"This suite is an engaging celebration of storytelling, freedom, interaction, and rituals through the transformative power of rhythm. Fujiwara’s inclusive sonic vision allows the percussion quartet to play with intricate yet rich, odd-meter textures, blur the distinction between the ancient and the modern, and suggest an exciting, peaceful, and compassionate new rhythmic ecosystem." Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts

"Fully in command of his vision, Fujiwara thrives on rhythmic intelligence, dazzling virtuosity, and fearless imagination. With this ensemble, he shows one foot planted in folk tradition and the other firmly in 21st-century innovation." Felipe Freitas, JazzTrail

"These are ambitious, polyrhythmic, sonically rich, freely mixing influences in pursuit of a sound that is, much like Threadgill and Douglas, both personal and unclassifiable." David R. Adler, Jazz Times

"The all-percussion ensemble might have been around a while, but there’s probably no one better today than Tomas Fujiwara for taking this idea further. With Dream Up, he showed the great extent of his musicianship, knowledge and imagination." S. Vitor Aaron, Something Else

"Fujiwara has an estimable track record as a bandleader and composer, and here is where I think he’s been a bit undervalued. I’d submit Pith and March On — two strong albums he released in 2023 — as recent evidence for the jury. Now we’re about to get a more idiosyncratic effort, Dream Up, from his Percussion Quartet — a group that harnesses global folkloric traditions in a modern framework of his design.' Nate Chinen, The Gig

4 stars - Downbeat

#8 album of 2025 - Stereogum