The album was released on November 13, 2015 through SIGE Records, an independent label founded by Aaron Turner and Faith Coloccia of Mamiffer.

[1] On those hikes, Turner, Coloccia and Menche collected field recordings of nature, which make up a portion of the music on Crater.

In his eight-out-of-ten rating for Scene Point Blank, music critic Spyros Stasis wrote: "Crater is a case of a multidimensional offering.

The mysterious tones of 'Aluvial,' the hypnotic sound of 'Husk,' the pitch black darkness of 'Breccia,' the peaceful moments of 'Exuviae' and the melodic interludes of 'Calyx' and 'Maar' are just some of the elements that Daniel Menche & Mamiffer awaken through the seventy minutes of Crater.

[4] In his description of the album, Pitchfork staff writer Grayson Haver Currin wrote: "[Daniel Menche's] pace has slowed during the last few years, but his new collaboration with Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner, or Mamiffer, makes up for the lost time.