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 Roland TR-606 Drumatix – manufactured 1981 – 1984 A continuation from the Post-Punk Drum Machines and Other Gear post, the Roland TR-606 deserves a post all of its own having been used by bands such as The Sisters of Mercy and Nine Inch Nails. The TR-606 was used by punk rock/noise rock band Big Black and was credited on their records as “Roland”. Steve Albini later reflected on the…

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NIИ | The Fragile | Halo 14 | Released September 21, 1999 on Nothing / Interscope records | Artwork by David Carson

Happy 25th birthday to The Fragile!

I heard the news, and the world got just a little bit duller around the edges. The sharpness was gone. The abrasiveness, the brashness and boldness of our youths was ground down a little bit more than it already has.

For anyone going on 20 next year: go out. Make stands on soapboxes. Do some crazy, maybe a little bit illegal shit in the real world.

We need that now more than ever.

Right fucking now.

R.I.P. Steve Albini.

He provided the philosophical basis and ethos I have carried on well into adulthood.

He proved that you can get older be half an edgelord and still grow as a person.

We lost a real one and some who enabled and created a lot of great tunes.

Rest easy you put in a good shift on earth.