Album Review: Daniel Lanois - Flesh And Machine

Highly respected producer Daniel Lanois has invigorated the sounds of U2, Dylan and Neil Young to much acclaim but over the years he has quietly released a dreamy oeuvre of ambient music that includes collaborations with Brian Eno and Harold Budd.

As the title suggests this album finds Lanois in an electro-acoustic state of mind, working with layers of live instrumentation, samples and synthesised sound that all seamlessly blur into immersive instrumentals that lead us through vividly imagined sonic landscapes. Striking a balance between abstraction and melody Lanois produces accessible results without putting anything new on the table.