 received critical acclaim.Ned Raggett of Allmusic rated the album four and a half stars out of five, saying it was "brilliant" and "underrated", adding that "the band's sound has never been thicker and more detailed, and while the sampling and arranging are always clearly a product of their late-'80s times, like the Beasties did that year with "Paul's Boutique", PWEI comes up with its own sharp synthesis.