Murray Chalmers noted: 'Drop Dead/Celebration' is still a wonderful explosion of bile aimed at their absconded guitarist and drummer, while Slap Dash Snap is prototype techno.' He underlined the diversity of the material: 'on more reflective tracks like Sea Of Light and Let Go you feel that here is a group who could go anywhere'. The reviewer also rated the band as one of 'the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era.' Stylus rated it A saying : 'It’s a wonderfully eclectic mixture of fingers-down-a-blackboard avant-punk (“Voices (On The Air),” “Eve White/Eve Black”), Creatures-esque tribal drum-worship (“Sunless”), majestic beauty (“Something Blue,” “Shooting Sun,” “Return”), amusing experimentation (“Slap Dash Snap,” “(There’s A) Planet In My Kitchen”), linguistic fun (“Mittageisen,” “Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant,” “El Dia De Los Muertos”) and, yes, playfully ‘dark’ tunes (“Something Wicked (This Way Comes),” “Are You Still Dying, Darling?”).' Record Collector praised the box set for its 'remarkable diversity, spontaneity and playfulness', considering that there are 'No throwaway tracks'. The Times wrote in its review of Downside Up: 'Standouts include the spiky Drop Dead/Celebration, the sinister Eve White/Eve Black and the chopped up industrial funk of Tattoo'. The four-cd box set compilation received critical acclaim upon its release.
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