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Steve Albini, storied producer and icon of the rock underground, dies at 61

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  1. simplify
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    Way too young. Albini was an icon and an iconoclast. Here's a list of albums he produced. The music industry is worse off without him.

    Way too young. Albini was an icon and an iconoclast. Here's a list of albums he produced. The music industry is worse off without him.

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  2. sparkle
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    Oh damn, this hits hard. I've been a huge fan of anything Steve touched and engineered. His mastery of dissonance was second to none. Gonna have to blast out some Jesus Lizard and of course some...

    Oh damn, this hits hard. I've been a huge fan of anything Steve touched and engineered. His mastery of dissonance was second to none. Gonna have to blast out some Jesus Lizard and of course some In Utero as well.

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  3. squalex
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    Incredibly sad to hear this. He played such a big role in keeping an authentic part of the industry alive. Thank you, Steve, for giving us so much. At least we get one more posthumous gift from...

    Incredibly sad to hear this. He played such a big role in keeping an authentic part of the industry alive. Thank you, Steve, for giving us so much. At least we get one more posthumous gift from you - i look forward to hearing it

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