The album's sound alienated much of the group's fanbase, as had the group's preceding 1994 mini-album Pomme Fritz. Rolling Stone gave the album a more positive reception: naming it their album of the month, and citing its symphonic flow coupled with The Orb's "uniquely British wit".
The album's sound was unpopular among much of the group's fanbase, as had been the case with the 1994 mini-album Pomme Fritz. Rolling Stone appreciated it more: naming it their album of the month and praising its symphonic structure paired with The Orb's "distinctively British wit".