🏛️ Historic Recording Studio
Est. 1978
📍 Hermosa Beach, California, USA 5 Landmark Records
Media Art / SST Studio
Founder: Raymond Pettibon, Greg Ginn & Spot
Chief Engineers: Spot
Active Era: 1978 – 1986
🔊 Acoustic Lore & Room Character
Housed near the famous Hermosa Beach church where Black Flag lived and rehearsed. Spot’s stark, dry, unforgiving acoustic capture defined the initial wave of 80s American hardcore punk.
🎚️ Equipment & Tracking Philosophy
Ultra-minimalist 8-track and 16-track tape tracking. No outboard effects, zero reverb chambers, and rapid-fire live takes.
Landmark Records Tracked at Media Art / SST Studio
Seminal albums recorded in this acoustic space