- Blonde Redhead【 111 songs in total 】
- Blonde Redhead is an alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, rhythm guitar) and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace (drums and lead guitar/vocals, respectively) that formed in New York City in 1993. The band's earliest albums were noted for their noise rock influences, though their sound evolved by the early 2000s with the releases of Misery is a Butterfly (2004) and 23 (2007), which both incorporated elements of dream pop, shoegaze and other genres. They have released nine regular studio albums and have toured internationally.
Career
Amedeo and Simone Pace were born in Milan, Italy, 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. Blonde Redhead formed in New York in 1993 after Amedeo and Simone met Kazu Makino, an art student at the time, by chance at a local Italian restaurant.
Blonde Redhead's self-titled debut album was released in 1995. Shortly afterwards, fourth member Maki Takahashi left the band and was replaced by her friend Toko Yasuda as bassist. Yasuda played on the band's second album La Mia Vita Violenta also released in 1995. Both records appeared on the New York label Smells Like. The band continued as a trio.
Their third album, Fake Can Be Just as Good, was released through Touch & Go in 1997. The band enlisted the help of Vern Rumsey of Unwound, who filled the role of guest bassist. Subsequent albums featured Skúli Sverrisson, who the twins knew from their time in Boston.
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. Passéism Part 2' as well as lending it his vocals to the 1998 release. In 2000 Picciotto also co-produced Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons with Ryan Hadlock, an album about the relationship between Makino and Amedeo Pace.
The four-year delay between Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons and Misery Is a Butterfly is attributed to Makino's recovery time after being trampled by a horse. Much of the visual and lyrical imagery of Misery Is a Butterfly is reflective of the accident, especially in the music video for 'Equus.' It was the last time Picciotto produced the band.
In 2006 Makino recorded vocals for the film Sisters. Alan Moulder mixed the trio's album 23 which was released on 4AD, in April 2007.
In mid-2008, they wrote and recorded the score of the documentary feature film The Dungeon Masters. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on February 12, 2010; a soundtrack album was released in July 2010. In 2009, Blonde Redhead contributed to the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization.
In March 2010 the band included a demo version of the song 'Not Getting There' on a 4AD sampler entitled Fragments From Work In Progress. Their eighth album, Penny Sparkle, was released in September 2010 through 4AD. The album was again mixed by Alan Moulder, and reached 79 in the Billboard 200 chart. For the subsequent tour the band added a key-board player. The band released a six-track remix EP in July 2011.
A year later, the band started the project for their next album but without the support of 4AD. Self-financed, the band embarked on a haphazard recording schedule with producer Drew Brown. Simone Pace noted about Brown's involvement that 'he has so much experience and definitely dictated the direction of the record; the choices of instruments, concept and that it was minimal.' He forced the band to use analogue instruments.
The band released their ninth album, Barragán, on September 2, 2014 through Kobalt. It was preceded by the single 'No More Honey' that appeared in June. It was followed by the second single, 'Dripping,' which included a video. The band also provided the soundtrack to the Danish film The Commentator.
In June 2016 it was announced that the band would release the box set Masculin Féminin on September 30 through The Numero Group. It contains 37 tracks, which cover the first two albums, associated singles, radio sessions and unreleased demos from the period.
