Whether as an artist or working behind the mixing desk, from major-label megastars to drone-metal auteurs, here’s a selection of the late musician’s greatest work
want to do things in a way that is consistent with my personal philosophy of independence, self-determination, absolute total honesty, and common sense,” is how Steve Albini summed up his approach to making records in a 1994 interview with Chicago magazine.
There aren’t many people in the game who do that, and fewer still who leave behind a legacy that can be said to have shaped the narrative of modern alternative music, from Big Black to PJ Harvey, Nirvana toBig Black – Atomizer Big Black’s music said a lot about Albini as a young person – it was abrasive, sardonic, unpleasant and uncompromising.
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