"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted that, since being taken up by Tzadik Records, "for almost the first time in a long career, the drummer can be heard clearly and with definition.

"[2] Writing for the Chicago Reader, Peter Margasak called the album "a dense, enthralling work that demands repeated immersion," praised Graves's "mind-boggling multilinearity," and stated that "the barrage of grooves and ideas distracts a listener from the sheer mechanics of execution.

"[3] In an article for The Wire, Alan Licht commented that, while listening to "Intuitive Transformations," he noted "a certain correspondence between Graves's drumming and his conversational style.

Hearing him solo is like witnessing a shamanic ceremony, mysterious and packed with surprises yet totally coherent and rigorously crafted.

Vocal incantation often accompanies the pulsating, swirling, scintillating flow as his limbs channel mature artistry, but also scientifically informed insights through the skin, wood and metal.