Steve Albini discography

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Steve Albini was an American musician, audio engineer and music journalist, whose many recording projects have exerted an important influence on independent music since the 1980s. Most of his projects from 1997 onwards were recorded at the Electrical Audio studios in Chicago. Albini is occasionally credited as a record producer, though he disliked the term to describe his work, preferring the term "recording engineer" when credited, and refused to take royalties from bands recording in his studio, as he felt it would be unethical to do so. [1]

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As a musician, Albini fronted the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac on guitar and vocals. He also played on other projects from time to time, notably as a bass guitarist in the touring incarnation of Pete Conway's solo project Flour whose records he also engineered.

The list is in chronological order by date of release, but is incomplete.

As a musician

Just Ducky, 1979–1980 (Missoula)

YearReleaseLabelNote
1987Don't Worry Bowta Theng MisterCheese Cannon RecordsVarious Artists compilation, "To and Fro" [2]
2022Without Warning: Early Montana Punk, Postpunk, New Wave & Hardcore 1979-1991Lost Sounds MontanaVarious Artists compilation, "New Metro Stomp" and "Dog Food" are featured, recorded live at the Star Garage in Missoula, Montana in April 1980. [3]

Big Black, 1982–87

YearReleaseLabelFormatNotes
1982 Lungs Ruthless 12" Reissued by Touch and Go in 1992 and 2012
1983 Bulldozer Ruthless12"Reissued by Touch and Go in 1993 and 2012
1985 Racer-X Homestead 12", cassette Reissued by Touch and Go in 1992 and 2013
1985"Rema Rema"Forced Exposure 7"
1985 The Hammer Party Homestead LP, cassette, CD Reissued by Touch and Go in 1992
1985"Il Duce" / "Big Money"Homestead7"Reissued by Touch and Go in 1992
1986 Atomizer HomesteadLP, cassetteReissued by Touch and Go in 2015
1987 Sound of Impact Blast FirstLP
1987 Headache Touch and Go12", cassetteReissued in 2018
1987"Heartbeat"Touch and Go7"
1987"He's a Whore" / "The Model"Touch and Go7"
1987 Songs About Fucking Touch and GoLP, cassette, CDReissued in 2004 and 2018
1988 The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape HomesteadCDReissued by Touch and Go in 2015
1992 Pigpile Touch and Go VHS, CDRecorded live in 1987

Rapeman, 1987–89

YearReleaseLabelFormatNote
1988"Hated Chinee" / "Marmoset"Touch and Go7"
1988 Budd Touch and Go12", cassetteLive (first three tracks), reissued in 2007
1988 Two Nuns and a Pack Mule Touch and GoLP, cassette, CD
1989"Inku's Butt Crack" / "Song Number One" Sub Pop 7"Singles Club release

Shellac, 1992–2024

YearReleaseLabelFormatNote
1993 The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History Touch and Go7"
1993 Uranus Touch and Go7"
1994 The Bird Is the Most Popular Finger Drag City 7"
1994 At Action Park Touch and GoLP, cassette, CD
1994Live at Tokyo NUX Organization CDJapan-exclusive live album
1995"Billiardspielerlied" / "Mantel"Überschall7"
1997Split with Mule Touch and Go7"
1997 The Futurist n/aLPPrivate release, given out to friends and family
1998 Terraform Touch and GoLP, CD
2000 1000 Hurts Touch and GoLP, CD
2001Split with CaesarBarbaraal7"
2007 Excellent Italian Greyhound Touch and GoLP, CD
2014 Dude Incredible Touch and GoLP, CD
2019 The End of Radio Touch and GoLP, CDIncludes recordings of their Peel Sessions in 1994 and 2004
2024 To All Trains Touch and GoLP, CD

Other

Credits on other artists' releases

1980s

1985

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Breaking Circus The Very Long Fuse EPHomesteadArtwork

