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Saturday, February 05, 2005
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    Uber-Producer Daniel Lanois

    Best known as the award-winning record producer behind such artists as U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois is known for the delicate, atmospheric touches he brings to both his own music and others'. As a frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, he helped pioneer the genre of ambient music, and in 1989 he released Acadie, his debut as a singer/songwriter. On this edition of New Sounds, we get a taste of his latest solo release, "Shine" which features thoughtful, subtle songwriting and Lanois's engagingly frail vocals.

PROGRAM #2147 with Daniel Lanois (Thursday 4/24/03)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Daniel Lanois

Acadie

The Maker [4:00]

Opal/Warner Bros#25969**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

David Lindley & Wally Ingram (Los Chromosomes)

Twango Bango III

Gabrielle [3:30]

DL Inc. no#
www.davidlindley.com

Daneil Lanois

Acadie

O Marie [3:00]

See above.

Daniel Lanois

Shine

I Love You [3:00]

Anti #86661** Info at
www.anti.com
OR available for purchase at Amazon.com*

 

Live

Falling At Your Feet [3:30]

Also on the CD Shine (See above.)

 

Shine

Shine, excerpt [2:00]

See above.

 

Live

JJ Leaves LA [2:30]

Also on the CD Shine (See above.)

David Lindley & Wally Ingram (Los Chromosomes)

Twango Bango III

Little Sadie [5:00]

See above.

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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