Jack Endino has been called the 'godfather of
grunge.' While this may or may not be true, he was the engineer/producer for some of the biggest bands of the nineties, working in some fashion in some sixty percent of the top ten albums to come from
Seattle between 1985 and 1994. Also an accomplished guitarist, Endino was a member of
Skin Yard from its founding in 1985 until 1992, and guided its progress with his seering guitar riffs, thick, crunchy distortion, and not-quite-screams. Skin Yard was one of the five bands included on the now infamous
Deep Six compilation of 1985, a record that would mark the point of liftoff for bands like
Soundgarden and
The Melvins. Endino worked for many years with grunge-machine
Sub Pop Records as an engineer, shaping even their earliest releases, like
Green River's debut
Dry as a Bone.
All told, Endino has worked on over 270 albums, in ten countries, and has become renowned for turning lo-fi recording into an art. At the end of this are SELECTIONS from his discography, which is, as stated above, quite lengthy. These are simply the most notable or iconic albums. For more information, I suggest starting with his own website at www.endino.com which has a ton of information, even if it is a little disorganized.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
(titles in
bold print have sold over 100,00 copies)
Also in 2005 he released his
Permanent Fatal Error solo album, which is definitely worth a listen.
SOURCES:
http://www.endino.com/index2.html
http://www.czrecords.com/artist.php?ARTIST_ID=14
http://www.answers.com/topic/jack-endino
www.wondertaker.com/bios/endinobio.pdf
http://billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?&cr=artist&or=ASCENDING&sf=length&pid=10598&kw=Jack+Endino