1986

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredits
Urge Overkill Strange, I...EPRuthlessProducer, credited as The Li'l Weed
Dark ArtsA Long Way From BrigadoonLPRuthlessArtwork
Naked Raygun All Rise LP, CDHomesteadArtwork

1988

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Pixies Surfer Rosa LP, CD, cassette 4AD Producer, engineer
Head of David Dustbowl LP, CDBlast FirstProducer, credited as Steven Albini
Savage Pencil Angel Dust (Music for Movie Bikers)LPBlast FirstLiner notes
Gore Wrede- The Cruel PeaceLP, CDMegadiscProducer
Various ArtistsThe End of Music (As We Know It)LP, CD, cassetteROIR/DanceteriaLiner notes
Pussy Galore/Black SnakesSplit7"Supernatural OrganizationProducer
Bitch Magnet Star Booty LPRoman CandleProducer
Flour FlourLPTouch and GoEngineer
The Membranes Kiss Ass... Godhead!LP, CD, cassetteHomesteadRecording engineer

1989

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Tar HandsomeLPAmphetamine ReptileEngineer
Wreck WreckEPPlay It Again SamProducer
The Jesus Lizard Pure EPTouch and GoProducer
Tad "Wood Goblins" b/w "Cooking with Gas" plus "Daisy"GlitterhouseRecording engineer
The Wedding Present Bizarro LP, CD, cassetteRCAEngineer, re-recording of one song for single release
Ut GrillerLP, CDBlast FirstEngineer
Poster Children Flower Plower LP, CD, cassetteLimited PotentialProducer, four songs
Sixteen Tons4 Songs 16 Tons7"No BlowEngineer, credited as S. Albini
Boss Hog Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin' EPAmphetamine ReptileRecording engineer
Pussy Galore Dial 'M' for Motherfucker LP, CDCaroline RecordsProducer
Flea CircusSlingshotCassetten/aProducer, recording engineer
Slint Tweez LP, CD, cassetteJennifer Hartman RecordsEngineer, credited as "some fuckin' derd niffer"

1990s

1990

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
The Breeders Pod LP, CD, cassetteRCAEngineer
Boss Hog Cold Hands LP, CD, cassetteAmphetamine ReptileRecording engineer, mixer
FlourLuv 713LP, CD, cassetteTouch and GoEngineer
Sixteen TonsHeadshotLP, CDAbstract SoundsProducer
The Jesus Lizard Head LP, cassetteTouch and GoEngineer, producer
Tad Salt Lick/God's Balls LP, CDSub PopProducer
Whitehouse Thank Your Lucky Stars LP, CDSusan LawlyProducer, credited as S. Albini
WhitehouseCream of the Second ComingLP, CDSusan LawlyProducer, credited as S. Albini
Wreck Soul TrainLP, CD, cassettePlay It Again SamProducer
Pigface Gub LP, CD, cassetteInvisibleEngineer
Hum Is Like Kissing An Angel (She Said)Cassetten/aRecording engineer
Various ArtistsRubáiyát (Elektra's 40th Anniversary)LP, CDElektraEngineer
TarRoundhouseCDAmphetamine ReptileEngineer
Mass"Pulling/Thinking"7"No BlowRemixer
Sludgeworth"Sludgeworth"7"RoadkillProducer
Theweddingpresent3 SongsLP, 7", CD, cassetteRCAEngineer
Big Trouble House"Watered Down"7"Community 3Engineer
Masters of the Obvious"She's Not Ready"7"Feel Good All OverProducer
Poster Children"Thinner, Stronger" b/w "Pointed Stick"7"Sub PopProducer
Bitch MagnetBen HurLP, CD, cassetteGlitterhouseRecording engineer, credited as Arden Geist

