Album Notes

Unagi's genius is in the way he puts together his collages...You could call Unagi instrumental hip-hop, or you could call it an old-school crate-digging mishmash, but when it comes down to it, these are great grooves for maxing and relaxing; each beat is perfect on its own, or a gold mine for an MC.

-- SF Bay Guardian

The startlingly good debut is the kind of album you want to crank up extra loud on a sunny spring or summer day, nodding your head along to the warm, soulful hip-hop beats while enjoying the company of friends and Northern California's finest herb. The genius of Unagi is its simplicity...All the songs are short and to the point, leaving the listener wanting more.

-- XLR8R

Unagi dexterously glues grooves together...this is a timeless piece of music made of the most delicate ingredients...

-- RapReviews.com

Unagi definitely mixes so many styles that it's hard to put him into a certain category, if not impossible. This album definitely will (or at least should) appeal to a lot of people, whether they like hip-hop, soul, jazz or any other type of music. It's also something that you can play for your girl when you're in a romantic mood. I don't know, it's different to the stuff I usually listen to, but I really like it. Just check it out...

-- Boom-Bap.com

Some of the dopest and engaging beats I've heard in a long time - really... All of these one to three minute songs have so much depth they can easily stand alone... both interesting and mesmerizing... Captivating from beginning to end.

-- Underground Sound Magazine


Normally I don't rock instrumental albums, but Unagi has me changing my ways. Honestly I can't find anything bad to say about this album... my only complaint is that it's only 17 tracks long. I'll be one of the first ones in line for Unagi's next album.

-- HipHopGame.com