Disappearance
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Essential musician within the groups Big Black and Shellac and legendary producer of the Pixies, PJ Harvey and Nirvana, the American died Tuesday May 7 at the age of 61.
Something vomited furiously, in big boils. Taking you with him to the heart of a world of stone, metal and fire where each element making up the universe will be meticulously discussed, analyzed and recast. Steve Albini’s records, both his own and those he produced for others – Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Slint, Low, Sunn O))) – gave precisely this impression. That of a spectacle that is both palpable and frightening, like a fight breaking out on a street corner – the movements are jarring, the blows imprecise, but the scene is more stinging and painful than all the mass massacres produced on the big screen . Steve Albini’s records sounded like him, too – dry, twisted, acidic, brilliant and intractable. That is to say, we are not talking about just anyone. In the world of independent rock, Albini was a figure unlike any other. There was Ian MacKaye from Fugazi, Billy Childish the English stakhanovist of garage rock, and him. Those who never let go, remained firmly attached to their ideals of independence, radicalism, and always refused to play the game of industry and generalized bullshit. Raw materials, artisanal production, maximum emotional damage. Now there are only two of them. Steve Albini died on May 7, at age 61, vi
