In February 1995, The WaPo described #Albini as a “post-punk barbarian.” By Sept 2023, The Post called him an “era-defining alt-rock producer.”
He was prolific, telling the Free Press Houston in 2018 that he had worked on a “couple thousand” records.
One of those was in the late 1990s w/ #RobertPlant & #JimmyPage, to create their first release of new material since #LedZeppelin broke up in 1980.
He began the article with an image: “I imagine a trench, about four feet wide & five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying [excrement]. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end, holding a fountain pen & a contract waiting to be signed.”
"Regret" by New Order, released in 1993, is a leading single from their album "Republic." It stands as one of the band's highest-charting hits, encapsulating their iconic blend of synth-pop and alternative rock.