1991

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Cath Carroll England Made Me LP, CD, cassette Fantasy Guitar
WhitehouseAnother Crack of the White WhipCDSusan LawlyWriter
Whitehouse"Still Going Strong"7"Susan LawlyWriter
Chris Connelly Whiplash Boychild CD, cassetteWax Trax!Assistant engineer, guitar
The Jesus Lizard Goat LP, CD, cassetteTouch and GoProducer
Poster ChildrenDaisychain ReactionLP, CD, cassetteTwin/ToneEngineer
WreckHouse of BorisLP, CD, cassetteWax Trax!Producer
Theweddingpresent"Dalliance"7", CD, cassetteRCAEngineer
Theweddingpresent"Lovenest"LP, CDRCAEngineer
Cheer-Accident Dumb AskCD, cassetteComplacencyEngineer
ScrawlBloodsuckerLP, CD, cassetteSimple MachinesRecording engineer
Cheeze TMDancing with the Dead7"Bob RecordsEngineer
BewitchedHarshing My MellowCD, cassetteNo. 6Recording engineer
Sandy Duncan's EyeSandy Duncan's EyeCDFlipsideRecording engineer
Zeni Geva Total Castration CDPublic BathEngineer
Sometime Sweet SusanCollideLP5th & NationalProducer, engineer
Naked VanillaWooly MetalCassetten/aEngineer
DolomiteVenus7"FiascoRecording engineer, credited as Steve
The Didjits Full Nelson Reilly LP, CD, cassetteTouch and GoCredited as Reggie Stiggs
The Wedding Present Seamonsters LP, CDRCAEngineer
The Mark of Cain IncomingCDDominatorEngineer
Superchunk No Pocky for Kitty LP, CD, cassette Matador Uncredited
TarJacksonLP, CD, cassetteAmphetamine Reptile
Volcano Suns Career in Rock LP, CD, cassetteQuarterstickRecording engineer, credited as Torso Man
Urge Overkill The Supersonic Storybook LP, CD, cassetteTouch and GoUncredited

1992

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Things That Fall DownDisbeliefLP, CD, cassetteSonic NoiseEngineer
Various ArtistsFollow Our Trax, Vol. 8: Another Disc, Another PlanetCDReprise
Bewitched Harshing My Mellow CD, cassetteNo.6Recording engineer
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion LP, CD, cassetteCarolineRecording engineer
The Jesus Lizard Liar LP, CD, cassetteTouch and GoUncredited
Helmet Meantime (song "In The Meantime" recorded by Albini; mixed by Andy Wallace)LP, CD, cassetteInterscopeRecording engineer
Mule MuleLP, CD, cassetteQuarterstickcredited as "Lenard Johns"
ThrillhammerGiftlessLP, CDRough TradeRecording engineer, credited as "Albini-San"
Failure Comfort LP, CD, cassetteSlashEngineer
BraindamageSignal de RevoltaCDG.L.C.Mixer
Zeni Geva Nai-HaLP, CDNipp GuitarProducer, engineer, guitar
Murder, Inc. Murder, Inc. LP, CD, cassetteInvisibleRecording engineer
Crain SpeedLP, cassetteAutomatic WreckordsRecording engineer
Union Carbide Productions SwingCD, cassetteRadium 226.05Producer, Recording engineer
Whitehouse Twice Is Not Enough (track "Neronia" only; co-produced with William Bennett)CDSusan LawlyProducer, engineer
Dazzling Killmen Dig Out The SwitchLP, CDIntellectual ConvulsionRecording engineer
Distorted Pony Punishment Room LP, CDBomp!Producer, Recording engineer, credited as "bespectacled wisp of a fellow from the midwest"
Fugazi In on the Kill Taker UnreleasedN/ARecording engineer, unofficial recording only, band chose to go with different producers for official release
Peter Sotos Buyer's MarketCDAWBProducer

