Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording Vol. 2

(Book). This book features interviews and articles from issues 11 to 20 of Tape Op , an independently published magazine founded in 1996. With a fiercely loyal readership, Tape Op covers creative and practical music recording topics from the famous studios to musicians creating masterpieces in their bedrooms. Creativity, technique, equipment, passion and learning collide in this entertaining, value-rich publication. Interviews and articles in this volume include Abbey Road Studio, Butch Vig, Jim Dickinson, Joe Chiccarelli, Ani DiFranco, Fugazi, The Flaming Lips, and Ween.

Larry Crane is the founder and editor of Tape Op Magazine and owns Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. He has recorded artists such as Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, The Go-Betweens, Jenny Lewis, M. Ward, The Shins, The Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus and many others, along with serving as the audio archivist for the Estate of Elliott Smith.

Steve Albini is the owner of Electrical Audio in Chicago and a well known recording engineer. A Montana native and graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in journalism, Steve has made over 1000 records by over 1000 bands, including ones for Nirvana, PJ Harvey, The Jesus Lizard and The Pixies. He is also a member of the group Shellac.