Tributes to Steve Albini have poured in within the wake of his surprising loss of life. The musician and engineer suffered a center assault whilst at paintings at his Electric Audio studio in Chicago, IL.
“At the night time of Would possibly 7, our captain, Steve Albini, died impulsively,” learn a message posted at the studio’s web page. “We’re suffering to appreciate and procedure this loss.
“Steve used to be a hero to all folks, our good friend and mentor. He used to be one of the most largest residing recording engineers, tirelessly devoted to shooting the ingenious paintings of the bands and artists he labored with. He noticed recording virtually as a moral crucial to file the song of the sector round him.
“Steve had a profoundly beneficiant spirit; he used to be at all times prepared to percentage his wisdom and experience, and his time and a focus. He gave all folks on the studio a shot in an ever-dwindling business and was our fierce recommend, as he did for numerous others in his orbit over time.
“We’re honoured to have hung out along him in his career-long challenge of creating and maintaining a recording studio that has come to function a house base for any individual in need of to make song on their very own phrases. We’re thankful to had been given the grace of his wisdom, his loyalty, his kinship, his love.
“Thanks, Steve. We like you.”
In the meantime, lots of those that recorded with the Shellac and previous Giant Black frontman or had been influenced via his paintings have paid tribute to his persona and engineering genius.
The Breeders: “The Breeders are mourning the unexpected passing of Steve Albini. He constructed worlds.”
Slint: “RIP to our good friend Steve Albini. Steve used to be, in his personal means, unfailingly magnanimous and type. His humility used to be a relentless. He used to be a pacesetter, in some ways, and he used to be an all-around great man. He’s going to be deeply ignored. We’re infinitely lucky for having recognized him culturally and, amazingly, in particular person. Slint would no longer be the similar with out him.”
Bob Mildew: “Thanks for development the magnificent sound cathedral known as Electric Audio. Thanks for the consistent reminders of tips on how to navigate our song trade. Thanks for the empanadas and our conversations. My inner most condolences to Heather, the Electric team of workers, and the Shellac other people.”
Undertaking Of Burma: “Other folks come and move, however there used to be nobody relatively like Steve Albini. I stay hoping the scoop is fake. I simply idea he would at all times be there, protecting us wised up ‘n annoyed. A fucking massive.”
David Gedge (The Weddding Provide): “I am deeply saddened to listen to the scoop of Steve Albini’s passing. Steve used to be an actual reward to song and helped each The Wedding ceremony Provide and Cinerama broaden our sound and grow to be our identification. He used to be additionally a real particular person and a whole excitement to be round.”
Ginger Wildheart: “I wouldn’t be the individual I’m now with out Steve Albini. I used to take a look at to sing like him, I even attempted to undertake his ‘no love songs’ coverage at the beginning. Giant Black had been/are massive for me. The arena will omit his uncompromising stance on artwork and trade. We misplaced a good looking authentic.”
Vernon Reid (Dwelling Color): “Steve Albini used to be alive on Monday. Let that sink in. We weren’t pals. We by no means met. I revered his paintings ethic. No compromises No regrets.”
Elijah Wooden: “Ugh guy, a heartbreaking lack of a legend. Like to his circle of relatives and innumerable colleagues. Farewell, Steve Albini.”
Tough Business Information: “Musician, studio engineer and the mastermind at the back of a few of rock’s largest albums. A hero to us all. Thanks for atmosphere the usual so top. RIP Steve Albini. Deeply ignored, eternally cherished.”
Metro Membership, Chicago: “We’re deeply saddened to listen to of Steve Albini’s passing and stay his circle of relatives in our hearts. Thanks for all that you simply contributed to punk rock in our the town and the reverberations of creativity you introduced forth, felt internationally.”
Sleaford Mods: “Leisure simple Steve Albini. A pleasant guy, a excellent punk rocker and poker face everlasting. Leisure up geezer. Sleafords.”
