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A native of [[Weymouth, Dorset]], [[England]], Burgess defined a “Chicago sound”, described by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' as "built on no-nonsense elements: powerhouse drumming, prominent bass lines, bold guitars that split the difference between anthemic and anarchic";<ref name="chicagotribune"/> the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' described it as a "massive, crunching, live-and-in-your-face sound".<ref name="chicagosun-times">{{cite news |title= R.I.P., Iain Burgess, a key architect of the Chicago punk sound |first=Jim |last= DeRogatis |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= February 12, 2010 |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/02/rip_iain_burgess_a_key_archite.html }}</ref> It was a sound that influenced Burgess' friend and student, [[Steve Albini]]. |
A native of [[Weymouth, Dorset]], [[England]], Burgess defined a “Chicago sound”, described by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' as "built on no-nonsense elements: powerhouse drumming, prominent bass lines, bold guitars that split the difference between anthemic and anarchic";<ref name="chicagotribune"/> the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' described it as a "massive, crunching, live-and-in-your-face sound".<ref name="chicagosun-times">{{cite news |title= R.I.P., Iain Burgess, a key architect of the Chicago punk sound |first=Jim |last= DeRogatis |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= February 12, 2010 |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/02/rip_iain_burgess_a_key_archite.html }}</ref> It was a sound that influenced Burgess' friend and student, [[Steve Albini]]. |
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Burgess also worked with the Defoliants, Heavy Manners, [[the Cows]], [[the Didjits]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Jawbox]], Daria, Les Vilains clowns, Papier Tigre and many others.<ref name="chicagosun-times"/> Burgess moved to Europe in the early ‘90s, working at Black Box, his own recording studio in rural France.<ref>{{cite news |title= Building on success Chicago's top rock producer is bound for Europe |first=David |last=Best |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date= January 5, 1990 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/57816297.html?dids=57816297:57816297&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+05%2C+1990&author=David+Best&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Building+on+success+Chicago%27s+top+rock+producer+is+bound+for+Europe&pqatl=google }}</ref> |
Burgess also worked with the Defoliants, Heavy Manners, [[the Cows]], [[the Didjits]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Jawbox]], Heliogabale, Daria, Les Vilains clowns, Papier Tigre and many others.<ref name="chicagosun-times"/> Burgess moved to Europe in the early ‘90s, working at Black Box, his own recording studio in rural France.<ref>{{cite news |title= Building on success Chicago's top rock producer is bound for Europe |first=David |last=Best |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date= January 5, 1990 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/57816297.html?dids=57816297:57816297&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+05%2C+1990&author=David+Best&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Building+on+success+Chicago%27s+top+rock+producer+is+bound+for+Europe&pqatl=google }}</ref> |
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Burgess died in France on February 11, 2010 of a [[pulmonary embolism]], a complication of pancreatic and liver cancer.<ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite news |title= Iain Burgess dead; produced key Chicago underground bands |first=Greg |last=Kot |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date= February 12, 2010 |url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/02/iain-burgess-dead-produced-key-chicago-underground-bands.html }}</ref> |
Burgess died in France on February 11, 2010 of a [[pulmonary embolism]], a complication of pancreatic and liver cancer.<ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite news |title= Iain Burgess dead; produced key Chicago underground bands |first=Greg |last=Kot |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date= February 12, 2010 |url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/02/iain-burgess-dead-produced-key-chicago-underground-bands.html }}</ref> |
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Iain Burgess | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Iain Burgess |
| Born | November 24, 1953 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Died | February 11, 2010 (aged 56) France |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer and audio engineer |
| Years active | 1980–2010 |
Iain Burgess (24 November 1953 – 11 February 2010) was an English record producer and audio engineer. He helped define the sound of the Chicago post-punk music scene in the 1980s and early '90s,[1] working with a number of key underground bands, including Big Black, Naked Raygun, The Effigies, Get Smart!, Ministry, Bloodsport, Pegboy, Poster Children, and Bhopal Stiffs.[2][3]
A native of Weymouth, Dorset, England, Burgess defined a “Chicago sound”, described by the Chicago Tribune as "built on no-nonsense elements: powerhouse drumming, prominent bass lines, bold guitars that split the difference between anthemic and anarchic";[2] the Chicago Sun-Times described it as a "massive, crunching, live-and-in-your-face sound".[4] It was a sound that influenced Burgess' friend and student, Steve Albini.
Burgess also worked with the Defoliants, Heavy Manners, the Cows, the Didjits, Breaking Circus, Jawbox, Heliogabale, Daria, Les Vilains clowns, Papier Tigre and many others.[4] Burgess moved to Europe in the early ‘90s, working at Black Box, his own recording studio in rural France.[5]
Burgess died in France on February 11, 2010 of a pulmonary embolism, a complication of pancreatic and liver cancer.[2]
References
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 4, 1993). "Adventures in - And Out - Of Guyville". Washington Post.
- ^ a b c Kot, Greg (February 12, 2010). "Iain Burgess dead; produced key Chicago underground bands". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Kot, Greg (January 21, 1991). "A guitarist's gambit John Haggerty forges ahead with an old standby". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b DeRogatis, Jim (February 12, 2010). "R.I.P., Iain Burgess, a key architect of the Chicago punk sound". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Best, David (January 5, 1990). "Building on success Chicago's top rock producer is bound for Europe". Chicago Tribune.
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