"Lateral draws from a rich well of influences, most of them concentrated in the 1990s and very early 2000s: the scuff and interference of classic IDM, the swooning deep house of Larry Heard and Glenn Underground, and, most auspiciously, the dub techno of Basic Channel and its Chain Reaction imprint."
"Vintage dub techno was grimy, barnacle-encrusted, and often user-unfriendly. 'Knuckles' may evoke the entropic clanks of Torsten Pröfrock's Various Artists project, and 'Vikare' is a near dead ringer for the underloved Chain Reaction artist Vainqueur, but the music's beatific tone has more in common with ambient-leaning revivalists like Huerco S. and Purelink than the original generation of experimenters."
"There's a novocaine quality to this music that makes its marathon runtime go down a lot easier than you might anticipate. The chords on '4.1' and 'Semni' could be ambient tracks on their own; snip away some of the rougher edges from the drums and you could easily bring this album to your next massage."
Mammo's Lateral presents a six-vinyl ambient techno album that captures the atmospheric quality of dusk, released strategically around daylight saving time for spring's lengthening days. The album synthesizes influences from classic IDM, Larry Heard's deep house, Glenn Underground, and notably Basic Channel's dub techno, though with significant divergence. While vintage dub techno was grimy and experimental, Lateral adopts a more beatific, accessible approach similar to contemporary revivalists like Huerco S. and Purelink. The music features rich, swooning chords that could function as standalone ambient pieces, creating a novocaine-like quality that makes the extended runtime surprisingly digestible. Despite Mammo's capability for challenging compositions, this album prioritizes radiance and nuance over experimental harshness.
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