In his review for
AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Shipp, whose restless vision is never clouded by grandiosity or pretense, has become the most important pianist on the scene today.
Equilibrium is soul music for the mind."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "FLAM never seems fully integrated into music which retains its power through old-fashioned jazz staples such as improvisational interplay and rhythmical momentum." The
Pitchfork review by Chris Dahlen claims "With
Equilibrium, Shipp has created a puzzle box, full of nuanced performances and cryptic details. It's not his most passionate work, but it's the closest to perfect, so precisely constructed that every note invites attention." In his review for
JazzTimes, Stuart Nicholsonn states "Part of a work in progress,
Equilibrium moves beyond the so-called 'jazz tradition' to the real jazz tradition, where imagination has free and ideas evolve and develop their own momentum, inspired by the present and future as much (or more) than by the past." ==Track listing==