"...Having appeared on four Mind tracks, Dwayne Goettel (electronics/sampling) became a fulltime Puppy and helped open up the sound on Cleanse Fold and Manipulate, a finely honed album which, unfortunately, reveals precious few new musical ideas. Likewise, the lyric sheet contains no surprises — just your basic foreboding visions of a skewered world. Skinny Puppy (who are outspoken anti-vivisectionists) may not be quite as evil or demented as they seem to fancy themselves, but Cleanse Fold and Manipulate does show promise."

- Trouser Press