Kazu Makino

Kazu Makino
Kazu Makino
	Makino performing in 2013
Background information
Born	July 2, 1973 (age 50); Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock, noise rock, indie rock, dream pop, psychedelic rock, nu-gaze, experimental rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Labels	Smells Like, Touch & Go, 4AD
Associated acts	Blonde Redhead
Website	www.blonde-redhead.com

Kazu Makino (Japanese: カズ牧野; July 2, 1973) is a Japanese vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for her work as vocalist and guitarist in the New York-based alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. Since forming Blonde Redhead in 1993 with twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace, Makino has released nine studio albums with the band.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Makino was born in Kyoto, Japan. Makino attended a private school, and described her upbringing as very "old-fashioned."^[1] Makino was trained on classical piano as a child and then went on to form an all-girl band in elementary school, as a singer. The band wrote their own lyrics and played what she described as blues music.^[1]

After high school, Makino moved to the United States as a foreign exchange student and enrolled in college in New York City where she studied art. She met Italian twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace in 1993 in a New York City Italian restaurant. The meeting was orchestrated by a friend who felt the group would have a good musical chemistry, which resulted in the conception of the alternative rock band Blonde Redhead in 1993.^[3]^[4] Makino has stated that she had never intended to have a career in music, and that she also has stage fright.^[1]^[5]

Makino is an avid equestrian and keeps a horse called Harry. In 2002, she had an accident while horseback riding. The song "Equus," from the 2004 album Misery is a Butterfly, refers to the accident.^[6] Makino has stated that she often gains inspiration from horses while writing music: "They are so musical in their movements and in the sounds they make. Everything they do is rhythmic. I get ideas for grooves—rhythmic ideas—just from riding.”^[7]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Blonde Redhead

Year	Album	US	ITA	UK	Label
1995	Blonde Redhead	-	-	-	Smells Like Records
1995	La Mia Vita Violenta	-	-	-	Smells Like Records
1997	Fake Can Be Just as Good	-	-	-	Touch and Go Records
1998	In an Expression of the Inexpressible	-	-	-	Touch and Go Records
2000	Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons	-	-	-	Touch and Go Records
2004	Misery Is a Butterfly	180	42	-	4AD
2007	23	63	20	152	4AD
2010	Penny Sparkle	79	-	-	4AD
2014	Barragán	180	-	-

EPs and singles[edit]

Blonde Redhead

1993: Amescream / Big song – 7" Single, Oxo Records (OXO 009)
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) (UK No. 82)
2004: Equus – 7" Single, 4AD/Beggars Banquet (AD2415) (UK No. 84)
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)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Murphy, Tom (2010-11-26). "Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead on Penny Sparkle, dealing stage fright and music criticism". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
↑ "Blonde Redhead". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
↑ http://www.moron.nl/lyrics/blonde-redhead/biography.html
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-02.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Blonde Redhead". John Seven Collection. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
↑ Brown, August (2007-08-16). "Savoring where they are now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
↑ Hall, Russell (2007-08-17). "Blonde Redhead Use Gibsons to Create Pastoral Art Rock". Gibson.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

External links[edit]

Kazu Makino official Twitter
Blonde Redhead official website

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[westword-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Murphy, Tom (2010-11-26). "Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead on Penny Sparkle, dealing stage fright and music criticism". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2013-10-30.

[2] "Blonde Redhead". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

[3] ttp://www.moron.nl/lyrics/blonde-redhead/biography.html

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-02.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Blonde Redhead". John Seven Collection. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

[savoring-6] Brown, August (2007-08-16). "Savoring where they are now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-10-30.

[gibson-7] Hall, Russell (2007-08-17). "Blonde Redhead Use Gibsons to Create Pastoral Art Rock". Gibson.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

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v t e Blonde Redhead
Kazu Makino Amedeo Pace Simone Pace Vern Rumsey Maki Takahashi Toko Yasuda
Studio albums	Blonde Redhead La Mia Vita Violenta Fake Can Be Just as Good In an Expression of the Inexpressible Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons Misery Is a Butterfly 23 Penny Sparkle Barragán
EPs	Mélodie Citronique The Secret Society of Butterflies 3 O'Clock
Singles	"Amescream" / "Big song" "Vague" / "Jet Star" "Feet High" / "Valentine" "Flying Douglas" / "Harmony" "Symphony of Treble" / "Kasuality" "Limited Conversation" / "Slogan" "Elephant Woman" "Equus" "23" "Silently" "Here Sometimes" "No More Honey" "Dripping"