Billboard determined that the album projects "a decadent, dissonant vibe reminiscent of David Bowie's late-'70s and early-'80s work, as well as of the cabaret music of 1920s Berlin."[12] The Austin American-Statesman thought that "this band is not an easy listen because they're so stylistically all-over-the-place that you never fall into the comfort zone that good pop music provides."[13] The San Diego Union-Tribune declared: "One moment, the music is a seamless blend of flute-filled melodies contrasted with electronic rhythms and triumphant, echoing chants; the next, all too bizarre noises, pounding drumbeats and distorted instruments beckon one to turn this Radio off (or shoot it)."[11]
The Baltimore Sun stated that "the band's sound—mid-period David Bowie with a healthy dose of David Byrne—isn't quite like anything else out there."[10] Newsday concluded that "like a latter-day Wall of Voodoo, The Bogmen layer poetry about everyday madness over quirky rhythms."[14] The Columbus Dispatch deemed the album "a melodic form of heavy metal resonant with faintly sinister themes ... Bill Laswell's production puts an added emphasis on the sextet's rhythm section."[15]
AllMusic wrote: "Influenced by such diverse global sources as Middle Eastern rhythms and Far East textures, the group's alt-rock aesthetic takes on intriguing new dimensions."[9]
