Hiroto strikes me as different from Nujabes, Nomak, Shin-Ski and other similar Japanese producers in that his sample work is much more melodic; the instrumentals don't have that looped quality to them that you find with hip hop samples, part of which owes to the fact that Hiroto plays a large part of his instrumentation, and nothing ever sounds repetitive or artificial (which is obvious in Nujabes' work on Ribbon in the Sea).
Uyama is an extremely talented musician, and this album serves as a showcase to his outstanding production abilities; there is no filler on this album, and every track has a certain quality which draws the listener in. Amongst the many highlights are tracks such as One Dream, which features a beautiful vocal sample and outstanding piano work, Nightwood, with lazy Dilla-esque offbeat drums and great chord progression, Waltz for Life Will Born with its incredible drums and sax, Ribbon in the Sea, a Nujabes production which features a repetitive, beautiful piano piece and dreamlike hazy vocal samples, Fly Love Song which features Pase Rock of Five Deez, and Color of Jade.
