▁ ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁All Music , ▁David ▁R . ▁Ad ler ▁states , ▁" Like ▁much ▁of ▁what ▁I yer ▁creates ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name , ▁this ▁music ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁toe - t app ingly ▁accessible ▁and ▁yet , ▁on ▁a ▁technical ▁level , ▁nearly ▁in com pre hens ible . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁special ized ▁language , ▁to ▁be ▁sure , ▁but ▁also ▁an ▁end lessly ▁ref res hing ▁one ." ▁ ▁The ▁Jazz Times ▁review ▁by ▁A aron ▁Stein berg ▁suggests , ▁" Field work ' s ▁mus icians ▁have ▁absor bed ▁the ▁highly ▁rh yth mic , ▁dry ly ▁fun ky ▁style ▁that ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁M - Base ▁school ▁and ▁have ▁adapted ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁cutting ▁modern ▁ac oust ic ▁jazz ▁setting . ▁What ▁sets ▁Field work ▁apart , ▁however , ▁is ▁the ▁tri o ’ s ▁fer vent ▁and ▁un wa ver ing ▁em brace ▁of ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁attack ." ▁ ▁The ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁review ▁by ▁Dan ▁Mc Len ag han ▁states , ▁" Your ▁Life ▁Flash es ▁sounds ▁foreign ▁and ▁familiar ▁and ▁avant - gar de ▁and ▁main stream ▁all ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ." ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁compos itions ▁by ▁V ij ay ▁I yer ▁except ▁where ▁noted . ▁ ▁" In ▁Med ias ▁Res " ▁– ▁ 6 : 0 3 ▁ ▁" Acc um ulated ▁Gest ures " ▁– ▁ 5 : 4 3 ▁▁ ▁" Sub lim ination " ▁( A aron ▁Stewart