A Loud and Quiet reviewer called Music for Objects a "dynamic EP" that "is compelling and anything but boring," while David Jeffries, writing for Allmusic, labeled it an "Album Pick" and "a fine listen, offering CFCF fans the restrained, smart music they crave." Nathan Reese, writing a review for XLR8R, complimented the EP for not being "overly academic," writing that "during its best moments, Music for Objects could even be described as fun." He compared the record to Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) by Brian Eno in that all the songs can be enjoyed in any situation without knowledge of the actual subject matter: "While it's fun knowing what a song is about, it's unnecessary to envision the platonic ideal of a turnstile to enjoy the album track of the same name."
