roch parisien at allmusic gave "voodoo violince" three stars out of five, recommending it to open-minded fans of guitarists joe satriani and steve vai who might be looking for something different. he said that "wood's arsenal of custom-made electric violins (including a six- and nine-string double-neck, and a flying v) sounds much like a "star trek" phaser set to overload and on the verge of exploding." parisien went on to further describe wood's tone, saying "the high-pitched squeal can have an unearthly effect, full of feedback and vibrato but with the texture and range of a keyboard."