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If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style had such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he preferred to not be credited (if the company insists, he preferred the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties, and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there was a degree of surprise whenever he worked with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) was a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands heworked with included: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) was a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands heworked he worked with included: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) was a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) was a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked heworked with include: included: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style had such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he preferred to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers preferred the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties, and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there was a degree of surprise whenever he worked with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
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If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties, and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there's a degree of surprise whenever he works with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), harsh criticism of the music industry's practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. In recent years, he has also [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side expressed sincere regret]] for his earlier behavior, remarking, "I can't defend any of it. It was all coming from a privileged position of someone who would never have to suffer any of the hatred that's embodied in any of that language." He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), harsh criticism of the music industry's practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. In recent years, he has also [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side expressed sincere regret]] for his earlier behavior, remarking, "I can't defend any of it. It was all coming from a privileged position of someone who would never have to suffer any of the hatred that's embodied in any of that language." He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has had such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers preferred to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties, and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there's there was a degree of surprise whenever he works worked with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
Albiniis was also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), harsh criticism of the music industry's practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses refused to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have had also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. In recent years, he has had also [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side expressed sincere regret]] for his earlier behavior, remarking, "I can't defend any of it. It was all coming from a privileged position of someone who would never have to suffer any of the hatred that's embodied in any of that language." He also has had a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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As a musician, Albini plays guitar, bass, sings and programs drum machines. He was a member of the following bands:
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As a musician, Albini plays played guitar, bass, sings sang and programs programmed drum machines. He was a member of the following bands:
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* Music/{{Shellac}} (1992-present), a NoiseRock[=/=]MathRock band with bassist Bob Weston and drummer Todd Trainer.
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!Steve Albini provides examples of:
* BrutalHonesty: Let's just say that he likes to speak his mind. Even about people he's worked with.
* BrutalHonesty: Let's just say that he likes to speak his mind. Even about people he's worked with.
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!Steve Albini provides provided examples of:
* BrutalHonesty: Let's just say that helikes liked to speak his mind. Even about people he's worked with.
* BrutalHonesty: Let's just say that he
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* CapitalismIsBad: He has discussed in interviews (e.g., with Creator/AnthonyBourdain) that the values that contribute to the creation of good art frequently clash with the values of capitalism. This is also a contributing factor to his refusal to charge artists as much as he could get for recording them; his fees are noted in the industry for being quite reasonable. It's probably also why he charges artists on major labels more than he charges independent artists.
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* CapitalismIsBad: He has discussed in interviews (e.g., with Creator/AnthonyBourdain) that the values that contribute to the creation of good art frequently clash with the values of capitalism. This is was also a contributing factor to his refusal to charge artists as much as he could get for recording them; his fees are were noted in the industry for being quite reasonable. It's It was probably also why he charges charged artists on major labels more than he charges charged independent artists.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Often comes across as one in his writings.
* HiddenDepths: He's an accomplished poker player, even earning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet for the Seven Card Stud event in 2018.
* InsistentTerminology: He dislikes being called a "record producer" and prefers being credited as a "recording engineer" (while normally preferring not to be credited at all). This is because he wants bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
* HiddenDepths: He's an accomplished poker player, even earning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet for the Seven Card Stud event in 2018.
* InsistentTerminology: He dislikes being called a "record producer" and prefers being credited as a "recording engineer" (while normally preferring not to be credited at all). This is because he wants bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Often comes came across as one in his writings.
* HiddenDepths:He's He was an accomplished poker player, even earning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet for the Seven Card Stud event in 2018.
* InsistentTerminology: Hedislikes disliked being called a "record producer" and prefers preferred being credited as a "recording engineer" (while normally preferring not to be credited at all). This is was because he wants wanted bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers offered minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
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** When discussing his methods, he states how he reads "dry, uninteresting" things, rather than listen with furious concentration, because in his early days as a producer, focusing too hard on the music led him to twiddle with it unnecessarily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]] In recent years, the "jerk" part has all but faded entirely, and he's expressed sincere regret for having been one.
* LoudnessWar: Even though the bands he records are frequently loud, his recordings usually avert this. This is unsurprising, as he strongly dislikes digital technology, and most dynamic range compression is applied digitally.
