Steve Albini

Ramping up the hypnotic stoner riffs of his previous work with ever-increasing guitar heroics and a simpatico recording job from Steve Albini, Pike and his henchmen (including the underrated Joe Preston) delivered one of the best records of...

In this article: Matt Pike, Melvins, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, The A.V. Club, Boris, Oceanic, Deftones, Opeth, Slayer, and Anaal Nathrakh

...reality. You have a knack for crafting pithy and elemental descriptions of personalities. For example, you describe record producer Steve Albini as an abrasive, ethical man whose legacy is built on crafting sonically authentic records that...

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...Lizard. In the early nineties, the band released masterworks of industrial-tinged pounding, produced by the underground hero Steve Albini. The band's frenzied and volatile guitar rock was only outdone by the sadistic live antics of its front...

In this article: Jesus Lizard, Gordon Gano, Anxiety, Bogmen, and Sugar

...remastering, the CD wasn't exactly a young or uncharted medium at the time, and the guy recording them, Steve Albini, is generally regarded to know what he's doing behind the boards. I'm starting to think that the reissue craze is less...

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...of approach continues to add fresh shades, most of which enliven the material and deepen the vibratory experience. Recorded by Steve Albini, God Is Good is in many ways "fuller" than other Om releases. On opening track "Thebes", Om adds a...

In this article: Om, God, Al Cisneros, Pilgrimage, Sleep, and Variations on a Theme

The documentary consists largely of recent interview footage with scenesters such as Naked Raygun's Jeff Pezzati and Big Black's Steve Albini, as well as members from a handful of lesser-known bands, club owners and show promoters from the era.

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Geek Obsession: The music of Steve Albini Why It's Daunting: For over 25 years, musician and recording engineer Steve Albini has been one of the most divisive figures in the world of rock music. He's worked with tons of small bands as...

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Please." They got their break when they came to the attention of obscure UK label 4AD. Set to work with cult producer Steve Albini, the quartet produced a stunning full-length debut, Surfer Rosa, a feral mixture of surf-pop and...

In this article: Pixies, Kim Deal, Doolittle, The Breeders, Sounds, Fool the World, Boston, and Surfer Rosa

...now better able to present their chosen style - aggressive, ramshackle pop - and do it with the kind of bass guitar Nicky Wire and Steve Albini conjured on the last Manics album, Pavement-esque melodic discord and the aggression of Future Of...

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...of theater that broke out Monday in the middle of Shellac's concert at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Singer-guitrist Steve Albini was embodying the last radio announcer playing the last song on earth. To his left, Bob...

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