So short after Steve Albini passed away, and the albums of Big Black and Shellac have reappeared in Spotify. Being critical to Spotify’s code of conduct (to the music industry in general) prioritizing the interests of labels over bands, he removed his music from Spotify.
Happy to have them back in my playlist.
PS the city of Chicago recently named a street after Albini.
I saw Otoboke Beaver in Paradiso last Thursday, July 4th. Arguably the most innovative band in the world.
Steve Albini sadly passed away last month, but he left us a new record. With his band Shellac he produced To All Trains.
It is now available on Touch and Go. On vinyl and on CD.
Of course, we buy vinyl. For Steve.
Ik vond uiteindelijk toch de zwart-wit beelden van Money & The Man en Magnetic Spacemen toch beter.
Vandaag ontwikkeld. Vrijdag gezien. Leuke bandjes in het Slachthuis in Haarlem gezien: Money & the Man en Magnetic Spacemen. Beide erg energiek. Goed.
This week Steve Albini passed away. For someone of my generation an icon so a shock.
In addition to musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac) and producer (Pixies, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, you name it), he was a music industry critic. He explained how the big record labels abuse musicians but also explained to musicians that they should make the music they want and not let the record companies push them around. Musicians should make music they think is cool and perform.
He explained that in plain language, as square and hermetic as his music.
A striking person I will miss.
In 2017, I took these photos at Shellac’s performance in Vera, Groningen.
In Tolhuistuin gisteravond.
De band Royal Blood leerde ik pas een jaar of twee geleden kennen. De zang heeft iets van Jack White. De muziek is zware alternatieve rock, wellicht een beetje in het Muse genre. Ik dacht dat de band minstens twee slaggitaristen zou hebben, maar al het gitaargeluid wordt voortgebracht door de bassist Mike Kerr. Bijgestaan door een paar kastjes en pedaaltjes.
Figure It Out is een classic.
Amazing how good they are already at their first gig in ’91.
And there’s nobody there!
And then 2 years later…