1993

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Murder Inc.Murder Inc.CDFuturistRecording engineer
HelmetMeantimeCDInterscopeRecording engineer
TheweddingpresentHit Parade 3CD, cassetteRCAProducer
Big BoysThe Fat ElvisCD
Dazzling Killmen"Medicine Me"7"
Blues ExplosionCrypt-StyleCDCrypt
Various ArtistsThe Beavis and Butthead ExperienceCD, LP, cassetteGeffen
Shorty"Kaput!"7"Skin Graft
Crow My Kind of Pain
Engine KidBear Catching FishProducer, uncredited
Craw CrawProducer, uncredited
Don Caballero "Our Caballero" b/w "My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away"7"Producer, a-side only, uncredited
Don Caballero"Andandandandandandandand" b/w "First Hits"Producer, uncredited
Don Caballero For Respect Producer, uncredited
Screeching Weasel/Pink LincolnsSplitEngineer, credited as A Skinny Bespectacled Guy
PJ Harvey Rid of Me Recording engineer, all but one song
Jawbreaker 24 Hour Revenge Therapy CD, LP, cassetteProducer, credited as "Fluss"
Nirvana In Utero CD, LP, cassetteDGCProducer, mixer, engineer
Nirvana"Heart-Shaped Box"CD, 7", cassetteGeffen
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Sport Fishin': The Lure of the Bait, The Luck of the Hook CD, LP, cassetteQuarterstickRecording engineer
King Cobb Steelie n/aUnofficial recording only, band chose to go with different producer
Shorty "Thumb Days"Mixer, credited as "Albhienni"
Urbn DKDenialUncredited on release
UsherhouseMolting
Zeni GevaAutofuck7"
Zeni GevaAlright You Little BastardsGuitar
Various Artists1993 Mercury Music Prize: Shortlist Sampler
Various ArtistsWhip

1994

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Gastr del Sol Mirror Repair CD, LPDrag CityRecording engineer
Slint Untitled 10", CD, cassetteTouch and GoEngineer, uncredited
Nirvana In Utero CD, LP, cassetteGeffen RecordsRecording engineer
Mount ShastaPut The Creep OnCD, cassetteSkin GraftProducer
Dazzling Killmen Face of Collapse CD, LP, cassetteSkin GraftProducer
Various Artists The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience CD, LP, cassetteGeffen RecordsProducer (on track 1)
The Jesus Lizard Down CD, LP, cassetteTouch and GoProducer, uncredited
Zeni Geva Desire for Agony CD, LP, cassette Alternative Tentacles Engineer
Brise-Glace "In Sisters All And Felony"7"Skin GraftEngineer
