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Also known as Steven Albini

American record engineer and musician (1962–2024)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1962-07-22
Active to
2024-05-07

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Listeners
1,751
Total plays
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Tags

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Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) was an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and was still a member of Shellac until his death. He was founder and owner of the company Electrical Audio, which operates two recording studios in Chicago. Albini estimated that he had engineered the recording of over 1,000 albums. Artists that Albini has worked with include Pixies <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Quotes

  • Toast is bread made delicious and useful. Un-toasted bread is okay for children's sandwiches and sopping up barbecue sauce, but for pretty much all other uses, toast is better than bread. An exception is when the bread is fresh from the oven, piping hot, with butter melting all over it. Then it's fantastic, but I would argue that bread fresh out of the oven is a kind of toast. Because I'm an asshole and I refuse to be wrong about something.

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Key facts

Born
Steven Albini , ( 1962-07-22 ) July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California , U.S.
Died
May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07) (aged 61), Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Occupations
Musician record producer audio engineer music journalist
Origin
Missoula, Montana , U.S.
Genres
Punk rock noise rock alternative rock math rock
Instruments
Vocals guitar bass drums
Years active
1981–2024
Label
Touch and Go
Formerly of
Big Black Rapeman Flour Pigface Pegboy Shellac

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Encyclopedic overview

Steven Frank Albini (/ælˈbiːni/ al-BEE-nee; July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989), and Shellac (1992–2024), and engineered acclaimed albums such as the Pixies' Surfer Rosa (1988), PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, Nirvana's In Utero (both 1993), and Manic Street Preachers' Journal for Plague Lovers (2009).

Albini was born in Pasadena, California, and raised in Missoula, Montana. After discovering the Ramones as a teenager, he immersed himself in punk rock and underground culture. He earned a degree in journalism at Northwestern University, Illinois, and wrote for local zines in Chicago. He formed Big Black in 1981 and recruited Santiago Durango and Dave Riley. Big Black attracted a following, releasing two albums and four EPs. In 1987 he formed Rapeman with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam, releasing one album and one EP in 1988. He formed Shellac with Bob Weston and Todd Trainer in 1992, with whom he released several albums, including At Action Park (1994) and 1000 Hurts (2000); To All Trains was released ten days after his death.

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