Ryan (Silent Uproar):
"(...)The Illness begins with the dance floor detonating glitched-out grooves of “The Illness 12” Mix,” a track that promises Kid606 has only sharpened his sonic scalpel that melds sounds into a beautifully chaotic mess. The opening track is the highlight of the EP, but the nine-minute, epilepsy-triggering “Ecstasy Motherfucker” is a close second as the track twitches violently at 160 beats per minute with enough body-writhing venom to make any DJ drool.
The Illness may only be a teaser EP for an upcoming project, but Kid606’s chaotic musical meltdowns shed more sparks and ignite more excitement than nearly every other laptop-totting IDMer. If one thing’s clear, it’s that Kid606 prescribes an illness that I certainly don’t want to find the cure for. (...)"