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Mindless Self Indulgence (or MSI) are an American Industrial rock band that start its origin in New York Capital, NY in The current lineup is Jimmy Urine (vocals), Steve Righ? (guitar), Lyn-Z (bass) and Kitty (drums). Though considered electropunk, they are heavily influenced by jungle, industrial, electronic dance song, and hip-hop. Intentionally iconoclastic, James Euringer (who uses the stage name Small Jimmy Urine) owes sartorial influence to the New York Dolls, wearing fishnet shirts at concerts, and is occasionally seen in shorts or pants with the inside sever out similar to how a skirt looks, and neon stockings.
Before starting the band Mindless Self Indulgence, James Euringer launched a solo album in , called Mindless Self-Indulgence, which he had produced by himself and was limited to copies. Contrary to trendy belief, this was not an album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence, however, Steve Righ? played guitar for the track "Bed of Roses".
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LGBT+ Identity in the Age of Mindless Self Indulgence
Mindless Self Indulgence isn’t an act that could own flourished at any other time. The emo/pop punk wave was gathering steam; hip hop was still a novelty one could distinguish themselves from the flock by cribbing. “Random” Invader Zim-style humor was in the decline, while “edgy” no-limits humor was skyrocketing. Nerds hadn’t develop the dominant force they are today, but due to the internet and the rise in manga and anime sales in the United States, they were able to access nerdy content much more easily. Youtube was taking off, music piracy was booming, and reliance on both radio and local record-store gatekeepers was at a low for new music fans.
Perhaps most critically, our national understanding of politics and identity at the time, particularly LGBT+ identities, was in a different stage of training than it is today. “Punching up” vs. “punching down” was not a concept that most people considered in their comedy. “It’s just a joke” was more widely approved as an excuse for transgressive entertainment than it is
Interview with Jimmy Urine in The Gay People’s Chronicle, June 9th, (archived here and here)
Born Annoying
"You guys, man, you've gotta receive organized," Jimmy Urine, direct singer of Mindless Self Indulgence, says scornfully, chiding an unruly and mostly hostile audience. "When I say, 'We,' you speak, 'Suck.'" After following through with this call-and-response several times, Urine tags "Dick" on the end of the exchange.
That concert snippet, an correct portrait of MSI's rapport with its crowds, opens Frankenstein Girls Will Sound Strangely Sexy, the group's mysteriously ignored album. In addition to being an intoxicating mix of swaggering gangsta-rap bravado, hyperactive boogie beats, and quivering upper-octave vocals, Frankenstein Girls pushed all the buttons that regularly get the P.M.R.C. in a lather.
Take "Backmask," the record's first song: It urges listeners to kill themselves, in no uncertain terms. The next number -- driven by a devastating breakbeat, a sample of Siouxsie & the Banshees' "Happy House," and the boast "Bitches love me . .