On February 1, 1986, “Homestead” released “Atomizer”, the debut Big Black album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley. The album was ranked at number 11 in “Alternative Press” magazine list of “Top Albums of ’85 to ‘95”; magazine “Spin” ranked “Atomizer” at number 83 in its list of “100 Alternative Albums” and at number 92 in its list of “Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years” and “NME” ranked the album at number 372 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Steve Albini – vocals, guitar, drum machine programming
- Santiago Durango – guitar
- Dave Riley – bass guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley.
- Jordan, Minnesota
- Passing Complexion
- Big Money
- Kerosene
- Bad Houses
- Fists of Love
- Stinking Drunk
- Bazooka Joe
- Strange Things
- Cables (live)
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