"For what is essentially a composite of three "live" performances (all produced on a deliberately limited set-up of two modular synths, two sequencers and a mixer), Whorl is surprisingly cohesive. A certain eclecticism is hard-wired into Simian Mobile Disco's DNA, but this exploration of the ground between krautrock and techno is clear in its direction. Or, at least, it is in Whorl's first half ... Unfortunately, Whorl cannot sustain that brilliant momentum".