Yasmine Kittles Explained

Yasmine Kittles is an American musician, actress, and performance artist.[1] [2] She is a member of the bands Tearist, Former Ghosts, and Low Red Center.[3] [4] [5] About her stage performances, Rolling Stone has written, "Aided by her hair-raising yelp – a voice ranging from an operatic shriek to a post-Lydia Lunch growl – Kittles is thunder onstage, her assault uniquely confrontational and her crowd's response visceral."[6] She also writes for VICE Magazine as a guest columnist.[7] [8] [9]

Early life

Kittles was born in Frankfurt, Germany. As a child she moved from Germany to Tehran, Iran to residing in Dallas, Texas where she began figure skating. Kittles was a competitive figure skater with the ISI and USFSA for twelve years.[10] She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance with a concentration in Meisner technique and a minor in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.[11]

Discography

VOCALS, INSTRUMENTS & PERFORMANCE

TEARIST

AlbumYear Label
Tearist [12] 2010PPM
Living: 2009-Present [13] 2011Thin Wrist Records
Purple Video [14] 2012Self-Released

Former Ghosts

AlbumYearLabel
Fleurs2009Upset the Rhythm
New Love 2010Upset the Rhythm

Low Red Center

Album YearLabel
Low Red Center[15] 2008Instincto Records
Low Red Center S/T[16] 2009S-S Records
Momentary Switch [17] 2009Answering Machine Recordings

Heavy Seals

Filmography

Title Role Year Notes
Wedding Peach Ranbo 2005 Co-starring (VO)
Gretchen Marla Auschussler 2006
All American Orgy Yasmine 2009 Starring
In Lust I Her/ Yasmine 2009 Co-Creator, Starring[24]
Pound House Jasmine 2013 - 2014 Starring, 4 Episodes
Video Town Judy 2013 Co-starring
In Lust III Her/ Yasmine 2015 Co-Creator, Starring[25]
The 4THJenny 2016 Starring

Television

Title Role Year Notes
Herself 2014 Season 14: Episode 14 Artist Spotlight: Interview with Yasmine Kittles TEARIST
Herself 2015 - Music Video, "Headless"

Other works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and "Tim & Eric"'s Eric Star in SFW Hipster Crotch Porn. LA Weekly. 15 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Interview: Yasmine Kittles. Electronic Beats. 15 April 2014.
  3. News: Tearist: The Real Thing. LA Weekly. 28 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Tearist: The Real Thing. LA Weekly. 15 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants. https://web.archive.org/web/20111103122328/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/meet-tearist-l-a-s-stylish-noise-merchants-20111102. dead. November 3, 2011. Rolling Stone. 15 April 2014.
  6. News: Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants. Rolling Stone. 2017-01-17.
  7. Web site: My Parents Know More Than You - What Does Famous Mean? - VICE. Vice. 4 May 2012 . en-us. 2017-01-08.
  8. Web site: My Parents Know More Than You - Is Love Real? How I Met Your Mother, How I Met Your Father - VICE. Vice. 20 August 2012 . en-us. 2017-01-08.
  9. Web site: Did I Discover YelaWolf? - VICE. Vice. 21 May 2013 . en-us. 2017-01-08.
  10. News: Tearist: The Real Thing. Ohanesian. Liz. 2011-04-28. L.A. Weekly. 2017-01-17.
  11. Web site: Yasmine Kittles - News. IMDb. 2017-01-17.
  12. Web site: Tearist - Tearist. Discogs.com. 7 December 2010 . 2017-01-08.
  13. Web site: Living: 2009-Present. Pitchfork. 15 April 2014.
  14. Web site: Tearist - Purple Video. Discogs.com. February 2012 . 2 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Low Red Center - Low Red Center. Discogs.com. 29 October 2008 . 2017-01-12.
  16. Web site: Low Red Center - Low Red Center. Discogs.com. 2017-01-09.
  17. Web site: Low Red Center - Momentary Switch. Discogs.com. 26 September 2009 . 2017-01-09.
  18. Web site: Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Discogs.com. 10 July 2007 . 2017-01-08.
  19. Web site: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century Of Self. Discogs.com. 17 February 2009 . 2017-01-08.
  20. Web site: Pictureplane - Thee Physical. Discogs.com. 19 July 2011 . 2017-01-08.
  21. Web site: Yasmine Kittles. Discogs.com. 2017-01-08.
  22. Web site: Yasmine Kittles Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-01-12.
  23. Web site: Heavy Seals - Neurotic Asphyxiation. Discogs.com. 9 September 2011 . 2017-01-09.
  24. News: Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and "Tim & Eric"'s Eric Star in SFW Hipster Crotch Porn. Turner. Gustavo. 2009-11-16. L.A. Weekly. 2017-01-12.
  25. News: IN LUST III - Suruvibes. Suruvibes. en-US. 2017-01-12.
  26. Web site: Say It! - Digital Lips - Everyday Edition on the App Store. App Store. 2017-01-12.
  27. Web site: Say It! - Digital Lips - Office Edition on the App Store. App Store. 2017-01-12.
  28. Web site: Say It! - Digital Lips - Lite on the App Store. App Store. 2017-01-12.

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