Spot, Glen Lockett, in house producer for SST and countless classic US indie- punk albums from the 1980s- Husker Du's Zen Arcade, Minutemen's Double Nickels On the Dime,Minutemen's Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat, Black Flag's My War, Descendents' Milo Goes To College, Meat Puppets self titled album all included- has died aged 72. He had been ill for several months. His work with the bands mentioned above was a huge part of the sound and appeal of those bands- set up as if playing live, capture it in the studio, press record. He met Greg Ginn while working in a restaurant in Los Angeles in the 70s and was part of SST from the start.
Those records, trebly and under- produced by modern standards but fizzing with raw energy, intent and heart, are part of the story of independent music, an underground scene that set many trains in motion. Here are two songs to remember him by, one by Husker Du and one from the Minutemen.
R.I.P. Spot.
Edit: it has been brought to my attention- thank you Ian- that Spot did not produce Minutemen's double album opus Double Nickels On the Dime. He did produce their The Punch Line and Bean- Spill EPs, debut album What Makes A Man Start Fires? and the 1983 EP Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat which contains this moment of untutored punk brilliance.
