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First Listen: Venetian Snares And Daniel Lanois, 'Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois'

One has produced classic U2 and Bob Dylan albums. The other makes unhinged electronic music. Together, they form a sort of free jazz duo for the new millennium.

and Venetian Snares are two very different kinds of producers. During the last 30 years, Lanois has become one of his generation's essential record producers, responsible for the likes of's,'s , and a score of collaborations with, including 1984's . Lanois favors widescreen sounds and albums with atmosphere, music that invokes that mystical asset of "vibe," no matter what the genre. Venetian Snares is the long-running concern of electronic

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