* NewTechnologyIsEvil: Albini records exclusively in analog, and derided the CD as "the rich man's 8-track."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]] In recent years, the "jerk" part has all but faded entirely, and he's expressed sincere regret for having been one.
* LoudnessWar: Even though the bands he records are frequently loud, his recordings usually avert this. This is unsurprising, as he strongly dislikes digital technology, and most dynamic range compression is applied digitally.
* NewTechnologyIsEvil: Albini records exclusively in analog, and derided the CD as "the rich man's 8-track."
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** When discussing his methods, he states stated how he reads read "dry, uninteresting" things, rather than listen with furious concentration, because in his early days as a producer, focusing too hard on the music led him to twiddle with it unnecessarily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The manis was known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants wanted the artists he works worked with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate donated money, toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become this became a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets got musicians he knows knew to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is was Santa'', although he says said that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]] In recent years, the "jerk" part has all but faded entirely, and he's expressed sincere regret for having been one.
* LoudnessWar: Even though the bands herecords are recorded were frequently loud, his recordings usually avert averted this. This is unsurprising, as he strongly dislikes disliked digital technology, and most dynamic range compression is applied digitally.
* NewTechnologyIsEvil: Albinirecords recorded exclusively in analog, and derided the CD as "the rich man's 8-track.8-track tape."
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* PerpetualFrowner: Albini's version of smiling is when his mouth forms a flat horizontal line.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (July 22, 1961--May 8, 2024) is was a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1961) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July (July 22, 1961) 1961--May 8, 2024) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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* ''[[Music/Ys2006 Ys]]'' (2006) by Music/JoannaNewsom.
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* Music/BigBlack (1981–87), with guitarist Santiago Durango and bassists Jeff Pezzati and his replacement Dave Riley. Technically a PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, their use of a drum machine, distinctive "clanky" guitars and shouty, confrontational lyrics made them a big influence on the IndustrialRock[-/-]IndustrialMetal scene.
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* Music/BigBlack (1981–87), with guitarist Santiago Durango and bassists Jeff Pezzati and his replacement Dave Riley. Technically a PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, their use of a drum machine, distinctive "clanky" guitars and shouty, confrontational lyrics made them a big influence on the IndustrialRock[-/-]IndustrialMetal IndustrialRock[=/=]IndustrialMetal scene.
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* Music/BigBlack (1981–87), with guitarist Santiago Durango and bassists Jeff Pezzati and his replacement Dave Riley. Technically a PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, their use of a drum machine, distinctive "clanky" guitars and shouty, confrontational lyrics made them a big influence on the IndustrialMetal scene.
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* Music/BigBlack (1981–87), with guitarist Santiago Durango and bassists Jeff Pezzati and his replacement Dave Riley. Technically a PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, their use of a drum machine, distinctive "clanky" guitars and shouty, confrontational lyrics made them a big influence on the IndustrialMetal IndustrialRock[-/-]IndustrialMetal scene.
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* CoolOldGuy: Is (as of 2023) 62 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational as he's aged and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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* CoolOldGuy: Is (as of 2023) 62 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational in his old age and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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* CoolOldGuy: Is (as of 2023) 62 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational in his old age as he's aged and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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* CoolOldGuy: Is 61 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational in his old age and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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* CoolOldGuy: Is 61 (as of 2023) 62 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational in his old age and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), harsh criticism of the music industry's practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), harsh criticism of the music industry's practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. In recent years, he has also [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side expressed sincere regret]] for his earlier behavior, remarking, "I can't defend any of it. It was all coming from a privileged position of someone who would never have to suffer any of the hatred that's embodied in any of that language." He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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* Rapeman (1987–89), another PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.
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* Rapeman (1987–89), another PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', Rapeman''; predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.music. In a [[https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep150-steve-albini-shellac-big-black-rapeman/ 2020 interview]], Albini said it was an unconscionable and indefensible name for which he felt he had "not been held to account".
* CoolOldGuy: Is 61 years old, remains one of the finest [[InsistentTerminology recording engineers]] in the business, refuses to take royalties from bands he records, and has run a charity for Chicago families for decades. He's also grown considerably less confrontational in his old age and has expressed sincere regret for a lot of his earlier statements and actions.
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* InsistentTerminology: He dislikes being called a "record producer" and prefers being credited as a "recording engineer engineer" (while normally preferring not to be credited at all). This is because he wants bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]][[/note]] In recent years, the "jerk" part has all but faded entirely, and he's expressed sincere regret for having been one.
