Steve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who helmed a collection of essentially the most esteemed albums throughout the US various music scene, has died aged 61 from a coronary heart assault suffered at his recording studio. Employees at his studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the information to Pitchfork.
In addition to fronting the bands Huge Black, Rapeman and Shellac, who all pushed on the boundaries of post-punk and art-rock, Albini additionally produced – or, to make use of his most popular time period, engineered – albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey and Jimmy Web page and Robert Plant. He was famous for his DIY and punk ethos, resisting streaming providers and refusing to take royalties from the recordings he produced for different artists.
Shellac have been getting ready their first album since 2014, To All Trains, for launch subsequent week.
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