Big Black
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Nov 2, 2026
Steve CarlsonHOST
Oh, no, I just want to say in the 80s, there were a couple others that were really big when it came to noise rock that were doing something with it.
Steve CarlsonHOST
One of the groups was Big Black.
Steve CarlsonHOST
And this is Steve Albini.
Steve CarlsonHOST
And he is, he loves noise rock.
Steve CarlsonHOST
That is just his thing.
Steve CarlsonHOST
And in the 90s, he was the producer that a lot of times was shoving that more of that noise rock into albums, other albums, and help them produce them.
Steve CarlsonHOST
Big Black can be a tough group to listen to at times.
Steve CarlsonHOST
I mean, they can be very noisy.
RichardHOST
For the heathens amongst us, Genesis refers to a biblical story about killing your brother in a fit of jealousy because lambs are more attractive to God than fruit and has nothing to do with Phil Collins or posh Hyundai's.
RichardHOST
In 1987, they supported American punk band Big Black, which featured guitarist Steve Albini, who's probably better known as a sound engineer, who worked with the Pixies, Nirvana, The Breeders, The Wedding Present, PJ Harvey, Jesus Lizard, and many, many others.
RichardHOST
The band released their first single, Lords of Summer, on Sydney independent record label Phantom Records in 1988.
RichardHOST
If you're interested in the independent scene from Sydney and its record labels, Just Ace podcast does a lot of information and that sort of stuff.
Matt DevineGUEST
It wasn't until like the 90s when I finally dialed in.
David EastaughHOST
And did you, I mean, was it all sort of SST records and Black, Big Black and Sonic Hughes and, you know, you've got Husker Du and then there was the Butthole Surfers and Steve Albini and then eventually you had the grunge scene of, you know, the late 80s from Seattle.
David EastaughHOST
Did that, was that kind of creeping onto your radar at that stage?
Matt DevineGUEST
Husker Du, Replacements, Black Flag, Red Cross, Minutemen, Buzzer Howl, all that stuff I'd listen to and friends would listen to things and they'd make you mixtapes and things like that.
RyanHOST
I'm worried.
RyanHOST
Are we going to make it? Number 32, Big Black, Atomizer, 1986, Homestead Records.
RyanHOST
I do love Steve Albini, as you know.
RyanHOST
And of his bands, Big Black is probably my least favorite, actually.
RyanHOST
But this is great.
RyanHOST
This is a great record.
RyanHOST
The fact that this is like a drum machine punk band in itself is pretty punk, I would say.
RyanHOST
You put that with the abrasive sounds and the lyrics, it definitely belongs on a top 100 punk list for me.
Michael AllenGUEST
... all heavy rock sort of stuff.
Michael AllenGUEST
And then you had, where, where we were, we also had the, uh, the Black kids who were sort of like very much into their ska and soul.
Michael AllenGUEST
So, and my sisters also were very much into the ska and soul.
Michael AllenGUEST
So, um, yeah, it's a, it's a, it's a big mix of stuff.
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David EastaughHOST
... were you aware that you had that effect on other people, or was that quite new to you when they, you saw the film?
Michael AllenGUEST
Not...
Michael AllenGUEST
I mean, I was aware that, for instance, that, um, Big Black did a version of Rema Rema.
Michael AllenGUEST
I wasn't, 'cause I remember I- Ivo showing this.
Oscar Davies-KayHOST
... just fully everything?
Jon ToogoodGUEST
All he did was he basically played things like Big Black before we'd go on-
Oscar Davies-KayHOST
Okay
Jon ToogoodGUEST
... or Pixies-