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Steve Albini

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American record engineer and musician (1962-2024)

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Steven Frank Albini 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...

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Albini, age 16, c. 1978-79, at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana[1]Albini, age 16, c. 1978-79, at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana[1]A flyer designed by Albini for a show with Big Black, Urge Overkill, and Squirrel Bait at the Jockey Club in Newport, Kentucky, on May 26, 1985A flyer designed by Albini for a show with Big Black, Urge Overkill, and Squirrel Bait at the Jockey Club in Newport, Kentucky, on May 26, 1985Shellac in Shibuya, Tokyo, c. November 1993. Front to back: Weston, Albini, and Trainer.Shellac in Shibuya, Tokyo, c. November 1993. Front to back: Weston, Albini, and Trainer.Albini in 2007Albini in 2007Studio A in Electrical AudioStudio A in Electrical AudioAlbini (right) with Ani DiFranco and RZA at The New Yorker festival in September 2005Albini (right) with Ani DiFranco and RZA at The New Yorker festival in September 2005Kim Deal (pictured 2009), a close friend of Albini, said she was shocked by his past statements and that he had become a better person.Kim Deal (pictured 2009), a close friend of Albini, said she was shocked by his past statements and that he had become a better person.

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Steven Frank Albini 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, and Manic Street Preachers' Journal for Plague Lovers (2009).

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1962 to 2024 · aged 61
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