Blonde Redhead

Blonde Redhead

Infobox musical artist
Name = Blonde Redhead



Img_capt = Left to right: Kazu Makino, Simone N. Pace, Amedeo F. Pace
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Origin = New York City, New York, United States
Genre = Rock, indie rock, shoegazing, dream pop
Years_active = 1993–present
Label = 4AD
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URL = [http://www.blonde-redhead.com/ www.blonde-redhead.com]
Current_members = Kazu Makino
Amedeo Pace
Simone Pace
Past_members = Vern Rumsey
Maki Takahashi
Toko Yasuda

Blonde Redhead is an American rock trio comprised of Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. The band takes its name from the song with the same title by DNA, a no wave band from New York. The band performs in multiple languages including English, Japanese, Italian, and French.

History

Amedeo and Simone Pace were born in Milan, grew up in Montreal (Saint-Léonard), but later moved to Boston to study jazz. After earning Bachelor's degrees, they entered the New York City underground music scene. The Pace brothers and Japanese art students Kazu Makino and Maki Takahashi formed the band in 1993 after a chance meeting at an Italian restaurant in New York.

Blonde Redhead caught the attention of Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, who went on to produce their self-titled debut album in 1993. Shortly afterward, Takahashi left the band and was replaced by her friend Toko Yasuda as bassist. Despite this, Yasuda does not appear on any studio recordings. Yasuda soon left the group as well, explaining that "it wasn’t comfortable for me to write songs so I was kind of frustrated". [cite web|last = Chun|first = Kimberly| title = Enon blends Indie Rock With Electro-pop|publisher = AsianWeek.com|date = 2002-08-09|url = http://www.asianweek.com/2002_08_09/arts_hotnsour.html|accessdate = 2007-10-21] The remaining members of Blonde Redhead continued as a trio. On their third album, "Fake Can Be Just as Good", they were joined by Vern Rumsey of Unwound, who filled the role of guest bassist. They continued without a bass player for the release of the remainder of their albums. On their fourth album, "In an Expression of the Inexpressible", Guy Picciotto of Fugazi was hired as producer. Picciotto also contributed in the construction to the song "Futurism vs. Passeism Part 2" as well as lending it his vocals. Picciotto also produced the band's records "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons" and "Misery Is a Butterfly". Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, U2, Smashing Pumpkins) mixed their most recent record, "23", which was released on 4AD in April 2007.

Blonde Redhead has slowly built a sizable fan base in the underground and independent music scene. Their early music has been described as emulative of Sonic Youth, while their more recent releases have somewhat digressed and branched out in a unique direction. Makino is noted for her high, eerie voice, which hovers over melodic guitar riffs and clockwork drum beats.

The large span of time between "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons" and "Misery Is a Butterfly" is attributed to Makino's recovery time after being trampled by a horse. [ [http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/april_2004/blonde-redhead.html Blonde Redhead ] ] Much of the visual and lyrical imagery of "Misery Is a Butterfly" is reflective of the accident.

The song "Spring and By Summer Fall" from "23" was recently used in the introduction to an October 2007 episode of the CBS series "Numb3rs". Their song "Elephant Woman" was also used as the ending theme for the David Slade film "Hard Candy".This song was also used on the Billabong Girls website in February 2008.

The title track "23" was also recently used in a trailer for the British TV series "Skins" in February 2008, and ad for Crystal Geyser in May 2008 in Japan. The title track was also featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

According to an article on Pitchforkmedia.com they will be appearing on the tribute record to The Cure on Manimal Vinyl Records, covering the song "The Drowning Man".

Discography

Albums

*1995: "Blonde Redhead"
*1995: "La Mia Vita Violenta"
*1997: "Fake Can Be Just as Good"
*1998: "In an Expression of the Inexpressible"
*2000: "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons"
*2004: "Misery Is a Butterfly" (ITA #42, US #180)
*2007: "23" (ITA #20, US #63)

EPs & Singles

*1993: "Amescream / Big song" – 7" Single, Oxo Records (SLR007)
*1994: "Vague / Jet star" – 7" Single, Smells Like Records (SLR007)
*1995: "10 Feet High / Valentine" – 7" Single, Smells Like Records (SLR014)
*1995: "Flying Douglas / Harmony" – 7" Single, Rough Trade (45rev36)
*1997: "Symphony of Treble / Kasuality" – 7" Single, Touch & Go Records (TG168)
*1998: "Limited conversation / Slogan" – 7" Single, Touch & Go Records (TG188)
*2000: "Melodie Citronique" – 12"/CD EP, Touch & Go Records (TG219)
*2004: "Elephant Woman" – 7" Single, 4AD/Beggars Banquet (BAD2408)
*2004: "Equus" – 7" Single, 4AD/Beggars Banquet (AD2415)
*2005: "The Secret Society of Butterflies" – CD EP, 4AD/Beggars Banquet (BAD 2503)
*2007: "23" – 7" Single, 4AD (AD2714)
*2007: "Silently" – 7" Single, 4AD (AD2720)

External links

* [http://www.blonde-redhead.com/ Blonde Redhead] official website
* [http://www.4ad.com/artists/blonderedhead/ Blonde Redhead] on current label 4AD Records
* [http://www.smellslikerecords.com/blonderedhead/index.php?artist=Blonde%20Redhead/ Blonde Redhead] on their first label Smells Like Records
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* [http://www.brh.free.fr/ Brh.free.fr] – fan site with lyrics, concert photos, etc.
* [http://www.southern.com/southern/band/VANPT/interview.html Southern Records interview] with Chris Leo and Toko Yasuda about The Van Pelt and Blonde Redhead
* [http://www.thelanashow.com/episode_two/ Blonde Redhead on The Lana Show]

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