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Oct 24, 2016Masculin Féminin offers a fascinating trip down memory lane for a band which has quietly--or rather more loudly, in the case of these songs from 1994 and 1995--made their mark on modern music.
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Dec 15, 2016Along with 19 extra tracks (including a KCRW session of crystalline poise), and their jazz sensibility means their songs can be loose to the point of slackness--but at every impetuous right turn, there’s another kick-ass riff, tom-tom flurry or singsong melody to tighten them back up again.
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The WireNov 8, 2016Masculin Féminin documents a youthful band impulsively pouring noise into rock, free of machismo or the urge to ape what was then hip. [Oct 2016, p.61]
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Nov 1, 2016The roughness, the edgy vocals, the cacophonous guitars won’t be for everyone, but this set is a welcome window back through over 20 years of avant-rock.
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UncutOct 24, 2016Glimmers of Blonde Redhead's future can be divined throughout Masculin Feminin, whether in Kazu Makin's girlish vocals, or Simone Pace's snaking, restrained drum parts; even in their juvenilia, Blonde Redhead were looking through their own sophisticated, idiosyncratic filter. [Oct 2016, p.49]
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Oct 24, 2016Blonde Redhead's early sound, however, can be tough grasp as an "artistic" aesthetic sometimes derails the excellent juggling of downtown noise and heads-down rock of the band's more focused moments. [No. 136, p.53]
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Oct 24, 2016Here and throughout Masculin Feminin, Blonde Redhead's sense of melody and drama sets them apart, especially on La Mia Vita Violenta.
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Oct 24, 2016Topped off with exhaustive liner notes with essays and photos, Masculin Féminin is specifically designed for completists, providing superfans a satisfying wealth of unreleased material.
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Oct 24, 2016Taken as a whole, Masculin Féminin is a scrapbook made of records that already felt like scrapbooks, but collectively they form a portrait of a band more multi-dimensional than their Sonic Youth Jr. rep suggested.
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Oct 24, 2016Masculin Féminin is both a treat to pre-existing fans but also a reasonably accessible gateway into Blonde Redhead for those who may be unfamiliar with their work.