TS: Steve Hillage vs. Steve Albini

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I wanted to make it Steve Albini vs. Steve Fisk, but then I thought that would be too obvious or something (the match-up, I mean, not the result).

So, hippe guitar god Steve Hillage vs. hater of hippie music Steve Albini. Who is the better Steve?

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Steve Hillage	17
Steve Albini	14

― Blau, Sunday, 29 August 2010 06:23 (fifteen years ago)

Hillage gets my vote, primarily because of Arzachel, Gong, his first solo album and Rainbow Dome Musick. I have yet to hear System 7, but he did a dub-techno record with Evan Marc that I quite like.

― Blau, Sunday, 29 August 2010 06:26 (fifteen years ago)

Albini is an overrated has-been

― nakamura, Sunday, 29 August 2010 06:50 (fifteen years ago)

as one of the primary advocates for "analog" recording technology, albini has been setting back sound (and culture) by decades. technology must march forward, no matter the sonic or human cost. if albini is alive when the new society is achieved, he will not be alive for long afterwards.

all "indie" "punk" "rock" and non-digital musics must be erased and destroyed.

― rage for the machine (banaka), Sunday, 29 August 2010 07:31 (fifteen years ago)

down with the other man as well

― rage for the machine (banaka), Sunday, 29 August 2010 07:32 (fifteen years ago)

Albini is an overrated has-been

Whereas Hillage is very current. He could definitely be in a chillwave band.

Maybe this poll should have been Steve Hillage vs. Steve Howe vs. Steve Hackett. Albini poisons everything.

― Blau, Sunday, 29 August 2010 07:49 (fifteen years ago)

lool

Arzachel is a better record than most of what Albini has been involved in, though i do think he's an extremely skilled recording engineer if not such a great mixer..

― the mandelbrot cassette (electricsound), Sunday, 29 August 2010 08:50 (fifteen years ago)

HIllage (though I must admit that article Albini wrote for the Baffler was 100x better than any music he has ever produced.)

― Karen D. Tregaskin, Sunday, 29 August 2010 09:07 (fifteen years ago)

hillage easily really. Arzachel, Kahn, gong and about 1/3 of his band solo music I like loads better than the best of Albini's catalog. that said, everything I've heard from system 7 has been v dreary. Both are ppl who's releases I'm leery of, as they've dissapointed consistently for quite a while. the both come across as being dislikeable to me in recent interviews I've read, and I guess they both have in common a tendency to get a bit ideological/rules-bound about music/recording, which I don't like either.

― mc banhammer (Pashmina), Sunday, 29 August 2010 10:37 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

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Hey I've got that shirt too!

― unhealthy stomach into your loins (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 2 September 2010 04:48 (fifteen years ago)

Space Shanty by Khan ruled. And Hillage's L.

― Gorge, Thursday, 2 September 2010 05:27 (fifteen years ago)

Hillage looks to take this in a walk. Much love for L.

― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 2 September 2010 06:14 (fifteen years ago)

albini. you has always been my stickboy love...

― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Thursday, 2 September 2010 06:16 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 2 September 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

would have voted for albini but he still woulda lost so who cares really

― gg eileen (jjjusten), Thursday, 2 September 2010 23:13 (fifteen years ago)

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