"Pointillist gurgles and clouds of computer haze are made beautiful by boss Brett Sroka’s design sense—this trombone, Rhodes, and drums trio has a deft touch when it comes to molding silence and drones into rich celestial balladry. The subtleties of the new multitude, solitude are a nifty confluence of George Lewis’s dreamscapes and Miles’s Lonely Fire, and while it’s a record that invites you to watch the embers glow, it does its fair share of shooting off sparks."

The Village Voice (Jim Macnie)

"This wildly experimental electro-acoustic ensemble, led by trombonist, composer and computer maven Brett Sroka and featuring guitarist Mary Halvorson, drummer Shawn Baltazor and keyboardist Sam Harris, concocts some strangely compelling music. From the droning, Terry Riley-inspired loops of “Sorrows of the Moon” to the exquisite music-box pointillism of “Two for Joy” and the free-jazz vehicle “Little Shadow,” nothing is predictable or tame on If Not Inertia. "

Jazz Times (Bill MIlkowski)

"Ergo uniquely combined live modifications of sound with chordal materials that were deeply rooted in traditional jazz harmonic practice. The hybrid cross-genre sound focused on the lengthy, developed rhythmic and melodic lines that referred to minimalism while avoiding any obvious clichés.”

M.I.T. Computer Music Journal (Ross Feller Gambier)

"Ergo's trombonist Brett Sroka, keyboardist Carl Maguire and drummer Shawn Baltazor are all part of a generation for which Autechre and Sigur Rós are as pressing a concern as Armstrong and Sun Ra. That's certainly evident in the band's timbral sophistication, spacy contours and slinky grooves."

Time Out, New York (Steve Smith)

"Trombonist Brett Sroka’s dreamy trio makes small, incremental moves sound profound, mixing together some ominous keyboard tinkle, a bit of digitally enhanced brass, and enough textural percussion to keep the whole thing fluid. Rather unique. Tonight, Sroka’s enlisted the mighty Jason Moran to handle those keys."

The Village Voice (Jim Macnie)

"Ergo offers a compelling vision of how jazz can thrive in the context of processed textures... 21st Century fusion, ya’ll — the way ahead."

destination-out.com [five overlooked gems] (Jeff Golick)