"[4] Troy Collins of All About Jazz stated: "Locus seamlessly incorporates myriad genres, ranging from polyrhythmic swingers and avant-garde divertissements to cinematic soundscapes and impressionistic tone poems.

On the eve of their second decade performing together, Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor demonstrate that there are ample sound worlds left for the Chicago Underground Duo to explore.

"[6] The Vinyl District's Joseph Neff remarked: "The Chicago Underground Duo is now appropriately described as a tandem of veterans, but the secret to their continued relevance is how they tackle their art with youthful vigor.

"[7] In an article for The Big Takeover, Chuck Foster wrote: "Purists may dismiss Locus as not jazz, but just as John Coltrane played with 'My Favorite Things' and Sun Ra mutated Disney standards, The Chicago Underground Duo is taking the modern electronic vernacular and bending it into something else new and exciting.

"[9] David Kopacz of Being Fully Human called the recording "a beautiful, catchy, challenging and dissonant album," and stated: "Definitely experimental jazz and experiments are often risky and don't always pay off, even when creative, but it is great when it all comes together.