Latest Release
- SEP 22, 2023
- 11 Songs
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- Friday Night Lights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2004
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack) · 2019
- Acadie (Goldtop Edition) · 1989
- Acadie (Goldtop Edition) · 1989
Essential Albums
- Recorded in 1983 to accompany a documentary about the moon landing, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks is the most accessible of all of Brian Eno’s ambient works. (Originally titled Apollo, it was later recut and rereleased as For All Mankind.) Though the music at times seems effortless and even plainspoken, it's the result of a tight-knit exchange among three individuals: Eno, his brother Roger, and Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Lanois (whose Toronto studio served as the location for these recordings). The music is at once darker and groovier than Eno’s previous ambient works. It's also incredibly modernistic. To this day, “An Ending (Ascent)” frequently appears on the soundtracks of major movies, while tracks like “Under Stars,” “Drift,” and “Signals” presaged the sound of electronic music in '90s (minus the breakbeats). While artists like Aphex Twin owe a lot to this album, its best songs are unlike anything else in the electronic canon. The final five songs are essential. Led by Lanois’ pedal steel playing, they sound like sublime country-and-western instrumentals floating in zero gravity.
- 2023
- 2023
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- 2007
- 2005
Music Videos
- 2006
- 2005
Artist Playlists
- Music that shimmers as much as it twangs.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
More To Hear
- Kelly and Daniel Lanois trace the path of his legendary career.
- The prolific songwriter-producer on his latest LP 'Heavy Sun.'
- The prolific producer shares studio stories about music legends.
About Daniel Lanois
One of the most distinctive and celebrated producers of his time, Daniel Lanois is also a gifted composer and solo artist; whether performing his own material or helming records for the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, and Peter Gabriel, the hallmarks of his aesthetic remain the same. Noted for his unparalleled atmospheric sensibilities, Lanois pursues honesty over perfection, relying on vintage equipment and unorthodox studio methods to achieve a signature sound both viscerally powerful and intricately beautiful. This sound can be heard on standouts from his own catalog like 1989's marvelous Acadie and 2003's Shine as well as landmark LPs like U2's Achtung Baby and Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind. Along with his ambient collaborations with Brian Eno, Lanois' penchant for experimental sound-shaping has led to unusual instrumental releases like 2016's Goodbye to Language and 2022's Player, Piano, though he has also continued to create song-based material, as on 2021's vibrant Heavy Sun.
- HOMETOWN
- Hull, Quebec, Canada
- BORN
- September 19, 1951
- GENRE
- Alternative