On May 7, 2024, Steve Albini died aged 61. He was singer-songwriter, musician (guitar, bass, drums), audio engineer and music journalist, member the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac. Albini was the founder, owner, and principal engineer of the Chicago studio “Electrical Audio”. He recorded and produced thousands of albums, for various acts including Nirvana, The Pixies, Fugazi, Chris Connely, Volcano Suns, The Breeders, Superchunk, Ty Segall, The Wedding Present, Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Will Oldham, Red Crayola, The Jesus Lizard and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Tag Archives: Electrical Audio
Mclusky: Mclusky Do Dallas
On April 1, 2002, “Too Pure” label released “Mclusky Do Dallas”, the second Mclusky studio album. It was recorded April – June 2001, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Steve Albini.
Personnel:
- Andy Falkous – vocals, guitar
- Jonathan Chapple – vocals, bass
- Matthew Harding – drums
- Steve Albini – recording, engineer
- Richard Jackson – recording
- Chris Ludd – mastering
- Victoria Collier – design
- Stefam de Batselier – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Falkous, Jonathan Chapple, and Matthew Harding, except where noted.
- Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
- No New Wave No Fun
- Collagen Rock
- What We’ve Learned
- Day of the Deadringers
- Dethink to Survive
- Fuck This Band
- To Hell with Good Intentions
- Clique Application Form
- The World Loves Us and Is Our Bitch
- Alan Is a Cowboy Killer
- Gareth Brown Says
- Chases – Simon Alexander, Andy Falkous, Jonathan Chapple, Matthew Hardin
The Cribs: In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
On May 7, 2012, “Wichita Recordings” label released “In the Belly of the Brazen Bull”, the fifth Cribs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Tarbox Road” in New York City, “Abbey Road” in London, “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman.
Personnel:
- Ryan Jarman – vocals, guitar
- Gary Jarman – vocals, bass guitar
- Ross Jarman – percussion
- Dave Fridmann – Mellotron, Omnichord
- Rodrigo Etguello – violin
- Tristan Beck – cello
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Nick Scott – artwork, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman.
- Glitters Like Gold
- Come On, Be a No One
- Jaded Youth
- Anna
- Confident Man
- Uptight
- Chi-Town
- Pure O
- Back to the Bolthole
- I Should Have Helped
- Stalagmites
- Like a Gift Giver
- Butterflies
- Arena Rock Encore with Full Cast
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
On November 10, 2014, “Roswell” label released “Sonic Highways”, the eighth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – July 2014, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Inner Ear” in Arlington County, Virginia, “Southern Ground” in Nashville, “6A” in Austin, “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, “Preservation Hall” in New Orleans, “Robert Lang” in Seattle, “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hwakins and Chris Shiflett.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, cymbals, EBow
- Pat Smear – rhythm and lead guitar
- Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, devil pickin’, backing vocals
- Nate Mendel – bass guitar
- Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals
- Joe Walsh – lead guitar
- Gary Clark, Jr. – lead guitar
- Rick Nielsen – baritone guitar
- Rami Jaffee – clavinet; organ; mellotron; piano; Wurlitzer electric piano; backing vocals, space keys
- Charlie Gabriel – clarinet
- Mark Braud – trumpet
- Ben Jaffe – tuba
- Ronell Johnson – tuba, backing vocals
- Freddie Lonzo – trombone
- Clint Maedgen – saxophone, backing vocals
- Zac Brown – devil pickin’, backing vocals
- Drew Hester – percussion; tambourine
- Barrett Jones – EBow
- Los Angeles Youth Orchestra – strings
- Tony Visconti – string arrangement
- Ben Gibbard – backing vocals
- Chris Goss – backing vocals
- Jim Rota – backing vocals
- Peter Stahl – backing vocals
- Skeeter Thompson – backing vocals
- Kristeen Young – backing vocals
- Justin Armstrong – studio assistance
- Brandon Bell – studio assistance
- Charlie Bolois – studio assistance
- Dakota Bowman – studio assistance
- Marcel Fernandez – studio assistance
- Kabir Hermon – studio assistance
- John Lousteau – studio assistance
- Matt Mangano – studio assistance
- Greg Norman – studio assistance
- Jon San Paolo – studio assistance
- Matthias Schneeberger – studio assistance
- Chris Shurtleff – studio assistance
- Ben Simoneti – studio assistance
- Don Zientara – studio assistance
- James Brown – recording, mixing
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Gersh Gershunoff – drums technician
- Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design
- Stephan Martiniere – cover illustration
- Ringo – photography
- Andrew Stuart – photography
Track listing:
- Something from Nothing
- The Feast and the Famine
- Congregation
- What Did I Do/God as My Witness
- Outside
- In the Clear
- Subterranean
- I am a River
The Breeders: Title TK
On May 10, 2002, “4AD” label released “Title TK”, the third Breeders studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2001, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago and “Grandmaster Recording Ltd.” in Hollywood.
Personnel:
- Kim Deal– vocals, guitar, organ, drums, bass
- Kelley Deal– vocals, guitar, bass
- Richard Presley – guitar
- Mando Lopez – bass, guitar
- Jose Medeles– drums
- John McEntire– drum roll
- Steve Albini– engineer, mastering
- Mark Arnold – engineer
- Andrew Alekel – engineer
- Steve Rook – mastering
- Vaughan Oliver– art design
- Chris Bigg – art design
- Onie M. Montes – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.
