Malefactor, Ade is the fifth album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1989 by Glass Records.[6] The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 2000.[7]

Malefactor, Ade
Studio album by
Released1989
GenreExperimental rock
Length30:53
LabelGlass[1] (original release)
Drag City (reissue)
The Red Krayola chronology
Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
(1983)
Malefactor, Ade
(1989)
The Red Krayola
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media1.5/10[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]

Critical reception

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The Spin Alternative Record Guide praised the "lovely, scrambled warmth" of the album's sound, and called it a "moistly humanistic piece of work."[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Extremism"2:20
2."Baby Jesus Frog"2:19
3."Blue Jeans"1:08
4."Steve McQueen's Garden"2:12
5."Colour Theory, No. 4"2:24
6."Franz Von Assisi"3:19
7."Sex Machine"1:23
8."The Coaster"2:39
9."Break a Leg"2:23
10."T.B. - Tissues"2:37
11."Dope"1:11
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Alma Fanfare"2:36
2."Colour Theory, No. 3"4:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (July 19, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Malefactor Ade". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Sandlin, Michael. "Red Crayola: Malefactor, Ade". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 322–323.
  6. ^ Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Red Krayola: Malefactor, Ade". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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