Steve Albini Video Lecture

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http://www.mtsu.edu/~nadam/downloads/Stevealbiniweb.html

VERY LONG

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:35 (twenty years ago) link

http://linuxtoday.com/special/lwce2/big_linus_keynote.jpg

TWINZ

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:41 (twenty years ago) link

Does Steve Albini get lectured using videos, preferably Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Roxette, Poison and Will Smith?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link

What does the Jimmy Page / Robert Plant stuff Albini recorded sound like?

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:44 (twenty years ago) link

Tar

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link

No, Die Kreuzen

― Stacey Pollen (Andy K), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:49 (twenty years ago) link

It can be both these things and more.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

I love Die Kreuzen.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

you're kreuzen for a breuzen

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:52 (twenty years ago) link

just kidding about the Tar

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:59 (twenty years ago) link

I've never heard an audience that coughed so much in my life.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:01 (twenty years ago) link

Somebody should've yelled, "GREBO!!!"

― Stacey Pollen (Andy K), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:03 (twenty years ago) link

Somebody should've cracked some smoker's skulls and then screwed the door shut.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:04 (twenty years ago) link

"before industrial became a synonym for disco"

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:07 (twenty years ago) link

He's talking up Whitehouse now. Talked about liking the Breeders and the Jesus Lizard before. No surprises here.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:07 (twenty years ago) link

but it would have been funnier if I said Bastro

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:10 (twenty years ago) link

did Steve ever record Bastro?

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago) link

oh right, yeah, he did their first EP, duh.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago) link

Dynamic range compression mentioned

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago) link

Apparently he almost went broke after In Utero!

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:55 (twenty years ago) link

His annual salary from Electrical Audio is $24k.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link

"...that's how much money I make as a Grammy winning engineer. I have 6 gold albums, 3 platinum albums, and two Dove awards and I make $24,000 a year"

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago) link

that's probably by choice, tho. and he doesn't go out much.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago) link

He was being goofy when he said that.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:04 (twenty years ago) link

I'm confused, that picture doesn't look like the Albini I know I and love, who the fuck is that?

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:05 (twenty years ago) link

that's Linus Torvalds

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:06 (twenty years ago) link

does he mention Big BLack at all?

― kephm, Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:06 (twenty years ago) link

in passing

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

the crowd isn't indie fux so he's like Y'ALL NEVER HEARD OF SHELLAC.

"garth brooks ends tour; 1,500 out of work"

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

the way he holds the microphone makes me uncomfortable.

― frankE (frankE), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:08 (twenty years ago) link

I'm really glad that Steve isn't as hung up on Big Black as most of their "fans."

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:08 (twenty years ago) link

He's really gotta stop wearing that hat. It makes him look like a major league wally.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:09 (twenty years ago) link

the big black european tour diary is the best

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago) link

does he mention pork bellies at all?

xpost

― kephm, Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:13 (twenty years ago) link

"a major league wally"!?

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link

no pork bellies

"I don't think its a good idea [when you're an engineer on a session] to get too wrapped up in the music... for the same reason that I don'tthink a gynocologyst should be getting turned on."

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

just watched chunks of this with the sound off whilst listening to some hip-hop. MC Albini rocks that microphone!!!

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:20 (twenty years ago) link

haha, he just said that punched paper tape was the only archival-quality digital format

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:21 (twenty years ago) link

Steve is listening to:

Bill Withers
AC/DC live record

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:23 (twenty years ago) link

"I've never heard an audience that coughed so much in my life."

I was thinking the same thing.

I really enjoyed watching this, though. it was really informative/entertaining, etc.

Thanks for linking it.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 17:51 (twenty years ago) link

I don't think its a good idea [when you're an engineer on a session] to get too wrapped up in the music...

hmmm don't agree with steve there, unless he doesn't include the 'sounds' as part of the 'music'. an engineer who doesn't express an opinion, no matter how good he is, is all but useless to me

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 23:41 (twenty years ago) link

i think all he meant was to reserve any kind of value judgment. the music is the band's responsibility and as engineer your responsibility is to record it. i'm unclear on the extent to which he advocates complete subjectivity however. sometimes i think he thinks of himself as documentary maker and others i'm not so sure.

in terms of 'sound', the extent to which he validates his paid time, if at all, is through his general aestheic and approach to sound recording, which is surely quite unique?

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:09 (twenty years ago) link

certainly. i guess i wouldn't want an engineer to tell me how to play my song but i would want one to point out if he felt a take sucked (i guess this is mostly what i'm getting at).

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:16 (twenty years ago) link

he made a good argument in favor of file sharing, comparing it to sheet music and the printing press, player pianos, radio, etc...(not that he's prob. the first to put it in that historical perspective but still)....

also, the points he brings up about the fact that most digital recordings will be completely lost to history is kinda scary...any degradation is usually fatal, and formats change so fast and most stuff won't be bothered to be updated to the new formats...

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:55 (twenty years ago) link

140 MB !!!
http://www.mtsu.edu/~nadam/downloads/SteveAlbiniweb.mov

― subcelestial homesick blues (alanbanana), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 01:03 (twenty years ago) link

I just saw the whole thing. Thanks Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. That was really great/informative.

― David Allen (David Allen), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 03:21 (twenty years ago) link

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