Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

Steve
Albini,
an
icon
of
indie
rock
as
both
a
producer
and
performer,
has
died
of
a
heart
attack,
staff
at
his
recording
studio,
Electronic
Audio,
confirm
to
Pitchfork.
As
well
as
fronting
underground
rock
lynchpins
including

Shellac
and

Big
Black,
Albini
was
a
legend
of
the
recording
studio,
though
he
preferred
the
term
“engineer”
to
“producer.”
He
recorded

Nirvana’s


In
Utero,

Pixies’


Surfer
Rosa,

PJ
Harvey’s


Rid
of
Me,
and
countless
more
classic
albums,
and
remained
an
outspoken
critic
of
exploitative
music
industry
practices
until
his
final
years.
Shellac
were
preparing
to
tour
their
first
album
in
a
decade,


To
All
Trains,
which
is
scheduled
for
release
next
week.
Steve
Albini
was
61
years
old.

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story
will
be
updated.