Space Streakings 7-Toku CD, LP, cassetteSkin GraftEngineer, recording engineer
Silkworm Libertine CD, LPEl RecordoRecording engineer
Silkworm In the West CD, cassetteC/Z RecordsRecording engineer, uncredited
Nirvana"All Apologies"/"Rape Me"CD, cassetteGeffen RecordsRecording engineer
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion CD, LP, cassetteCaroline RecordsRecording engineer, mixer
Nirvana"Pennyroyal Tea"CDGeffen RecordsRecording engineer
Craw Lost Nation RoadLPChokeEngineer
Various ArtistsWohlstandCDHuman WrechordsProducer (on track 10)
DQEBut Me, I Fell DownCD, LPHoppel Di HoyProducer
Steel Pole Bath Tub Some Cocktail Suggestions CD, 10" cassetteBoner RecordsFeatured
ShortyFresh Breath10", cassetteSkin GraftRecording engineer, producer, credited as "Albhienni of Francisco"
Balloon GuyBoogie, Rock2x7"GeneratorRecording engineer (tracks 1-3)
MorselNoise FloorCDChokeRecording engineer (tracks 1-4, 6, 8-10)
NirvanaIn Utero DemosCDCollectors PleasureProducer, unofficial release
SoulsTjitchischtsiy (Sudêk)CD, LPTelegram RecordsEngineer, producer, mixer
Various ArtistsYou Got Lucky: A Tribute to Tom PettyCD, cassetteScotti Bros./Alleged/BackyardRecording engineer (track 6)
SlapshotUnconsciousnessCD, LPWe Bite RecordsRecording engineer
Stinking Lizaveta"Refinery"/"Crooked Teeth"7"Tolotta RecordsRecording engineer
Brise-Glace When in Vanitas...CD, LPSkin GraftEngineer
Bubble Gum Thunder"Coward"/"Cheater"7"Model RocketRecording engineer
Various ArtistsRock and Roll Super HighwayCDGod Damn Right!Recording engineer (track 9)
GauntSob StoryCD, LPThrill Jockey/Crypt RecordsRecording engineer, credited as "Steve"
FiddleheadThe Deaf WaiterCD, 10"Allied RecordingsRecording engineer
Jack 'o' NutsOn YouCD, LP, cassetteRadial RecordsProducer, engineer, credited as "S Albini"
Various ArtistsFor a Life of SinCDBloodshot RecordsRecording engineer (track 6)
The Breeders"No Aloha"CD4ADEngineer (track 2)
Deerheart"Male"7"Goldenrod RecordsEngineer
Union Carbide ProductionsThe Albini SwingCDRadium 226.05Producer, mixer, recording engineer
Stinking Lizaveta"Sink"7"Egg Yolk RecordsRecording engineer
NirvanaHeart-Shaped Box Vol. 24xCDKiwi RecordsRecording engineer (tracks 2.5-2.19), unofficial release
Whitehouse Halogen CD, LPSusan LawlyCo-producer
SissyHunky CopCDn/aProducer
Flac"Pilot"/"Toothbrush"7"Hybrid Music Co.Recording producer

