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RIP Steve Albini, influential producer and musician (1962-2024) [1]

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Date: 2024-05-08 17:46:27+00:00

Lovely piece, Mark. This is just stunning news.

I couldn’t afford a ticket to get into a fest called More Than Music that was really hot shit back in the day. But I begged one of the organizers to let me stage hand and carry amps so that’s how I got in.

I ended up seeing Jets to Brazil, The Locust, Bratmobile, Melt Banana, Mastodon, High on Fire and Shellac.

Steve Albini had pulled up their van out back so I walked over to help.

“If you touch any of this equipment, I’ll break your arm.” He was smiling when he said it; so, mostly joking? But also not joking.

It was an eclectic festival. It took place in the Ohio fairgrounds gym, which felt like an old high school. There were many, many people with tight pants who were there to look good and have a hip time, a lot of brass and sass to go round. But I can tell you with absolute certainty that when Shellac took the stage, they were all quiet. Everyone just stopped to watch the master. I’ll always remember that.

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