Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe Lateral

"the hour-long album consists of one unbroken, eight-part piece, "Big Empty Country""

"the eight parts of ‘Big Empty Country’, seems to wander in familiar ambient territory"

"Gently undulating and wafting like country fragrances on a temperate summer’s day,"

"Lateral is really one long song, divided into two, "Big Empty Country (Day)" and "Big Empty Country (Night)""

"those two focal notes expand a little further; with each new layer of tone"

"For the fans, it’s no doubt an exquisite ascent of amorphous keys and swaddling walls of atmosphere"

"Big Empty Country Parts I-VIII exists if you want it to, or becomes part of the background if you don’t."

"Given that it is one track, one can safely assume that this album is another Eno ambient album"

"Very little changes throughout the course of the piece, but as it continues, there’s an ever-so-slight shift in perception."

"You either like Music for Airports or you don’t."

"the eight movements of Big Empty Country exist if you want it to, or melt into the room if you don’t."

"There is a lot going on with this release, and the two have come together to create an ambient piece"

"It’s gentle and a bit untouchable, a meditation on places just out of reach."

"there’s an unmistakable authority behind its production"

"the gossamer ambience of Lateral doesn’t break any new ground"

"It is a very open, breathing album, full of sparse arrangements that ebb and flow like a tide"

"a simple repeating motif floats, nearly unchanging, for 64 minutes."

"not producing mere ‘mood’ music but orchestrating ‘feeling’ music"

"Gently undulating and wafting like country fragrances on a temperate summer’s day,"

"The album opens in a very sparse mode, which sets the foundation. It starts to build within the song, and adds and layers throughout the piece."

"the music only rarely matches that complexity."

"For the less patient, supposed profundities may be harder to glean."

"or eight movements if you’re listening digitally) is “space music.”"

"However, by the end of the album, all is quiet. The listener is at the beginning again"

"The music is characterized, above all, by its restraint"

"It’s Lateral where the magic begins to ebb."

"Big Empty Country Parts I-VIII exists if you want it to, or becomes part of the background if you don’t."

"The entire piece takes the listener through the "Big Empty Country" and with most of Eno’s ambient work, it is best listened to in one sitting."

"Through the practice of listening, the feelings reveal themselves."

"one continual piece best suited for one of his many innovative installations"

"one long and luxurious swim through warm ambient waters, or eight movements if you’re listening digitally) is “space music.”"

"Again, as with some of his best work, the music is intended to transport the listener. In this case, it is a big empty country."