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Steve Albini tribute

A tribute to Steve Albini, the Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more.

With a playlist devoted to US musician and audio engineer Steve Albini, who was known for his work with acts including Nirvana, The Pixies and PJ Harvey. Albini was an instrumental and uncompromising figure in the US indie scene in the 1980s and 90s, leading bands including Big Black and Shellac. His influence was also heard on the several thousand albums he produced and engineered. They included The Pixies' seminal LP Surfer Rosa and Nirvana's In Utero. Kurt Cobain recruited Albini to record the 1993 follow-up to their hugely successful Nevermind after being impressed by his work with Big Black, The Pixies and The Breeders.

1 hour, 27 minutes

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Thu 9 May 2024 10:30
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Steel Pulse

    Prodigal Son

    • Mango.

  • Kamasi Washington

    Get Lit (feat. George Clinton & D Smoke)

    • Young.

  • Pixies

    Gigantic

    • 4 A.D..

  • Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor

    Jackie

    • Lion and the Cobra.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Kiss Kiss

    • Rockers To Swallow.
    • Polydor Limited.
    • 3.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Dancing Star

    • Parlophone.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Energy Flow

    • Warner.

  • Nina Simone

    I'm Going Back Home

    • High Priestess Of Soul.
    • Philips.
    • 18.

  • Yannis & the Yaw

    Walk Through Fire

    • Transgressive.

  • Daniel Avery

    Diminuendo (6 Music Session, 20th March 2023)

  • The White Stripes

    Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground

    • XL.

  • Keeley Forsyth

    The Hollow

    • FAT CAT RECORDS.

  • Thundercat

    Them Changes

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Anna Phoebe

    Silhouettes (Manchester Edit)

    • Self Released.

  • Actress

    Dolphin Spray

    • Statik.
    • Smalltown Supersound.

  • Joy Division

    Shadowplay

    • London.

  • Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Boys Noize

    Compress / Repress [MIXED]

    • Milan/Sony Music.

  • Talib Kweli & Madlib

    Best Year Ever

    • Madlib Invazion.

  • LTJ Bukem

    Horizons

    • Looking Good Records 鈥�.

  • LUXE

    Fey Air

    • Method808.

  • The Mysterines

    Sink Ya Teeth

    • Fiction.

  • TV on the Radio

    Wolf Like Me

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 May 2024 10:30
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music