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* Music/BigBlack (1981–87), with guitarist Santiago Durango and bassists Jeff Pezzati and his replacement Dave Riley. Technically a Music/PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, their use of a drum machine, distinctive "clanky" guitars and shouty, confrontational lyrics made them a big influence on the IndustrialMetal scene.
* Rapeman (1987–89), another Music/PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.
* Rapeman (1987–89), another Music/PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.
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* Rapeman (1987–89), anotherMusic/PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Recorded with [[{{Industrial}} power electronics]] group Whitehouse; at first co-producing full records, later assisting in tape collages of interviews of [[AdultFear abused children]].
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) 1961) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
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* MoneyDearBoy: According to [[https://www.kerrang.com/features/steve-albini-i-realised-that-other-peoples-opinions-of-me-had-no-power-over-me-i-still-dont-give-a-sh-t-if-i-get-judged/ an interview]] with ''Kerrang'', Albini has said that he plays poker competitively purely for the money, stating "It's a fascinating game, and it stimulates my brain, but if I didn't make money from it, I wouldn't do it".
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* CapitalismIsBad: He has discussed in interviews (e.g., with Creator/AnthonyBourdain) that the values that contribute to the creation of good art frequently clash with the values of capitalism. This is also a contributing factor to his refusal to charge artists as much as he could get for recording them; his fees are noted in the industry for being quite reasonable. It's probably also why he charges artists on major labels more than he charges artists on indies.
* CausticCritic: He once described the Pixies as "blandly entertaining college rock".
* CausticCritic: He once described the Pixies as "blandly entertaining college rock".
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* CapitalismIsBad: He has discussed in interviews (e.g., with Creator/AnthonyBourdain) that the values that contribute to the creation of good art frequently clash with the values of capitalism. This is also a contributing factor to his refusal to charge artists as much as he could get for recording them; his fees are noted in the industry for being quite reasonable. It's probably also why he charges artists on major labels more than he charges artists on indies.
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* CausticCritic: He once described the Pixies as "blandly entertaining college rock". Albini later apologized for these remarks in 2005.
* CausticCritic: He once described the Pixies as "blandly entertaining college rock". Albini later apologized for these remarks in 2005.
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* InsistentTerminology: He dislikes being called a "record producer" and prefers being credited as a "recording engineer." This is because he wants bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
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* InsistentTerminology: He dislikes being called a "record producer" and prefers being credited as a "recording engineer." engineer (while normally preferring not to be credited at all). This is because he wants bands to have as much creative control over their own music as possible, so he offers minimal input, which is different from most music producers.
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* MoneyDearBoy: According to [[https://www.kerrang.com/features/steve-albini-i-realised-that-other-peoples-opinions-of-me-had-no-power-over-me-i-still-dont-give-a-sh-t-if-i-get-judged/ an interview]] with ''Kerrang'', Albini has said that he plays poker competitively purely for the money, stating "It's a fascinating game, and it stimulates my brain, but if I didn't make money from it, I wouldn't do it".
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Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped harsh criticism of the music industry's practices]], and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped harsh criticism of the music industry's practices]], practices, and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes, and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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* TheCameo: He briefly appears in the video for fellow Chicagoan [[Music/{{Wilco}} Jeff Tweedy]]'s song "Low Key", as a local resident who rejects Tweedy's attempt to sell him his new album.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there's a degree of surprise whenever he works with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped harsh criticism of the music industry's practices]], and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect royalties and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there's a degree of surprise whenever he works with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge Overkill and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped harsh criticism of the music industry's practices]], and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick Music/CheapTrick, and Music/{{Slint}}.
If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collectroyalties royalties, and lets the artist/band make all the creative decisions. Due to his stereotypical association with producing critically acclaimed harsh albums, there's a degree of surprise whenever he works with more "mellow" artists like Music/JoannaNewsom and Nina Nastasia.
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, UrgeOverkill Overkill, and Music/TheSmashingPumpkins about it sometime), [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped harsh criticism of the music industry's practices]], and being [[NewTechnologyIsEvil something of a Luddite]]: he refuses to record in anything but analog analog, and back in TheEighties he disparaged the CD as being "the rich man's eight-track tape". On the other hand, for several years he and his wife (along with others) have also functioned as something of a [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa secret Santa]] to cash-strapped families in Chicago, distributing money, clothes clothes, and toys at Christmas. He also has a [[http://mariobatalivoice.blogspot.co.uk food blog]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/SteveAlbini YMMV page here, indeed.]]
