Karmelk would be credited as the sole writer of the album's lead single "Smack Jack" and as the co-writer of "Dread Love".

[1] Hagen performed "Future Is Now" in 1979 with Kermelk on the Austrian TV show Club 2, an appearance that has become controversial due to the singer's simulation of female masturbation.

[1] "Iki Maska" contains an interpolation of "Planet Claire" performed by the B-52's and of "'O sole mio" by Bryan Adams and Luciano Pavarotti.

"Cosma Shiva" is named after Hagen's daughter, who also features on the track, and contains an interpolation of "The Changeling" performed by the Doors.

[10] Bil Carpenter at AllMusic gave it four and a half stars out of five, calling it "eccentric rock material" and praising Hagen's vocal diversity.

[7] Robert Christgau commented that "she does have a new-wave sense of humor - instead of taking on Maria Callas with her umpteen-octave range she does impressions of Linda Blair and Mercedes McCambridge.

"[8] Revisiting the album almost 40 years after its release, Evan Minsker gave it 7.5 out of ten on Pitchfork, criticizing the performances of the other band members whilst praising Hagen's delivery.

In Germany, it reached number twenty-seven and also peaked inside the top forty in other countries, such as New Zealand and Norway.