ɹˈɛzᵻdənt ɐdvˈaɪzɚ nˈeɪmd ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒli ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd plˈeɪs ðə θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvənθ bˈɛst ˈælbəm ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ ɪɾ æz "ˈæmbiənt mjˈuːzɪk wɪð ɪnˈʌf ˈuːmf tə kˈiːp ðə klˈʌb kˈɪdz hˈæpi."
Resident Advisor named A Strangely Isolated Place the 37th best album of the 2000s, describing it as "ambient music with enough oomph to keep the club kids happy."