On Repeat: Lanois, TKB, F32.0

On Sundays I try to at least quickly note some of my favorite listening from the week prior — things I would later regret having not written about in more depth, so better to share here briefly than not at all. ▰ This track, “Steel Mill,” is a taste of the forthcoming Daniel Lanois album, Belladonna Nocturne, due out June 19. The core band is Lanois (piano, pedal steel, and “dub orchestration”), D’Angelo veteran Jermaine Holmes, and bassist Jim Wilson, of Rollins Band. In addition to drummer Brian Blade, Emmylou Harris is listed among the guests, so presumably it won’t be entirely an instrumental album, but this glitchy soulful ambience is certainly appreciated. ▰ Track one is super murky aquatic ambience. Track two has a rusty pulse that is quietly alarming. Track three sounds like someone struggling to be heard. It’s dark, rich, encompassing. That’s Lo on the Ilm by TKB, released by Burgan Triangle Tapes. Embed isn’t working, so check it at the label’s Bandcamp page. Follows up last…