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Genius types are often as off-putting as they are awe-inspiring. Lanois has an aggressively awkward punk and steel guitar lilting sense of rhythm. It's almost uncomfortable to witness but it's so in-the-pocket it's beautiful. He's a musician first but ultimately a sonic manipulator. Everyone should see this guy play the mixing board. Not just popping beats, he creates rhythms and melodies using faders on a dozen manipulated pedal steel tracks warping around Brian Blade's drums --and describes what he's doing as he does it. You can see everything is in his body. It's adorable, arty, and odd. On Vimeo at about 41:30. His resumé is nuts. He gets the best out of people, maximizes the room. Neville Brothers meet this quiet army, Canadian. After working with the Neville Bros he said: "we don't know what bass is in Canada". Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at Grammy-winning Canadian composer and record producer Daniel Lanois. |