Belladonna Nocturne Daniel Lanois

• 1 Cap Nègre 01:34
• 2 At The Foot of The Skyway Bridge 03:16
• 3 Inside The Walls of Puebla 04:15
• 4 Snow Lake 01:27
• 5 Marionette 02:54
• 6 Canadian National 02:35
• 7 The Black Sea 02:16
• 8 Advent 04:41
• 9 Warp Sustain 02:23
• 10 The Crossing 02:35
• 11 Temple Drums 01:33
• 12 Steel Mill 03:04
• 13 Silver Orchestra 2 01:57
• 14 Early Days 01:33
• Total Runtime 36:03

Info for Belladonna Nocturne

Daniel Lanois releases "Belladonna Nocturne" – a new sonic exploration composed and performed by Lanois, featuring 14 tracks and guest appearances from longtime collaborators Emmylou Harris, Brian Blade, Daryl Johnson, and more. With Belladonna Nocturne, Lanois extends the dreamlike language of his acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated 2005 instrumental album, Belladonna, pushing into new musical realms. A thematic sequel, the new album unfolds as an immersive world of sound, layered textures, and cinematic atmospheres. Through his signature production and performances on pedal steel, piano, and guitar, Lanois invites listeners into an experience that is sublime, mysterious, and unmistakably his own. Lead single “Steel Mill” is available now on streaming platforms here. Watch the official video, directed and filmed by Lanois here.

Earlier this year, the legendary producer, songwriter, and seven-time GRAMMY-winning musician, announced his return to WMG in a career-spanning licensing deal covering a prolific thirty-five-year period. Lanois’ acclaimed debut album, Acadie, was originally released on Opal/Warner in 1989. In addition to new unreleased works, the deal brought fourteen catalog albums to Warner, including For The Beauty of Wynona (1993), Shine (2003), Rockets (2004) and Flesh And Machine (2014). In February, Lanois marked the return with the release of “Grace,” an evocative reinterpretation of the classic folk hymn “Amazing Grace,” featuring the timeless voice of Aaron Neville. With “Grace,” Lanois created music that feels sonically and emotionally expressive of our present times.

One of the world’s most influential music makers, Lanois emerged onto the global scene in the 1980s, collaborating with Brian Eno on a series of experimental and groundbreaking ambient albums, culminating in 1983’s Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. His work in the early 80s with Eno and musicians such as Harold Budd and Jon Hassell ushered in new vistas of sonic possibility, leveraging the studio-as-instrument and employing pioneering production techniques to create immersive worlds of sound. From here, Lanois applied his questing creative spirit into a remarkable series of collaborations, producing timeless albums and commercial high-points with U2 (The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, All That You Can’t Leave Behind), Peter Gabriel (So, Us), Bob Dylan (Oh Mercy, Time Out of Mind), Robbie Robertson (Robbie Robertson), Neville Brothers (Yellow Moon), Emmylou Harris (Wrecking Ball), Willie Nelson (Teatro) and Neil Young (Le Noise) to name a few. The impact of Lanois’ production work has been vast, echoing for decades through the sound of contemporary popular music. Rolling Stone cited Lanois as “the most important producer to emerge in the 80s,” and his studio sound and style have influenced a countless number of artists.

Never idle, Lanois remains ceaselessly creative in-studio, crafting new works and collaborating with artists on yet to be released projects. Recently he joined longtime friend and collaborator Willie Nelson at Willie’s Luck Reunion.

Jermaine Holmes, drums
Jim Wilson, bass
Daniel Lanois, piano, pedal steel
Dub Orchestration

Produced by Daniel Lanois & Wayne Lorenz

Daniel Lanois
Superstar producer Daniel Lanois’s career – which includes long-standing working relationships with the likes of Brian Eno, U2 and Emmylou Harris – has its humble roots in a converted early-1900’s Edwardian house in Hamilton, Ontario.

Born in Hull, Quebec, on September 19, 1951, Lanois moved to Hamilton at age 10. He created his first makeshift studio in the basement of his mother’s Ancaster, Ontario house at age 17. And it was at the Edwardian house on Grant Avenue, which bought in 1976, where he made his bones as a producer, working the boards for the likes of new wavers Martha and the Muffins, children’s entertainer Raffi, and singer-songwriter Ray Materick, among others.

Then Lanois began working with former Roxy Music member and electronic music pioneer, Brian Eno. The pair collaborated on 1982’s Ambient 4: On Land and 1983’s Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, the latter of which was recorded at Grant Avenue. Several production invitations were sent Eno’s way during their time together, including by Irish rock band U2 who were looking to change up their sound after the success of 1983’s War album. After much discussion Eno offered to helm the record that would become The Unforgettable Fire and suggested Lanois be his partner. The band agreed.

Lanois’s association with U2 proved to be his gateway into the production big leagues. He helmed Peter Gabriel’s So album, released in 1986 and Grammy-nominated as Album of the Year, following that with The Band member Robbie Robertson’s eponymously-titled debut solo album and U2’s The Joshua Tree, again with Eno and this time an Album of the Year Grammy winner. For his efforts Lanois won the 1987 Producer of the Year JUNO.

Lanois used his newfound fame to help launch a solo career. His debut record, Acadie (1989), recorded mainly in New Orleans, was well-received and featured high-profile guests like Eno, U2’s Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, and Aaron Neville of the Neville Brothers. Several solo albums have followed, along with 2010’s Black Dub project which featured Belgian singer/bassist Trixie Wheatley on vocals.

U2 and Peter Gabriel continued to employ Lanois in the ‘90s, while his client list expanded over the next two decades to include Ron Sexsmith (1994’s Ron Sexmith), Emmylou Harris (1995’s Wrecking Ball), Bob Dylan (1997’s Time Out of Mind, which won an Album of the Year Grammy) and Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers (2010’s Flamingo).

Lanois has also worked extensively in film. He and Eno worked on the score for David Lynch’s Dune (1984), and Lanois has provided music for the Oscar-winning film Sling Blade (1996) and an instrumental score to the Pixies documentary loudQUIETloud (2006). Lanois also produced a documentary on the making of his 2007 solo album Here Is What Is that played at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Lanois was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2002 and remains an active producer and artist to this day. His recent projects include co-writing and co-producing The Killers’ 2012 album Battle Born and producing Rocco DeLuca’s self-titled fourth album, released in 2014. Lanois’s latest solo album is 2014’s Flesh and Machine.

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