Members
Kazu Makino
Amedeo Pace
Simone Pace
Past members
Maki Takahashi
Toko Yasuda
Vern Rumsey
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10 Feet High
1995-09
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10
1998-09
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3
23
2007
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4
3 O'Clock
2017
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5
A cure
2000-06
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6
Anticipation
2004-03
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7
Astro Boy
1995-01
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8
Ballad of Lemons(Provided)
2000-06
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9
Barragán(Provided)
2014
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10
Bean
1995-09
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11
Bipolar
1997-03
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12
Black Guitar
2010
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13
Blonde Redhead
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14
Cat on Tin Roof(Provided)
2014
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15
Chi E' E Non E'
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16
Defeatist Anthem (Harry and I)(Provided)
2014
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17
Distilled
1998-09
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18
Doll Is Mine (false start)
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19
Doll Is Mine
2004-03
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20
Down Under
1995-09
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21
Dr. Strangelove
2007
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22
Dripping
2014
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23
Ego Maniac Kid
1997-03
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24
Elephant Woman
2004-03
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25
Equally Damaged(Provided)
2000-06
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26
Equus
2004-03
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27
Everything Is Wrong
2010
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28
Falling Man
2004-03
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29
For the damaged coda(Provided)
2000-06
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30
For the damaged
2000-06
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31
Four Damaged Lemons
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32
Futurism vs. Passeism part 2
1998-09
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33
Futurism Vs. Passeism(Provided)
1997-03
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34
Futurism Vs. Passéism Part 2
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35
Girl Boy
1995-01
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36
Give Give(Provided)
2017
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37
Golden Light(Provided)
2017
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38
Harmony
1995-09
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39
Hated because of great qualities
2000-06
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40
Here Sometimes (Gayngs remix)
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41
Here Sometimes
2010
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42
Heroine
2007
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43
I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash I Still Get Rocks Off
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44
I Am There While You Choke On Me
1995-09
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45
I don't want U
1995-01
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46
I still get rocks off(I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash)
1995-09
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47
In An expression Of The Inexpressible
1998-09
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48
In particular
2000-06
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49
Jewel
1995-09
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50
Justin Joyous(Provided)
1998-09
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51
Kazuality
1997-03
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52
Lady M(Provided)
2014
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53
Led Zep
1998-09
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54
Love despite of great faults
2000-06
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55
Love or Prison (Kastellet remix)
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56
Love Or Prison
2010
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57
Loved Despite of Great Faults
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58
Luv machine
1998-09
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59
Maddening Cloud
2004-03
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60
Magic Mountain
2004-03
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61
Mama Cita
1995-01
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62
Melody of certain three
2000-06
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63
Melody
2004-03
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64
Messenger (feat. David Sylvian)
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65
Messenger (featuring David Sylvian)
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66
Messenger
2004-03
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67
Mind to Be Had(Provided)
2014
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68
Misery Is a Butterfly
2004-03
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69
Missile + +
1998-09
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70
Mother
2000-06
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71
My Impure Hair
2007
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72
My Plants Are Dead (Games remix)
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73
My Plants Are Dead
2010
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74
No More Honey(Provided)
2014
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75
Not Getting There
2010
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76
Oh James
1997-03
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77
Oslo
2010
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78
Pen Ultimatum (Slumberman Remix)
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79
Penny Sparkle (Salem remix)
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80
Penny Sparkle
2010
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81
Penultimo
2014
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82
Pier paolo
1997-03
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83
Pink Love
2004-03
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84
Publisher
2007
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85
Sciuri Sciura
1995-01
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86
Seven Two(Provided)
2014
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87
Signs Along the Path
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88
Silently
Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss, James Rule, Morton Downey, Ray O'brien
2007
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89
Slogan
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90
Snippet(Provided)
1995-01
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91
Spain
2010
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92
Speed x distance = time
1998-09
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93
Spring And By Summer
2007
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94
Suimasen
1998-09
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95
Sw
2007
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96
Swing Pool
1995-01
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97
Symphony of Treble
1997-03
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98
The Dress
2007
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99
The One I Love
2014
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100
This Is For Me And I Know Everyone Knows
1998-09
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101
This is not
2000-06
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102
Tons Confession
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103
Top Ranking
2007
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104
U.F.O.
1995-09
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105
Violent life
1995-09
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106
Water
1997-03
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107
When The Road Runs Out
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108
Where Your Mind Wants to Go
2017
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109
Will There Be Stars
2010
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110
Without feathers
1995-01
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111
Young Neil
1995-09