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MojoDec 14, 2015These 41 short, snappy but entirely involving instrumentals generously reaffirm Dilla's inimitable way around chopped-up vocal samples, waspish, distempered synth lines and spacey unquantised drums. [Jan 2016, p.104]
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Nov 11, 2015While the collection doesn't come with the purposeful feel of Donuts, it flows extremely well for a beat tape, and one released nine years after the artist passed.
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Nov 11, 2015You find yourself wishing for even one bonus track reuniting some of J Dilla's alumni artists over an unreleased beat.
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Dec 2, 2015Dillatronic is definitely a release that appeals more to hardcore fans but it’s still worth hearing.
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Nov 11, 2015This might be a data dump of studio experiments, not a cohesive Donuts-like experience that casual listeners might crave. But admirers of this brilliantly inventive musician will find much to rhyme over, get inspired by, or simply bounce to on Dillatronic.
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The WireDec 16, 2015It's a tribute to Dilla's imagination that every track here has at least a spark of some interest, but ultimately Dillatronic is, like so many exhaustive archival box sets, a dry reminder that brilliance is usually the result of a drafting process. [Dec 2015, p.66]
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Nov 11, 2015Dillatronic highlights the producer’s grand vision, but in the end, we’re left with pieces of what could’ve been.