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. Named after a song with the same title by DNA, a no wave band from New York, the band formed in New York in 1993 with Japanese musician Kazu Makino.
Blonde Redhead's self-titled debut album was released in 1995. Shortly afterward, 4th member Maki Takahashi left the band and was replaced by her friend Toko Yasuda as bassist who also was only in the band for a short time. The band 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. On their more recent albums, Skúli Sverrisson, who the twins knew from their time in Boston, has been playing bass. He sometimes joins them for live performances. 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 with Ryan Hadlock at Bear Creek Studio the band's records Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons and Misery Is a Butterfly. Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Smashing Pumpkins) mixed 23 and Penny Sparkle which was released on 4AD, respectively in April 2007 and September 2010.
Blonde Redhead made extensive use of Teisco guitars early in their career, including the uncommon Teisco six-string bass.
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. Much of the visual and lyrical imagery of Misery Is a Butterfly is reflective of the accident, especially in the music video for "Equus".
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." 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 track "23" was also used in a trailer for the British TV series Skins in February 2008, an ad for Crystal Geyser in May 2008 in Japan, and an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
In summer 2008, they wrote and recorded over 15 tracks for the score of the documentary feature film The Dungeon Masters. The documentary premiered at the Toronto International Film festival and was released on February 12, 2010; a soundtrack album is expected in fall 2010. In 2009, Blonde Redhead contributed to the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Their new album, Penny Sparkle, was released on 14 September 2010 in US (and a day earlier in the rest of the world.). They currently are on a world tour in support of the album.
1995 Blonde Redhead
1. I Don't Want U
2. Sciuri Sciura
3. Astro Boy
4. Without Feathers
5. Snippet
6. Mama Cita
7. Swing Pool
8. Girl Boy
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9GMUJZQU
1995 La Mia Vita Violenta
01 (I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash) I Still Get Rocks Off
02 Violent Life
03 U.F.O.
04 I Am There While You Choke on Me
05 Harmony
06 Down Under
07 Bean
08 Young Neil
09 10 Feet High
10 Jewel
http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/47542288/file.html
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XXP4OV43
Blonde Redhead - Fake Can Be Just As Good (1997)
01 Kazuality
02 Symphony of Treble
03 Water
04 Ego Maniac Kid
05 Bipolar
06 Pier Paolo
07 Oh James
08 Futurism vs. Passéism
http://www30.zippyshare.com/v/23327008/file.html
1998 In an Expression of the Inexpressible
01. Luv Machine
02. 10
03. Distilled
04. Missile ++
05. Futurism vs. Passéism Part 2
06. Speed x Distance = Time
07. In an Expression of the Inexpressible
08. Suimasen
09. Led Zep
10. This Is for Me and I Know Everyone Knows
11. Justin Joyous
http://www.mediafire.com/?bbbtwm9gwgg
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?5ndmzmhmzxr
2000 Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
01. Equally Damaged
02. In Particular
03. Melody of Certain Three
04. Hated Because of Great Qualities
05. Loved Despite of Great Faults
06. Ballad of Lemons
07. This Is Not
08. A Cure
09. For the Damaged
10. Mother
11. For the Damaged Coda
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzgk2txj5kx
2004 Misery Is a Butterfly
01. Elephant Woman
02. Messenger
03. Melody
04. Doll Is Mine
05. Misery Is a Butterfly
06. Falling Man
07. Anticipation
08. Maddening Cloud
09. Magic Mountain
10. Pink Love
11. Equus
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4AR9MI4L
2007 23
01. 23
02. Dr. Strangeluv
03. The Dress
04. SW
05. Spring and by Summer Fall
06. Silently
07. Publisher
08. Heroine
09. Top Ranking
10. My Impure Hair
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S1PJ1OLX
2010 Penny Sparkle
01. Here Sometimes
02. Not Getting There
03. Will There Be Stars
04. My Plants Are Dead
05. Love or Prison
06. Oslo
07. Penny Sparkle
08. Everything Is Wrong
09. Black Guitar
10. Spain
http://www.mediafire.com/?3569co9clanx8ra
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