Mindless Self Indulgence (often referred to as MSI) is an American

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band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes

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, industrial,

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, and

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History

Between 1987 and 1996,

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recorded about 35 songs which varied in musical style, usually settling in an industrial/electronic punk style. These songs were recorded with himself and his brother, Markus Euringer in New York City using rudimentary equipment. Urine and his brother released an album titled ''Mindless Self-Indulgence'', featuring Steve, Righ? on 'Bed of Roses', which featured songs performed in an industrial style akin to

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. In 1997, Urine recorded a cover of

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's "Bring the Pain" that was made by merging six different styles of the same cover into one song. This became the basis for the Mindless Self Indulgence sound. The band formed soon after when Urine was joined by Steve, Righ? on guitar, Urine's brother Markus Euringer on second guitar (replaced by bassist Vanessa Y.T., who was subsequently replaced by bassist Lyn-Z), and Kitty on drums. They have released five albums, four EPs, eight remix albums, one live album, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. Rather than signing traditional record contracts, the band has licensed most of their albums to record labels, retaining ownership of the music. In summer of 2007, the band toured as part of the Revolution Stage of

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, a music festival hosted by

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. In January 2009, the band headlined the

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Relentless Energy Drink tour. In December 2010, they released a comic titled ''Adventures Into Mindless Self Indulgence'' about various tour stories and significant moments of the band's career. The band released a remastered CD/DVD version of their first full-length album, ''

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'', in 2011, titled ''Tighter''. It included bonus tracks and recordings from their early days. On October 25, 2012, the band announced their fifth album via a

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campaign. ''

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'' was released in May 2013, following with the release of singles "It Gets Worse" in December and "Fuck Machine" in January 2014. Later in January 2014, the band announced that they would be taking a hiatus. On September 18, 2015, Mindless Self Indulgence released ''Pink'', a collection of 19 songs recorded between 1990 and 1997 by Urine. The album includes cut-down and remastered versions of songs from the self-titled album, an audio diary recorded by Urine from July 1992, and covers of

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's "Personal Jesus" and

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's "Girls on Film". On August 9, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against James Euringer (Jimmy Urine) in New York Supreme Court with the charge of sexual battery of a minor, who claims that she had a sexual relationship with Euringer for over two years — from January 1997 to June 1999 — starting when she was 15 years old and Euringer was 27. On March 26, 2024, all charges against Euringer were dismissed with

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after all parties involved in the suit agreed to a stipulation of dismissal. On June 20, 2024, the band released ''MSI B-Sides Vol. 1'' without any prior notice. The album contained songs that had not been previously available.

Members

Current members

– lead vocals, synthesizer, programming (1997-2015, 2024–present) * Steve, Righ? – guitars, backing vocals (1997-2015, 2024–present) * Kitty – drums (1997-2015, 2024–present) * Lyn-Z – bass (2001-2015, 2024–present)

Former members

* Markus Euringer – keyboard, turntables (1997–1998) * Vanessa Y.T. – bass (1998–2001)

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Demo albums

*''Crappy Little Demo'' (1997) *''Thank God Demo'' (2001)

EPs

Singles

The Left Rights

Side project by Jimmy Urine and Steve, Righ? '' The Left Rights'' * Released: September 24, 2002 * Label: Uppity Cracker ''Bad Choices Made Easy'' * Released: November 9, 2010 * Label: Metropolis

Videography

Video albums

References

External links

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