UNAGI PRESS CLIPS
Every song is deserved of mention, the ground covered over the span of these 17 tracks is astonishing...Given how Unagi limits himself to just a portable sampler, cassette 4-track, and live drum machine, his ability is awe-inspiring.
-- Dusted Magazine
We've been getting a lot of demos lately and this is the one I'd pick if I was an A&R. Unagi is a one man loop troop. The way he laces his finds is simple but smooth, he makes full music that does not lack an emcee. I could tell you about all the cuts I was feelin' but there's really not a sour note on here. So, I'll just say Eel is too talented to slip between the cracks, and he won't if you get out there and accept the challenge to find this.
-- ThickOnline.com
It's a time travel...an enormous accomplishment...we'd like to advice you to listen to this record. A lot.
-- Urbansmarts.com
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
this is ####ing really dope. and i'm not just saying that. i'm saying that. this UNAGI beat cd is dope man.
-- Culturama.org
instantaneous headnod...one of the freshest discs I've heard in a long time... With minimal technology, Unagi has succeeded in creating electronic ecstacy... He is definitely on his way to achieving artistic greatness.
-- MVremix.com
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
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