1995

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Whitehouse Quality Time CDSusan LawlyCo-producer
TortoiseRhythms, Resolutions, & ClustersCD, LPThrill JockeyRemixer (track 4)
Jim O'Rourke, Richard Youngs, Faust, & Keith Rowe "In God We Trust"7"Table of the ElementsEngineer
Man... or Astro-man? Project Infinity CD, LPEstrus RecordsRecording engineer (tracks 2, 6, 8)
Zeni Geva Freedom Bondage CD, LPAlternative TentaclesProducer
Los Crudos/Spitboy Viviendo AsperamenteLP Ebullition Records Recording engineer, mixer, credited as Steve (tracks 12-18)
Screeching Weasel Kill the Musicians CD Lookout! Records Engineer (track 12)
Various Artists A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division CD, LP Virgin Records Recording engineer (track 11)
Palace Music Viva Last Blues CD, LPDomino/Drag City/Palace RecordsProducer
Oxbow Let Me Be a Woman CD, LPBrinkman RecordsRecording engineer
Tony Conrad Slapping PythagorasCDTable of the ElementsRecording engineer
Palace"Mountain"7", CDPalace RecordsRecording engineer (track 1)
Uzeda 4CD, LPTouch and GoRecording engineer
PixiesRough Diamonds (Studio Sessions 1987-1991)CDBlue Moon RecordsEngineer (track 23), uncredited, unofficial release
The AuteursBack With The Killer E.P.CD, 7", cassetteHut Recordings/VirginRecording engineer (track 1)
God Bullies"Millenium"7"Radial RecordsMixer
Various ArtistsBad Sun Rising IICDNipp GuitarProducer (tracks 1-7, 9), featured (track 8)
Various ArtistsHomage: Lots of Bands Doing Descendents's SongsCDCoolidge RecordsRecording engineer (track 14)
18th Dye "Play w/ You" b/w "Gout S.F."/"F"CD, 7", cassettechéProducer (track 1)
Gaunt I Can See Your Mom From HereCD, LPThrill JockeyRecording engineer, credited as "Steve"
Yona-Kit Yona-KitCD, LPSkin GraftRecording engineer
Various ArtistsDoes The Word Duh Mean Anything To You?: Another Che CompilationCDchéProducer (tracks 3 & 4)
18th Dye Tribute to a Bus CD, LP, cassetteché/Matador/CloudlandRecording engineer
The EffigiesRemains NonviewableCD, cassetteTouch and GoLiner notes
Killdozer God Hears Pleas of the Innocent CD, LP, cassetteTouch and GoRecording engineer, mixer
Superchunk Incidental Music 1991–95 CD, cassetteMerge RecordsRecording engineer (track 15)
Melt-Banana Scratch or Stitch CD, LPSkin GraftRecording engineer
Cheer-AccidentDumb AskCD, LP, cassetteNeat MetalCo-Producer
Thrush Hermit The Great Pacific Ocean CD, LP, cassetteMurderecordsRecording engineer
The MartiansLow Budget Stunt KingCDAllied RecordingsRecording engineer (tracks 1-8)
Various ArtistsDad, Are We Punk Yet?CD, LPHarmless RecordsRecording engineer (track 5)
Skippies/Sloy/Cut The Navel String"On Tourne (Hot)"CDRoadrunner RecordsProducer (track 2)
Sloy"Pop"CDRoadrunner RecordsProducer, uncredited (tracks 1 & 2)
Absolute GreyBroken Promise: An Absolute Grey Anthology ...1984-872xCDStrange Ways RecordsLiner notes
GrindCreampetalCDAGM MusicRecording engineer
Quint"Blueprint to a Blackout"/"Sawtooth"7"Southern RecordsEngineer
Les ThugsStrikeCD, LP, cassetteRoadrunner RecordsRecording engineer, mixer
TableTableHumble
The Fleshtones Laboratory of SoundIchiban International
Lizard MusicFashionably LameWorld Domination Recordings
JaksHollywood Blood CapsulesChoke
Hamlet Idiot"Don't Let Them"7"Chunk Records
Hegoat"Edict"7"Allied Recordings
Lizard TrainEverything MovesCDShagpile
Various ArtistsHot Rock Action Vol. 17"Reptilian Records
Dis-/Panel Donor"Suddenly, Everyone Is A Smoker"/"L.T. Weightman"7"Lombardi Recordings
Nirvana Singles 6xCDGeffen Records
Various ArtistsBad Sun RisingCDNipp Guitar
Various ArtistsTDK's Ultimate Guide to Great SoundTDK
Various ArtistsSocketCDLombardi Recordings
Sloy PlugRoadrunner Records
Fix Your WagonPillow TalkCDCrank Records
FunhousePoet Is DeadNipp Guitar
Lizard TrainInertiaCDShagpile
Lizard MusicIs ComingCDWorld Domination Recordings
Mound"Drag The River"/"Sweet Occasion"7"Transmission Recordings
D.O.P.E.ResinationCDAnti-Gravity Records

