La Mia Vita Violenta

La Mia Vita Violenta
Studio album by Blonde Redhead
Released	September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)
Recorded	May – June 1995
Studio	Magic Shop, New York City Water Music, New York City Random Falls, New York City
Genre	Indie rock [1] [2] art rock [2] math rock [2] noise pop [3]
Length	38:19
Label	Smells Like
Producer	Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead chronology
Blonde Redhead (1995) La Mia Vita Violenta (1995) Fake Can Be Just as Good (1997)
Singles from La Mia Vita Violenta
"Flying Douglas" / "Harmony" Released: February 1995 [4] "10 Feet High" / "Valentine" Released: June 1995 [5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Spin	7/10 [6]

La Mia Vita Violenta (Italian for "My Violent Life", inspired by the title of a 1959 novel by Italian author Pier Paolo Pasolini) is the second studio album by Japanese-Canadian alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released in September 4, 1995 by Smells Like Records. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash) I Still Get Rocks Off"	3:40
2.	"Violent Life"	3:51
3.	"U.F.O."	5:38
4.	"I Am There While You Choke on Me"	1:56
5.	"Harmony"	5:16
6.	"Down Under"	4:09
7.	"Bean"	4:37
8.	"Young Neil"	4:38
9.	"10 Feet High" (Makino, A. Pace, S. Pace, Maki Takahashi)	3:22
10.	"Jewel"	1:12
Total length:		38:19

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of La Mia Vita Violenta and the 2016 compilation album Masculin Féminin. ^{[7] [8]}

Blonde Redhead

• Kazu Makino – guitar, vocals
• Amedeo Pace – guitar, vocals
• Simone Pace – drums
• Toko Yasuda – bass

Additional musicians

• Tada Hirano – keyboard on "(I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash) I Still Get Rocks Off" and "I Am There While You Choke on Me"
• Tombi Thokchom – sitar on "Harmony"

Production

• Blonde Redhead – production
• Edward Douglas – recording
• John Siket – mixing
• Mark Venezia – recording

Design

• Stefano Giovannini – photography (band photograph)
• John Kelsey – cover design
• Carissa Rodriguez – cover design

References

1. Mirov, Nick. "Blonde Redhead: In An Expression Of The Inexpressible". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on November 19, 2001. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
2. Taylor, Ken. "La Mia Vita Violenta – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. Earles, Andrew (2014). "Blonde Redhead: La Mia Vita Violenta". Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-7603-4648-8 . Retrieved March 9, 2021.
4. Aston, Martin (May 1, 1995). "Overseas" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report . Vol. 42, no. 6. p. 24. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
5. Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Blonde Redhead". The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate Books. p. 84. ISBN   9-780862-419134.
6. Newman, Andy (February 1996). "Blonde Redhead: La Mia Vita Violenta!". Spin . Vol. 11, no. 11. p. 89. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
7. La Mia Vita Violenta (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. Smells Like Records. 1995. SLR #018.
8. Masculin Féminin (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. The Numero Group. 2016. NUM205.

External links

• La Mia Vita Violenta at Discogs (list of releases)
• La Mia Vita Violenta at MusicBrainz (list of releases)