Writing in The Guardian, John L. Walters described it as "possibly the most avant-garde product made by a pop musician since Metal Machine Music".

In fact Sylvian has said that the work isn’t really complete until the sounds of the town Honmura are incorporated into the listening experience.

For the Samadhisound release of When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima, Sylvian has incorporated some of the sounds of the island into the final mix.

As the Foundation have decided to make the audio a part of the permanent collection on the island, it will be there that the work will remain accessible once the samadhisound edition is ended.

The recording was performed by an ensemble of musicians: Clive Bell, Christian Fennesz, Arve Henriksen, Akira Rabelais, and David Sylvian.