1996

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
The Auteurs After Murder Park CD, LP, cassetteHut RecordingsRecording engineer
LaurelsLCDThick RecordsRecording engineer (tracks 2, 3, 7, 10, 13)
Palace Music Arise Therefore CD, LPDominoRecording engineer
Oxbow Serenade in Red CD, LPPop BizRecording engineer
Rosa MotaBionicCD13th Hour RecordingsRecording engineer, mixing
Rosa Mota"Space Junk"CD, 7"13th Hour RecordingsRecording engineer, mixing
Whitehouse"Just Like A Cunt"CDFanaticsRecording engineer
TortoiseA Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's WorldCDThrill JockeyRemixer (track 10)
Gold Blade"Black Elvis"CD, 7"UltimateRecording engineer
BodychokeFive ProstitutesCDFreek RecordsRecording engineer
Various ArtistsShots In The DarkCDDonnaProducer (track 12)
Various ArtistsCloud 9CassetteSelect MagazineRecording engineer, mixning
Various ArtistsThe Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact DiscCDTouch and GoGuitar, vocals (track 2)
Oxbow"Insylum"10"Crippled Dick Hot Wax!Recording engineer (track 2)
Robbie Fulks Country Love Songs
Big'nDiscipline Through SoundCD, LPSkin Graft Records/Gasoline Boost RecordsRecording engineer, credited as Inibla Nevets (Steve Albini backwards)
Various ArtistsDirectionCD, LPPolyvinyl Record CompanyRecording engineer, credited as Steve
Silkworm Firewater LP, cassetteMatadorRecording engineer
Bodychoke Five Prostitutes
A Minor Forest Flemish Altruism (Constituent Parts 1993–1996) CD, LPThrill JockeyRecording engineer (even-numbered tracks)
Various ArtistsGround Rule DoubleCD, LPDivot/ActionBoy300 RecordsRecording engineer (tracks 12, 20)
Various ArtistsOx-Compilation #24: BombenlegerCDOx FanzineProducer (track 7)
Man...Or Astro-Man?The Sounds of Tomorrow7"Estrus RecordsRecording engineer, credited as Professor S. Albini
Phono-Comb Fresh Gasoline
Brainiac Hissing Prigs in Static Couture CD, LPTouch and GoRecording engineer (track 5)
Dis-Historically Troubled Third Album
SplendorbinStealth
Stinking Lizaveta ...Hopelessness and Shame.CDCompulsiv MusicRecording engineer, mixing
Various ArtistsIn Defense of Animals, Vol. 2CDPlay It Again Sam RecordsRecording engineer (track 10)
The Union In Terminus GA, 1997Vocals, mixing
Various ArtistsJabberjaw Compilation Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell
Fred Schneider Just...Fred CD, LP, cassette Reprise Records Producer
Smog Kicking a Couple Around CD, LPDrag CityRecording engineer (tracks 2-4)
MandingoMacho Grande
Cheer-Accident Not a Food
Ativin Pills vs. Planes CD Polyvinyl Record Company Recording engineer (tracks 1-4)
Sloy Planet of Tubes
Bush Razorblade Suitcase CD, LP, cassetteTrauma Records/Interscope RecordsRecording engineer
Dazzling Killmen Recuerda CDSkin Graft RecordsRecording engineer (tracks 1-3)
Pixies"Debaser"LP4ADProducer (track 3)
The Mark of Cain Rock & Roll
Various ArtistsShots In The Dark
Shakuhachi Surprise Space Streakings Sighted Over Mount Shasta CD, LPSkin GraftRecording engineer, credited as Steve Albinary
Les Thugs Strike
Bush"Swallowed"
HubcapThose Kids are WeirdLPActionBoy300 RecordsRecording engineer (all but last song)
Low Transmission CDVernon Yard ReordingsArtwork, credited as Steve
Scrawl Travel On, Rider CDElektraRecording engineer (tracks 2, 5-7, 9-12)
ScrawlTravel On ScrawlCDElektraRecording engineer (tracks 2 and 4)
Guided by Voices Under the Bushes Under the Stars two songs, credited as Fluss
Vent 414 Vent 414CD, LPPolydorRecording engineer (tracks 2, 3, 5-13)
Vent 414"Life Before You"CD, 7"PolydorRecording engineer
Various ArtistsAudio CDCDAudio MagazineProducer (track 14)
Killdozer & Ritual DeviceWhen the Levee Breaks
Veruca Salt Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt
Burning Witch Towers...
WuhlingExtra 6
CordEasy Living On 101

1997

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
SoulsBird Fish or In Between
BokomelchJet Lag
Cheap Trick "Baby Talk" b/w "Brontosaurus"
Cheap Trickunreleased re-recording of In Color
Craw Map, Monitor, Surge
Darling Little JackhammerCriminally Easy To Please
Ein HeitLighting and the Sun
Great UnravelingGreat Unraveling
Pegboy Cha Cha Damore
Pixies Death to the Pixies Recording engineer
P.W. Long's ReelfootWe Didn't See You On Sunday
Silkworm Developer
Solar RaceHomespun
Spider VirusElectric Erection
Storm & Stress Storm & Stress
Various ArtistsGuide to Fast Living, Vol. 2
Various Artists The Jackal
Dianogah As Seen from Above
La GritonaArrasa Con Todo
WuhlingExtra 6Touch and Go
Bush"Greedy Fly"CD, cassetteTrauma Records

