"[7] Eyal Hareuveni of The Free Jazz Collective described the music as "raw, muscular, and brutal," and stated: "Brötzmann and Lonberg-Holm sound energetic, charged with a ton of fresh, urgent ideas and eager to comment on each other's gestures... both feed each other's moves and ignite many intense, explosive moments.

"[5] Writing for the Chicago Reader, Bill Meyer noted that the seven tracks as "musically varied but consistent in their dark emotional tone," and remarked: "If you're looking for a soundtrack to your opening-up party, you should look elsewhere, but if you need to hear something that takes the full measure of what it feels like when things end, this album is your companion.

"[8] In an article for JazzWord, Ken Waxman wrote: "Until the more inevitable dampened finale, Memories of a Tunicate's seven tracks are dedicated to augmented and jagged sonority.

Still with his craggy swipes and stops augmented by electronics, Lonberg-Holm never shrinks from the challenge with most tracks dedicated to the two advancing the narratives in skewed double counterpoint.

"[9] Anthony Osborne of A Jazz Noise included the album in his "2020 Picks," commenting: "This duo have played together many times over the years, in many different line-ups – this is one of their best outings yet.