Yasmine Kittles
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
Album | Year | Label |
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Tearist [12] | 2010 | PPM |
Living: 2009-Present [13] | 2011 | Thin Wrist Records |
Purple Video [14] | 2012 | Self-Released |
Former Ghosts
Album | Year | Label |
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Fleurs | 2009 | Upset the Rhythm |
New Love | 2010 | Upset the Rhythm |
Low Red Center
Album | Year | Label |
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Low Red Center[15] | 2008 | Instincto Records |
Low Red Center S/T[16] | 2009 | S-S Records |
Momentary Switch [17] | 2009 | Answering Machine Recordings |
Spoon
Album | Songs | Year | Label |
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Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | "Rhythm and Soul"[18] | 2007 | Merge Records |
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Album | Songs | Year | Label |
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The Century of Self |
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2009 |
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Pictureplane
Album | Songs | Year | Label |
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Thee Physical | 2011 | Lovepump United |
Cerebral Ballzy
Album | Songs | Year | Label |
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Jaded & Faded | "Better In Leather"[22] | 2014 | Cult Records |
Heavy Seals
Album | Year | Label |
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Neurotic Asphyxiation[23] | 2011 | Fast Weapons |
Filmography
Title | Role | Year | Notes |
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Wedding Peach | Ranbo | 2005 | Co-starring (VO) |
Gretchen | Marla Auschussler | 2006 | WON[24] - Best Dramatic Feature - Los Angeles Film Festival |
All American Orgy | Yasmine | 2009 | Starring |
In Lust I | Her/ Yasmine | 2009 | Co-Creator, Starring[25] |
Pound House | Jasmine | 2013 - 2014 | Starring, 4 Episodes |
Video Town | Judy | 2013 | Co-starring[26] |
In Lust III | Her/ Yasmine | 2015 | Co-Creator, Starring[27] |
The 4TH | Jenny | 2016 | Starring[28] |
Television
Title | Role | Year | Notes |
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Last Call with Carson Daly | TEARIST | 2014 | TEARIST |
Rage | TEARIST | 2015 - | Music Video, "Headless" |
Other works
References
- "Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and "Tim & Eric"'s Eric Star in SFW Hipster Crotch Porn". LA Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Interview: Yasmine Kittles". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Tearist: The Real Thing". LA Weekly. 28 April 2011.
- "Tearist: The Real Thing". LA Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- "My Parents Know More Than You - What Does Famous Mean? - VICE". Vice. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "My Parents Know More Than You - Is Love Real? How I Met Your Mother, How I Met Your Father - VICE". Vice. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "Did I Discover YelaWolf? - VICE". Vice. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- Ohanesian, Liz (2011-04-28). "Tearist: The Real Thing". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- "Yasmine Kittles - News". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- "Tearist - Tearist". Discogs.com. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "Living: 2009-Present". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Tearist - Purple Video". Discogs.com. February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Low Red Center - Low Red Center". Discogs.com. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- "Low Red Center - Low Red Center". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- "Low Red Center - Momentary Switch". Discogs.com. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- "Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga". Discogs.com. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century Of Self". Discogs.com. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". Discogs.com. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "Yasmine Kittles". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- "Yasmine Kittles | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- "Heavy Seals - Neurotic Asphyxiation". Discogs.com. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- Collins, Steve; Merriman, John; Blair, Macon; Baker, Becky Ann (2000-01-01), Gretchen, retrieved 2017-01-17
- Turner, Gustavo (2009-11-16). "Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and "Tim & Eric"'s Eric Star in SFW Hipster Crotch Porn". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- Pinckney, Michael A.; Reich, Michael; Kirkland, James; Kittles, Yasmine (2013-01-02), Video Town, retrieved 2017-01-09
- "IN LUST III - Suruvibes". Suruvibes. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- Hyland, Andre; Barnatt, Nathan; Bowers, Byron; Burke, Al (2016-01-23), The 4th, retrieved 2017-01-09
- Daly, Carson; Lemaitre; Macy, William H.; Tearist (2014-10-14), William H. Macy/Tearist/Lemaitre, retrieved 2017-01-12
- "Say It! - Digital Lips - Everyday Edition on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- "Say It! - Digital Lips - Office Edition on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- "Say It! - Digital Lips - Lite on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.