1998

1999

2000s

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • Man or Astro-man?Defcon 5 4 3 2 1
  • Goddard – 10-inch (with Giraffes? Giraffes!)
  • Candelilla – Heart Mutter
  • The Crooked Fiddle BandMoving Pieces Of The Sea
  • Saything – Nonsense
  • The Seething Coast – Olympia
  • STNNNGEmpire Inward
  • Robert Rolfe Feddersen – American Loser
  • The New Trust – Keep Dreaming
  • Barb Wire DollsSlit
  • P.K.14 – 1984

2014

2015

2016

  • Alpha Strategy – Drink the Brine, Get Scarce
  • Womps – Our fertile forever
  • Cocaine Piss – Sex Weirdos 7-inch
  • Cocaine Piss – The Dancer
  • Valina – In Position
  • Peter Squires – When I Couldn't Move
  • Robbie Fulks – Upland Stories
  • Neurosis Fires Within Fires
  • The Conformists – Divorce
  • Karabas Barabas – Return of the Sexy Demon
  • Kapitan Korsakov – Physical Violence is the Least of My Priorities
  • Vomitface – Hooray for Me
  • Descartes a Kant – Victims Of Love Propaganda
  • Malojian – This Is Nowhere
  • Mono – Requiem For Hell
  • Dazzling Killmen – Face of Collapse: Special Edition (25th Anniversary reissue)
  • Chris Cobilis (performed by Spektral Quartet and Kenneth Goldsmith) – This Is You
  • Sex Snobs – Emotional Stuffing
  • KEN Mode – Nerve EP (tracks 1–4)

2017

2018

2019

  • Fastriser – Type III
  • MonoNowhere Now Here
  • Sunn O)))Life Metal
  • Sunn O)))Pyroclasts
  • Triliteral – Flying Snake's Claw
  • Frank Iero and the Future Violents – Barriers
  • Doblecapa – La Felpa
  • UzedaQuocumque jeceris stabit
  • Décibelles – Rock Français
  • Asylums – Genetic Cabaret
  • Flat Worms – Antarctica
  • DBOY – New Records in Human Power
  • Ty Segall & Freedom Band – Deforming Lobes
  • Black Orchids – Sakura Sorrow
  • Austero – Austero
  • Local H – Lifers (one song only)
  • Down The Lees – Bury The Sun

2020s

2020

2021

  • Racing The Sun – Epidemic of Love
  • MonoPilgrimage of the soul
  • AtivinAustere
  • Prince Of Lilies – Vent

2022

  • CREEPSCIENCE – Shift the Paradigm
  • Cat's EyesNight and Soul
  • Nina NastasiaRiderless Horse
  • Corduroy Cat – 10% Hopeful
  • Black Midilive at electric audio recorded by Steve Albini. (6 different songs on Flexi Discs as bonus to their Hellfire album)
  • Mikey ErgLove at Leeds
  • Meet Cute – "Party Mind"

2023

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Spare Snare The Brutal
Liturgy 93696 [10]
No MenFear This
Snailbones"Erroneous Harmonious" [11]
Laurel CanyonLaurel Canyon
Ativin Austere
Code Orange The Above [12] [13]
CRYAMYWorld [14]

2024

ArtistReleaseFormatLabelCredit
Cheer-AccidentVacate
Fire!Testament
FacsNorth American Endless
The ConformistsMidwestless
DidjitsStrictly Dynamite: The Best of The Didjits
MonoOath
Redshift HeadlightsIf You Are Around Still
The Ergs! Dorkrockcorkrod (20th Anniversary Steve Albini Remix)
Prince Of LiliesHurst

Spoken word

"Spoken Word Thing" - Sub Pop 100 (Sub Pop, 1986) – Various artist compilation

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