The album showcases the cerebral synth-pop sensibilities of its artist, who was one half of the pioneering synthpunk duo Suicide.

In the fall of 1979—by which point Suicide was in a touring lull and Red Star had been in financial trouble—Rev revived the idea for a solo album.

[4] New York Rocker's Roy Trakin called the album a "particularly revelatory in capturing [Rev's] left-field genius".

[8] Tiny Mix Tapes's Clifford Allen described it as "full of stunningly beautiful passages ... it shouldn't be overlooked in any study of punk-era electronics or the Madagascan array of art that permeated Koch-era New York".

[6] Jon Savage of The Guardian called it a "a prime, albeit forgotten example" of the 1980s golden age of electronic music: "[I]n its dark minimalism, it points forward to Plastikman, the Tresor artists and other future explorers".