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| Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| Years_active = 1995–present |
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| Label = [[Uppity Cracker]]<br />[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]<br />[[Metropolis Records|Metropolis]]<br />[[The End Records|The End]] |
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'''Mindless Self Indulgence''' (commonly referred to as '''MSI''') is a New York-based band. Their style has elements of [[electronica]], [[hip hop]], [[punk rock|punk]], and [[industrial music|industrial |
'''Mindless Self Indulgence''' (commonly referred to as '''MSI''') is a New York-based band. Their style has elements of [[electronica]], [[hip hop]], [[punk rock|punk]], and [[industrial music|industrial]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 19:46, 28 January 2008
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Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based band. Their style has elements of electronica, hip hop, punk, and industrial.
Biography
The band formed in 1995. They have released five full-length albums and a number of EPs and remixes. Their music is influenced by early 1980s culture. It frequently contains samples of early 80's hip-hop or rock, as well as chiptune-style beeps and tones. Their second album as a band, 1999's "Tight", was mixed on Atari-style equipment.
They have opened for a number of mainstream acts, including System of a Down, Korn, Staind, Sum 41, Mushroomhead, Insane Clown Posse, Rammstein, and My Chemical Romance. They have also played many large musical festivals including Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans in October of 2003, as well as headlining the Mojave tent at the 2004 Coachella Festival. They also recently headlined the "Revolution Stage" for The Projekt Revolution Tour and were part of 2007 "Give it a Name" Festival.
The band's next record, titled "IF" is slated for release on April 29th through The End Records/UCR. The band will be doing a small tour with The Birthday Massacre around the USA to celebrate the release.
Future
M dot Strange, (director of We Are the Strange), is set to direct MSI's next music video for the as of yet unreleased song "Animal"
Additionally, another official video is being made for the also unreleased track "Mark David Chapman." The video is being directed by the winner of the "Straight to Video" response contest on Youtube, Mike Diva. ("Mark David Chapman" was available for downloaded for free for a short amount of time on MSI's Myspace Page earlier in 2007. It is unknown if it will be edited or changed from that original version.)
In the near future, Mindless Self Indulgence is scheduled to be playing in Australia. All upcoming dates in Australia are available on their MySpace and Soundwave homepage. They will be performing with such bands as The Offspring, and Incubus among others.
Members
Jimmy Urine
Jimmy Urine formerly Little Jimmy Urine, also referred to as just Urine (born James Euringer) does Vocals and Programming for Mindless Self Indulgence. He was born on November 7, 1969, in New York, New York. He grew up with his older brother Markus J. Euringer. The first album he released as "Mindless Self-Indulgence" was a Self-titled, which differed from most of Mindless Self Indulgence's later work, focusing mainly on an Industrial music style. He made most of this album by himself except for guitar by Steve, Righ? on one track. He and guitar player Steve Righ? have a side project called "The Left Rights", a 39 track album that was self produced.
In an interview with Shoutweb he claims to have been arrested in Detroit on charges of indecent exposure while on tour with the Insane Clown Posse. He ingests his own urine during performances[1].
He is married to Chantal Claret, lead singer of the band Morningwood.
Steve, Righ?
Steve, Righ? (Born Steven Montano) plays guitar in Mindless Self Indulgence. He first contributed guitar to "Bed of Roses" on Mindless Self Indulgence's self-titled (see above). He got the name "Steve, Righ?" from someone approaching him at a show saying, "You're Steve, righ'?...". He was replaced by Rob Kleiner of the band Tub Ring for a brief time while he was hospitalized in late 2004 to early 2005 due to a hip injury. This still hasn't stopped him from performing in later shows.
Besides contributing to "Bed Of Roses," Steve has also co-written a handful of songs with Jimmy Urine, which include (but are not limited to) Dicks Are For My Friends, Golden I, and Seven-Eleven. With Mindless Self Indulgence, he has written the last two songs on the album Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy: Whipstickagostop and Z, both of which he performs the lead vocals on.
Lyn-Z
Lyn-Z plays bass in Mindless Self Indulgence. She moved to New York to study art, before she was in Mindless Self Indulgence she played in a Punk Rock Dolly Parton cover band. She joined the band in 2001 after the former bass player Vanessa YT left the band. She is currently working with HUNG, a traveling art exhibit based on various visual artists. She along with Jorden Haley contributed to the art for You'll Rebel to Anything. She married Gerard Way, vocalist of My Chemical Romance[2] in September 2007.
Kitty
Kitty plays drums in Mindless Self Indulgence; she joined the band in 1997 as a permanent member. She usually plays a small drum kit. She usually wears thick pink make-up and pigtails. Her outfit normally has a big white "K"(which stands for "Kitty") painted in front. Kitty also designed and ran the offical website back when Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy came out.
Former members
Vanessa YT
Vanessa YT played bass in Mindless Self Indulgence. She joined the band in 1998 and played bass during the "Tight" era up to 2001. When first asked about why she left, Jimmy said that she was becoming an astronaut, but it was later said that she left to start a family.
Markus J. Euringer
Markus is Jimmy Urine's older brother. He contributed to a few songs on their earlier albums until he retired to write horror novels.
Past live guests
- Alan Euringer- Electronics
- Kenny Muhammad- Turntables/Beat-boxing
- Rob Kleiner(Tub Ring) - Guitar/Live Keyboards
Side projects
Both Urine and Steve, Righ? are involved in a side project by the name of The Left Rights.
Selected Discography
Studio albums
- Mindless Self-Indulgence (1995)
- Tight (April 6, 1999)
- Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy (February 22, 2000)
- You'll Rebel to Anything (April 12, 2005 (US) November 5, 2007 (outside of US))
- IF (April 2008)
References
- ^ "An interview in which Jimmy mentions drinking his urine". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "MCR: Gerard ties the knot". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2007-10-26.