse"
"Fælles for alle numrene er at de bliver spillet med en nerve, intensitet og en åben tilgang til musikken, som gør at man ikke kan andet end blive opslugt af de ni numre på denne cd."
- Henrik Kaldahl Jazznet.dk (Danmark) on"Trio Barefoot - Like You"