If you looked up [[RecordProducer Invisible Producer]] in an illustrated dictionary, Steve Albini would be the picture. His style has such hallmarks as recording live with minimal overdubbing, using microphone placement to get some harsh guitar and drum sounds, keeping the vocals low in the mix, and completely averting ExecutiveMeddling: he prefers to not be credited (if the company insists, he prefers the term "recording engineer"), doesn't collect
Albini is also famous for having a big mouth, being very liberal with throwing insults and nastiness around (ask Music/ThePixies, Music/LizPhair, Urge
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* Rapeman (1987–89), another Music/PostHardcore[=/=]NoiseRock band, with David Wm. Sims and Rey Washam of ScratchAcid Music/ScratchAcid on bass and drums. Named after a manga called ''The Rapeman'', predictably attracted more attention and controversy for their name than their music.
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** When discussing his methods, he states how he reads "dry, uninteresting" things rather than listen with furious concentration because in his early days as a producer, focusing too hard on the music led him to twiddle with it unnecessarily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money, toys and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]]
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** When discussing his methods, he states how he reads "dry, uninteresting" things things, rather than listen with furious concentration concentration, because in his early days as a producer, focusing too hard on the music led him to twiddle with it unnecessarily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money,toys toys, and clothes to poor Chicago families for Christmas.[[note]]It started when his wife found a pile of letters to Santa in a post office, written by parents. She showed one to Albini and he decided that they'd deliver a package to the family in question. Twenty years on, this has become a Chicago institution. Albini's wife works at Second City, which does a 24-hour fund-raising gig every year, and Albini gets musicians he knows to do guest spots. Because the US Postal Service no longer shares the addresses of the people who write the letters, and some of them don't have secure mail delivery, Albini & co ''personally deliver'' the packages to the families (sometimes bringing along a Spanish translator because the families are often immigrants with limited English; Creator/FredArmisen often fills this role.) Yes, ''Steve Albini is Santa'', although he says that the credit for all this belongs ultimately to the families, for having the initiative to write the letter in the first place.[[/note]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The man is known for his vitriolic attacks on performers and the industry, but he genuinely wants the artists he works with to sound as good and have much control over their own music as possible. Also, he and his wife donate money,
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* PrankCall: After Jerry Garcia's death, somebody pranked Albini -- who loathed hippies -- by posting his phone number on fliers, asking for Deadheads to call in and relate their stories of how Garcia touched their lives.
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* PrankCall: After Jerry Garcia's death, somebody pranked Albini -- who loathed hippies -- by posting his phone number on fliers, asking for Deadheads to call in in, and relate their stories of how Garcia touched their lives.
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** Music/{{Slint}}'s ''Tweez'' has him credited under the name "Some Fuckin Derd Niffer".
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** Music/{{Slint}}'s ''Tweez'' has him credited under the name "Some Fuckin Derd Niffer".Overlaps with IHaveManyNames; one-off production aliases include "a skinny bespectacled guy," "some fuckin' derd niffer," "Ding Rollski," "Terry Fuckwit," "Buck Naked," "King Barbecue," [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Earl_Hughes "Robert Earl Hughes,"]] and "engineer."
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and produ- no, wait, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]] - from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and produ- no, wait, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]] - studio engineer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and produ- no, sorry, wait, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]] - from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and produ-no, sorry, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]], from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and produ-no, produ- no, sorry, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]], engineer]] - from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and producer from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
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Steven Albini (born July 22, 1962) is a famous AlternativeRock musician and producer produ-no, sorry, I mean [[InsistentTerminology recording engineer]], from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} by way of Montana. Some of the bands he's worked with include: Music/{{Nirvana}}, Music/ThePixies and Music/TheBreeders, Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor, Music/{{Helmet}}, [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/TheB52s Fred Schneider]], Music/TheStooges, Music/{{Mogwai}}, Music/TheJesusLizard, Music/PJHarvey, Music/ManicStreetPreachers, Music/ScreamingFemales, Music/JoannaNewsom, Music/{{Low}}, Music/CheapTrick and Music/{{Slint}}.
