A damping material 10 for a damping layer or interlayer of a brake lining has at least one rubber content and one resin content. A plurality of macroscopic, heterogeneously delimited areas are formed in the damping material 10, areas comprising rubber areas 1 with a high rubber content of at least 3% to maximally 50% by weight, and resin areas 2 with a high resin content of at least 5% by weight, wherein the rubber areas 1 are free of resin or have a resin content ≤5% by weight, and the resin areas 2 are free of rubber.