"There are no releases I've returned to more often this year than the crackling debut from this mantis-masked DJ, which hearkens back to the work of crate-diving archivists like DJ Shadow and Kid Koala. Man Mantis crafts a dizzying world that somehow remains entirely his own." -Wisconsin State Journal "Mantis continues to build over the course of the album, providing the listener with a wide range of tones and styles, varied instrumentation and well developed song structure. The album keeps unfolding new layers and rewards upon repeat listens. At the end of the album, the identity of Man Mantis has been revealed as a complex instrumental hip hop artist who can just as easily make you uncomfortable with confrontational and aggressive music as he can put you at ease with a beautiful love song." -ScratchedVinyl.com