"...this is Glass Hammer's best album yet. And that is saying a lot." --S. T. Karnick  (stkarnick.com)"...Thanks in great part to the more singable, natural vocal lines devised by composers Babb and Schendel, Culture of Ascent makes a stronger, more direct emotional connection with the listener than has been characteristic of previous Glass Hammer albums. Given that the music is as intelligent and complex as we have come to expect from this band, and that the lyrical concept is equally intelligent and sophisticated..." --S. T. Karnick  (stkarnick.com)