Kobi Cohen presents this as a different side of Merzbow: measured, heavy on texture, with Hibino's editing keeping the noise in check across a compact 31 minutes. He names ∞ Echomatter as the high point, where droning dread meets vaudeville piano and 8-bit chirps, and compares the strings on Oni-araignée to Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock. He ends by urging even casual Merzbow listeners not to skip it.