Thomas Quinlan of
Exclaim! writes that the album sees the group continue their combination of
musique concrète and
gangsta rap, while deeming it more accessible than their earlier work. Fred Thomas of
AllMusic deems it a harsh album that fuses "noise frequencies, brutally dark beats, and MC Daveed Diggs' unhinged, often ugly lyrical flow." "Intro" features rapping over a beatless backdrop of
feedback reminiscent of
Merzbow. "Dream" features a "ringing bell,
white noise and
tape hiss", while the next track "Get Up" is built solely around the sound of an
alarm clock. The album also features a performance of
John Cage's
Williams Mix (1951–1953), recorded with Tom Erbe. ==Track listing==