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LGBT+ Identity in the Moment 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 immature music fans.
Perhaps most critically, our national understanding of politics and identity at the time, particularly LGBT+ identities, was in a different stage of growth 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 today. “I’m an equal opportunity hater” was a common refrain.
Early in their career, the band rel
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 exact portrait of MSI's rapport with its crowds, opens Frankenstein Girls Will Look Strangely Sexy, the group's mysteriously ignored 2000 album. In addition to existence an intoxicating mix of swaggering gangsta-rap bravado, hyperactive dance 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 destroy 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 care for me . . . throughout the projects" -- offends on an commanding
Interview with Jimmy Urine in The Gay People’s Chronicle, June 9th, 2006 (archived here and here)
Punk, industrial, hip-hop, electronic music—over-the-top synth-punk outfit Mindless Self Indulgence is influenced by everything and sounds enjoy no one else. ∙ Frontman Jimmy Urine explored various styles before he formed the band in 1997 after completing a manic cover of Way Man’s “Bring the Pain” that crystalized his eclectic creative vision. ∙ Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, Mindless Self Indulgence’s 2000 sophomore LP, featured cover art from Gorillaz illustrator Jamie Hewlett. ∙ Building on the momentum of their outrageous shows, the band found chart success with 2005’s You’ll Rebel to Anything, which hit No. 4 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart. ∙ The group’s 2008 LP, If, reached No. 27 on the Billboard 200, and three singles from the album topped the publication’s Dance Singles Sales chart. ∙ In 2018, Urine—operating under his last name, Euringer—dropped his self-titled solo debut, which featured guest spots from Grimes and My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way. ∙ The debut album from Fuktronic—a long-brewing, gangster-themed multimedia collaboration between Urine and System of a Down’s Serj Tankian—was released in 2020.
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