Noting its uniqueness, the critic at Beat the Indie Drum couldn't "really compare this to anything else [he'd] heard recently which speaks volumes for its creativity," and concluded that "we could all do well to immerse ourselves in the fluidic motion of Obey The Cattle!.

"[1] Jesse Christopherson at Stinkweeds stated that the album "shimmers and knells and doesn’t sound much like any other popular music I can think of" in order to create a "rich potpourri of noises made by Patel’s various instruments and influenced by various cultures.

"[3] Before lavishing praise on the record, the critic at Beat the Indie Drum wrote that "when I first sampled the album on CDBaby I thought that perhaps 30 minutes of this would be off-putting but that is not the case after 4 solid listens.

Getting used to the Middle Eastern scales and keys takes some mental adjustment; however, if you immerse yourself in Obey the Cattle, you could find an album better than most others you own, both technically and melodically.

"[4] Finally, Brian Baker at Rockpile summed it up when stating that "Patel's presentation is a bold creative statement for an album of such incredibly subtle artistry.