CMJ - "Amidst the electronic ambience, however, the collection has a fair helping of West African dance flavor as well, and features a guest appearance from Fela Kuti."

Pitchfork (Website) - "Datarock's going pop on RED, boiling their songs down to a compact three minutes....'Back in the Seventies' backs up its gushing nostalgia with crisply replicated plastic soul..."