 Max Feldman of PopMatters awarded Laborintus II a rating of seven out of ten , finding Berio 's composition " challenging " and " exhausting " . He noted the work 's free jazz elements , comparing it to the 1970 Miles Davis album <unk> Brew . Feldman felt that the music " constantly emphasises its own unpredictability " . Consequence of Sound 's Carson O <unk> rated the album three stars out of five , calling it " unlike anything else you ’ ve ever heard " . O <unk> felt that the music might need more than one hearing to appreciate it , adding that it " runs the gauntlet from quiet , <unk> <unk> to brazen , unsettling <unk> noise " . A review for Q magazine described Laborintus II as " tedious " , finding the album <unk> . Spin 's Christopher R. <unk> rated it 7 out of 10 , calling it an " orchestra / tape collision <unk> " . 