David Grubbs: “In surprise at Steve Albini’s unexpected passing. This kind of sensible, infinitely beneficiant particular person, completely one-of-a-kind, and so inspiring to look him exchange over the years and come clean with issues he outgrew. I met Steve when I used to be a junior in highschool, and no longer most effective did Giant Black slay me however I am particularly thankful for all the time spent with him in dialog, and for all I discovered recording with him with Bastro, Gastr del Sol, the Purple Krayola, Palace, Tony Conrad. Such a lot significant time spent in combination. I am in reality confused… terrible.”
Jarvis Cocker: “Operating with Steve Albini used to be an schooling in some ways: the technical facets of recording sound, needless to say – but in addition courses in tips on how to are living & paintings at making song with out being destroyed via the Song Trade. He used to be a singular person. My ideas are with the ones just about him.”
Mary Anne Hobbs (DJ): “RIP Steve Albini. The arena loses a visionary human being.”
Charles Peterson (Photographer): Surprised and saddened to listen to of the unexpected loss of life of Steve Albini lately on the age of 61 of a center assault in his studio. Any individual who is aware of anything else about song within the eighties and nineties does not want to be informed what he completed and stood for. R.I.P.”
Chat Pile: “No singular artist’s frame of labor has had an affect on me greater than that of Steve Albini. Extremely grateful that the sector had him whilst it did, we’re all as a result of it. RIP.”
Amanda Palmer: “I’m gutted to listen to in regards to the unexpected loss of life of the long-lasting punk musician and engineer/manufacturer Steve Albini…center assault, he used to be most effective 61. He used to be a grasp of sonic economic system and had such unbelievable ethics about protecting sound easy and bullshit-free; he knew tips on how to get songs into your center by the use of your ears. We had our squabbles (famously round my Kickstarter) however we’d made our peace. A large number of what the ones squabbles taught me, finally, used to be about how a lot punk is misplaced in semantics. Every now and then “DIY” completely doesn’t imply “Do It Your self”, it way “Do It With Whoever is Round”, and I infrequently assume that Steve and I had been only a quarter-turn clear of one every other.”
Gavin Rossdale: “I’m sat right here in overall surprise on the passing of my superb good friend Steve Albini. I will be able to’t wrap my head round this massive loss. I like Steve. I like Heather, his similarly sensible spouse. Shellac has at all times been my favorite band. One I’d make a choice to look over any individual. I’ve observed them as time and again as imaginable however in all probability flying to Belfast to look them in Northern Eire sooner or later used to be a spotlight.”
Edwyn Collins: “Steve Albini, horrible information. He used to be the similar as me about analogue, tape, recorded sound, – passionate. So sorry to his circle of relatives.”
Wax Trax Information: “We’re devastated to be told of the passing of underground legend Steve Albini. He’s survived via over 2000 information that he labored on one way or the other or every other. We like Steve’s personal song simply as we like such a lot of of the information he recorded and produced.”
J.G. Thirwell: “Gutted to listen to in regards to the loss of life of the bright engineer / musician Steve Albini (1962-2024). The fellow at the back of Giant Black, Rapeman and Shellac. The fellow at the back of the board on Nirvana’s In Utero, Pixies’ Surfer Rosa, PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me, Grimy 3’s Ocean Songs, Jesus Lizard and plenty of many extra. Leisure in Energy, Albini.”
Michael Azerrad (Writer): I have no idea what to mention about Steve Albini’s passing. He had a super intellect, used to be a super artist and underwent essentially the most exceptional and galvanizing non-public transformation. I will be able to’t consider he is long gone.”
Fred Armisen: “I like Steve such a lot. We stated it extra regularly to one another in recent times. I’m so satisfied I were given to inform him. He used to be so humorous, at all times… I at all times cherished listening to him say ‘I don’t care.’ He used to be one of these excellent good friend to me, perpetually. I admired his paintings ethic and his heat. And his critiques on nationwide flags. On the whole lot.”
Fucked Up: “You hated our band and made a laugh folks whilst we had been recording at your studio, however you stood for one thing fair and honest in song and attempted to make it a greater position in the whole lot you probably did and there’ll by no means be every other one such as you.”
