Steve Albini died on May 7 of a heart attack at the age of 61. If you’re reading this Substack, chances are you’ve already read numerous articles or listened to multiple podcasts devoted to Albini’s career, and you know all the basics (and you’re also, like the 6OGs, only slightly younger than Albini was when he died, so lots to unpack there in a different Substack). He considered himself an engineer, not a producer. When a band recorded for him, he let them be themselves. He always made the drums sound like they were in the room with you.
Our Turn: Albini Top 25
Steve Albini died on May 7 of a heart attack at the age of 61. If you’re reading this Substack, chances are you’ve already read numerous articles or listened to multiple podcasts devoted to Albini’s career, and you know all the basics (and you’re also, like the 6OGs, only slightly younger than Albini was when he died, so lots to unpack there in a different Substack). He considered himself an engineer, not a producer. When a band recorded for him, he let them be themselves. He always made the drums sound like they were in the room with you.