- Little Fury – Jose Medeles, Kelley Deal, Mando Lopez, Richard Presley, Kim Deal
- London Song
- Off You
- The She
- Too Alive
- Son of Three
- Put on a Side
- Full on Idle
- Sinister Foxx – Jose Medeles, Kelley Deal, Mando Lopez, Richard Presley, Kim Deal
- Forced to Drive
- T and T
- Huffer
Breeders: All Nerve
On March 2, 2018, “4AD” label released “All Nerve”, the fifth Breeders studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Candyland” in Dayton, Kentucky; “Electrical Audio” in Chicago and “Fernwood Studios” in Dayton, Ohio.
Personnel:
- Kim Deal– lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
- Kelley Deal– vocals, guitar
- Josephine Wiggs– vocals, bass, guitar
- Jim MacPherson– drums
- Kyle Rector – Farfisa organ
- Courtney Barnett, Bones Sloane, Dave Mudie, Dylan Ranson-Hughes – backing vocals
- Steve Albini– engineer, mixing
- Mike Montgomery, Greg Norman, Tom Rastikis – engineer
- Matt Boynton – mixing
- Eric Gorman – mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi, Bob Weston– mastering
- Martin Andersen – photography
- Chris Bigg – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.
- Nervous Mary
- Wait in the Car – Kim Deal, Richard Presley
- All Nerve
- MetaGoth – Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs
- Spacewoman – Kim Deal, Morgan Nagler
- Walking With a Killer
- Howl at the Summit
- Archangel’s Thunderbird – Falk Ulrich Rogner, John Weinzierl
- Dawn, Makin an Effort
- Skinhead # 2 – Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs
- Blues at the Acropolis
The Breeders: Mountain Battles
On April 8, 2008, “4AD” label released “Mountain Battles”, the fourth Breeders (The) studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago; “Stagg Street Studio” in Van Nuys; “Manny’s Studio” in Los Angeles, and “Refraze Recording Studio” in Dayton.
Personnel:
- Kim Deal – vocals, guitar
- Kelley Deal – vocals, guitar
- Mando Lopez – bass
- Jose Medeles – drums
- Steven Medina Hüfsteter – guitar
- Heather Winna – marching cymbals
- Todd Mund – backing vocals
- Steve Albini, Erika Larsen, Ben Mumphrey– engineer
- Manny Nieto– engineer, mastering
- Steve Rook – mastering
- Vaughan Oliver– art design
- Marc Atkins – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.
- Overglazed
- Bang On
- Night of Joy
- We’re Gonna Rise
- German Studies
- Spark
- Istanbul
- Walk It Off
- Regalame Esta Noche – Roberto Cantoral
- Here No More
- No Way
- It’s the Love – The Tasties
- Mountain Blues
Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up
On August 10, 1999, “Merge” label released “Come Pick Me Up”, the seventh Superchunk album. It was recorded in March 1999, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago and was produced by Jim O’Rourke, Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.
Personnel:
- Mac McCaughan – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jim Wilbur – vocals, guitar
- Laura Ballance – vocals, bass, cover painting
- Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
- Jim O’Rourke – vocals, guitar, recorder, mixing
- Ken Vandermark – saxophone
- Bob Weston – trumpet
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Suzanne Roberts – violin
- Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
- Chris Manfrin – handclapping
- John O’Rourke – engineer, mixing
- Rob Bochnik– engineer assistant
- Claire Ashby – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.
- So Convinced
- Hello Hawk
- Cursed Mirror
- 1000 Pounds
- Good Dreams
- Low Branches
- Pink Clouds
- Smarter Hearts
- Honey Bee
- June Showers
- Pulled Muscle
- Tiny Bombs
- You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
On March 20, 2007, “Fat Possum” label released “Armchair Apocrypha”, the fourth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Pachyderm Studios” in Cannon Falls, “Crazy Beast Studio” in Northeast Minneapolis, “Wall2Wall Recording” in Chicago, “Third Ear Recording” in Minneapolis, “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “SAE Mastering” in Phoenix and “Pachyderm Studios”, and was produced by Andrew Bird and Ben Durrant.
Personnel:
- Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, whistling, guitar, glockenspiel
- Ben Durrant – vocals, guitars, recording, mixing
- Ben Durrant– guitar
- Jeremy Ylvisaker– guitar
- Chris Morrissey– bass
- Martin Dosh– drums, electric piano, other sounds
- Kevin O’Donnell– drums
- Haley Bonar– vocals
- Jon Davis– bass clarinet
- Dan Dietrich – recording
- Martin Dosh – recording
- Gregg Norman – recording
- Tom Herbers – recording, mixing
- David Boucher – mixing
- Brent Sigmeth – mixing
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Quemadura– artwork, design
- Lynne Roberts-Goodwin – photography
- Cameron Wittig – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
- Fiery Crash
- Imitosis
- Plasticities
- Heretics
- Armchairs
- Darkmatter
- Simple X – Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh
- The Supine
- Cataracts
- Scythian Empires
- Spare-Ohs
- Yawny at the Apocalypse
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