I’ve often found it odd that Japanese musicians who are popular at home tend to be ignored in the West, whereas the ones that do get some recognition abroad are often totally unknown in their own country. So what have we got here? A funk band from the tiny outlying Okinawan island of Miyako.....just about Japanese (no offense meant), but their sound will surely cause backbones to slip anywhere and everywhere. If someone played this album for you blind, you probably wouldn’t have a clue which country it was from, or which era for that matter. And that’s exactly what makes it so cool. Can’t wait to see them live!  

                                                                   Peter Barakan     

Over an insistently funky rhythm section, and energetically propelled by her sister's keyboards, Marino Ikemura's sax playing spirals upwards toward something that can only be described as 'sacred.'                                                                        

                                                                        Seiko Ito

I feel like everyone was waiting for a really simple unpretentious funky jazz band like Black Wax.

There's a refreshing feeling to the way Marino blows hard on the sax. That sheer power reminds me of Gato Barbieri, whose playing I really like.I'd love to see this band go out into the world and do some aggressive touring.

                                                                          Kazutoki Umezu                                                      

The wonderfully earthy groove that pulses through their music feels so instinctive,  the closest thing to the human heartbeat.

                                                                      Lily Franky