[Music] Steve Albini RIP
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Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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He delivered a sound.
I f***ing love that sound.
When I was in bands we wanted to sound like that.
I f***ing love that sound.
When I was in bands we wanted to sound like that.
boik
Well-known member
Away camping and just got a signal. What terrible news. Produced the best albums for a lot of my favourite bands and Shellac were awesome.
smillie's garden
Am I evil?
- Aug 11, 2003
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Sorry that I started a thread without adequate background - I was a bit shocked. It all unfolded though, as tends to happen.
Posting an Albini produced song that changed music, no exaggeration.
Posting an Albini produced song that changed music, no exaggeration.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,764
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,764
Meaty sound
Fleshy
Angry
Beautiful
Exciting
Genius
Fleshy
Angry
Beautiful
Exciting
Genius
Barry Burns used to own an amazing old school bar in Berlin with his wife. Juke box was amazing and had mix CDs from his various muso mates in it. Sadly they sold up and the new owners though what we really needed was white walls, nice furniture and toilets which worked and were not covered in graffiti and stickers.
I miss this place.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
That's the thing. It was a brutal sound. Steve and Bob made their own instruments to assist with this. To hear it live was one of the most thrilling and devastating experiences.
redoubtable seagull
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- Oct 27, 2004
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He engineered/recorded Walking into Clarksdale by Page and Plant.
Otherwise his studio work was mainly indie, alternative, punk, including some big names, eg Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies, Breeders. He also rejected working for Depeche Mode.
The man behind many of my favourite bands.
Genuinely a sad loss.
Genuinely a sad loss.
“Kill him” …what a tune. I know that’s not the title of the song, but that’s what I always called it.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Do share if he provided an explanation for the rejection
Somethingdean
Active member
- May 18, 2019
- 90
Listening to Kerosene is like being stabbed repeatedly in the ears with a million serrated blades. I love it! This is devastating. Check out Shellac if you haven't and then basically every album he produced. He knows quality musicians when he hears them. R.I.P. Steve.
Arnold
New member
I saw him front Big Black at the old Zap Club mid-eighties. Magnificently powerful noise by three bare chested young men and a drum machine
Meade's Ball
Well-known member
It's the song i play to people to get a feel of him/Shellac. Anthem of dark justice that shouldn't be warmly received, but the rejoicement of suggests a romantic smirk to a horror inside. It makes me want to crush and decry popular music.
redoubtable seagull
Well-known member
- Oct 27, 2004
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Early 90s. He claimed DM had made enquiries so he went to see them live and walked out after 2 songs later telling them they had the wrong guy.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
There's something quite gracious to go with the rigid adherence to principles there.
redoubtable seagull
Well-known member
- Oct 27, 2004
- 2,548
He also engineered Slint’s first album and by his own admission and regret, spiderland was by far a better album.