Mute Information: “We’re surprised and saddened to listen to of the loss of life of Steve Albini, a gorgeous guy with innovative concepts on how song must sound, each as a musician and a manufacturer.”
Aiden Moffat (Arab Strap): “Together with his personal singular bands and numerous engineering credit, there’s no title that looks all over my document assortment greater than Steve Albini; his affect nonetheless informs how I make and liberate song lately. 61 is not any fucking age in any respect. RIP certainly.”
Advantages: “An immense inspiration as a musician, artist and manufacturer who someway was a supply of encouragement and beef up to us. A genius. Leisure simple Steve Albini.”
Byron Coley: “Holy shit. Steve Albini is long gone. Used to be simply emailing him the day before today. One of the crucial nice minds of his technology. What a fucking loss.”
Revolt Fest: “RIP Steve Albini. This fucking sucks.”
Robin Rimbaud (Scanner): “Actually stunning. Bidding farewell to Steve Albini (1962-2024), the fiercely impartial and inspirational song manufacturer, provocateur and poker champion. What a loss!”
The Cribs: “The best to ever do it. We all know that, and feature at all times felt deeply proud and thankful to have labored with him. I’m positive Steve can be cringing studying this. Nevertheless it’s all true. Simply a super, nice guy.”
KEN Mode: “I don’t know if I will be able to totally put into phrases what Steve Albini supposed to us, as an artist, manufacturer, and an individual. I’ve by no means had a “well-known” musician die that still slept for 2 weeks at my folks’ space. This one has a different sting to it. It used to be a dream come true attending to make a document with you. RIP to an absolute legend.”
The Pretty Eggs: “Have simply no concept what to mention right here. Utterly surprised on the passing of Steve Albini. A real DIY original spirit who took no crap. An inspiring engineer who used to be by no means sucked in via the bullshit of the song business. Our ideas are together with his circle of relatives, pals and band.”
HEALTH: “A novel and caustic voice marooned in a sea of generic shit. Easiest portions Irritable and aggravating. There gained’t be every other. RIP Steve Albini.”
The Toadies: “We’re devastated on the information of Steve Albini’s passing. We simply recorded with him at Electric Audio not up to a month in the past (a lifelong dream come true). Nonetheless in surprise. RIP Steve.”
Erol Alkan: “Steve Albini will at all times be one among my favorite engineers / document makers. Now not simply within the sound he produced but in addition his way and ethos used to be at all times inspiring and deeply rooted in what I like about choice tradition. I grew up loving a few of the ones Giant Black singles as I immersed myself in impartial song.
“Like many people, I used to be obsessive about the sound of the ones Pixies information and In Utero and later Magazine For Plague Enthusiasts via Manic Boulevard Preachers. Listening to about his good fortune as a poker participant and profitable 1,000,000 used to be additionally mind-blowing. I by no means met him however watched numerous YouTube movies of him speaking about making information, and his way delivered together with his wit caught to me like glue.
“My sincerest condolences to his friends and family. 61 is not any age to move.”
Concern Manufacturing facility: “R.I.P. Steve Albini. The mythical manufacturer, songwriter and musician has gave up the ghost. His band Giant Black used to be a large affect on us within the early phases of our careers.”
Violent Femmes: “Dangerous day for recording. ET Thorngren and Steve Albini in at some point. Two very influential and cutting edge engineers. I didn’t know Steve however he used to be a provocateur and made some nice recordings. His concepts also are value investigating.”
Hugh Cornwall: “Steve Albini used to be a stupendous man, extremely proficient within the recording studio, and a big loss to our song international. It used to be a privilege to paintings with him on Totem & Taboo.”
Luke Haines: “I am in overall surprise about Steve Albini. Steve used to be my good friend and the most efficient recording engineer ever. He used to be, a candy man. The obits will use phrases like ‘ornery…’ Lots of the obits might be written via cowards and ‘lackeys.’ He’d like me announcing that.”
