Blonde Redhead is a alternative, indie rock band based in New York and was founded in 1993. The band is a trio comprised of Kazu Makino (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Simone Pace (drums), and Amedeo Pace (guitar, vocals).http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/blonde_redhead They are still active today and have since released 9 albums and 10 singles and extended plays. The band took their name from the song "Blonde Red Head" by DNA, a 70s and 80s no-wave band from New York.http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/blonde-redhead/id6112096
Blonde Redhead released their latest album Penny Sparkle on September 16, 2010. They are currently on their first American tour in over two years.http://spacelabmagazine.typepad.com/happenings/2010/10/blonde-redhead-north-amercan-tour.html
Blonde Redhead's style has been labeled as noisy with dissonant guitars, alternate tunings, and quiet, stilted lyrics have often been compared to early Sonic Youth.http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/blonde_redhead/bio.jhtml In the band's latest outing, they have produced a stripped-down and even more electronic-leaning set of songs.
Career
Blonde Redhead was formed by Italian twins Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace and Japanese students Kazu Makino and Maki Takahashi. They originally started by playing in the New York City underground music scene.
Their initial release Blonde Redhead (1995) was produced in part by by Sonic Youth’s drummer, Steve Shelley and was released on his Smells Like Records label.http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/blonde_redhead/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd Blonde Redhead released their second album, La Mia Vita Violenta, on Shelley's label in 1995. In 1997 the band released Fake Can Be Just as Good which they recorded for Touch & Go label. The band's first production for their current label 4AD was Misery Is a Butterfly released in spring 2004.http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/blonde_redhead/bio.jhtml
Shortly the after band's first album, Takahashi left and bassist Toko Yasuda stepped in as a replacement but left as well, and the band has continued to perform as a trio since. Other musicans that have also helped Blonde Redhead on their productions include guest bassist Vern Rumsey of Unwound and Skúli Sverrisson, Guy Picciotto of Fugazi as producer, and Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Smashing Pumpkins) who mixed their song "23".
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
- 2007: 23
- 2009: Dark Was the Night
- 2010: Soundtrack: The Dungeon Masters
- 2010: Penny Sparkle
EPs and singles
- 1994: Vague / Jet star
- 1995: 10 Feet High / Valentine
- 1995: Flying Douglas / Harmony
- 1997: Symphony of Treble / Kasuality
- 1998: Limited conversation / Slogan
- 2000: Melodie Citronique
- 2004: Elephant Woman
- 2004: Equus
- 2005: The Secret Society of Butterflies
- 2007: Silently
Elephant Woman - Hard Candy (R)
![Blonde Redhead - Elephant Woman [Subtitulado en Español]](http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/P7eNZn-E6yA/hqdefault.jpg)
The video above features the song "Elephant Woman" off of Blonde Redhead's self named first album. It was used as the ending theme for the film Hard Candy (2005) and was also used on the Billabong Girls website in February 2008.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. "23" also appears on the internet and television commercials for the 2009 Pontiac promotion entitled "Experience Pontiac."
References
Fast Facts
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Genre(s)
Alternative, Music, Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Adult Alternative, Indie Rock
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Origin
New York, New York
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Formed
1993
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Years active
1993 - Present
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Label(s)
Smells Like Records, Shelley's, Touch & Go, 4AD
