Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, in an article for The Vinyl Factory, wrote: "There is a feeling of the music being both of the sky and of the earth, as above as it is below.
Shabaka Hutchings, a saxophonist featured in The Vinyl Factory, described his music as having a connection to both the heavens and the earth.  The music's essence is present in both its lofty and grounded aspects.