Steve Albini
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| + | [[Kill]] him already, kill him.<br> | ||
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| + | "[[1000 Hurts |Prayer to God]]" (2000) by Shellac | ||
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| + | "Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a [[major label]], I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end, holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed."--"[[The problem with music]]" (1993) by Steve Albini | ||
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| - | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFMU-IFUMOI | + | '''Steve Albini''' (born July 22, 1961) is an [[American musician]], record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of [[Big Black]], [[Rapeman]] and [[Flour (band)|Flour]], and is a member of [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]]. He is the founder, owner and principal engineer of [[Electrical Audio]], a [[recording studio]] complex in [[Chicago]]. In 2018, Albini estimated that he had worked on several thousand albums over his career. He has worked with acts such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[the Breeders]], [[PJ Harvey]], and former Led Zeppelin members [[Page and Plant|Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]]. |
| - | '''Steve Albini''' (born [[July 22]], [[1962]], [[Pasadena, California]]) is an influential singer, songwriter, [[guitarist]], [[audio engineer]] and music journalist. He was a member of [[Big Black]] and [[Rapeman]] and is still a member of [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]]. He is founder, owner, and [[Audio engineering|engineer]] of [[Electrical Audio]], a [[recording studio]] complex located in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. Albini estimates that he has engineered the recording of 1,500 to 2,000 albums, mostly by rather obscure musicians. More prominent artists that Albini has worked with include [[Pixies (band)| Pixies]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Whitehouse (band)|Whitehouse]], [[Superchunk]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[Mono_(Japanese_band)|Mono]], [[54-71 (band)|54-71]], [[Om (band)|Om]], [[Bush (band)|Bush]], [[Joanna Newsom]], [[Nina Nastasia]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Page and Plant]], [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]], and [[The Stooges]]. | + | |
| + | Albini is also known for his outspoken views on the [[music industry]], having stated repeatedly that it financially exploits artists and homogenizes their sound. Nearly alone among well-known producers and musicians, Albini refuses to take ongoing [[royalties]] from album sales, feeling that a producer's job is to record the music to the band's desires, and that paying producers as if they had contributed artistically to an album is unethical. | ||
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| Additionally, he is famous (or notorious) in the indie world as an opinionated [[pundit (politics)|pundit]] on the music industry and on trends in indie music, beginning with his earliest writing for [[zine]]s such as [[Matter zine|Matter]] and [[Forced Exposure]], to his commentary on the poor ethics of big record labels, and how their practices filter through to the independent labels. He has been a strong supporter of labels who have tried to break the mold, especially [[Touch and Go Records]], with whom all of his bands have released recordings. He is a supporter of [[analog recording]] over [[digital recording|digital]], as can be evidenced by a 1987 quote on the back cover of [[Big Black]]'s ''[[Songs About Fucking]]'': "The future belongs to the analog loyalists. Fuck digital." | Additionally, he is famous (or notorious) in the indie world as an opinionated [[pundit (politics)|pundit]] on the music industry and on trends in indie music, beginning with his earliest writing for [[zine]]s such as [[Matter zine|Matter]] and [[Forced Exposure]], to his commentary on the poor ethics of big record labels, and how their practices filter through to the independent labels. He has been a strong supporter of labels who have tried to break the mold, especially [[Touch and Go Records]], with whom all of his bands have released recordings. He is a supporter of [[analog recording]] over [[digital recording|digital]], as can be evidenced by a 1987 quote on the back cover of [[Big Black]]'s ''[[Songs About Fucking]]'': "The future belongs to the analog loyalists. Fuck digital." | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[The problem with music]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFMU-IFUMOI] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Albini: Don't Call Me Producer]] (c. 2007) by Mythos Warrior: KUTTER VON KANE | ||
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Kill him already, kill him. "Prayer to God" (2000) by Shellac "Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end, holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed."--"The problem with music" (1993) by Steve Albini |
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Steve Albini (born July 22, 1961) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal engineer of Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex in Chicago. In 2018, Albini estimated that he had worked on several thousand albums over his career. He has worked with acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Albini is also known for his outspoken views on the music industry, having stated repeatedly that it financially exploits artists and homogenizes their sound. Nearly alone among well-known producers and musicians, Albini refuses to take ongoing royalties from album sales, feeling that a producer's job is to record the music to the band's desires, and that paying producers as if they had contributed artistically to an album is unethical.
Punditry
Additionally, he is famous (or notorious) in the indie world as an opinionated pundit on the music industry and on trends in indie music, beginning with his earliest writing for zines such as Matter and Forced Exposure, to his commentary on the poor ethics of big record labels, and how their practices filter through to the independent labels. He has been a strong supporter of labels who have tried to break the mold, especially Touch and Go Records, with whom all of his bands have released recordings. He is a supporter of analog recording over digital, as can be evidenced by a 1987 quote on the back cover of Big Black's Songs About Fucking: "The future belongs to the analog loyalists. Fuck digital."
See also
- The problem with music[1]
- Steve Albini: Don't Call Me Producer (c. 2007) by Mythos Warrior: KUTTER VON KANE
