Moldy Ghetto

Moldy Ghetto
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Genre:	Noise Rock
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Theme:	"Culture where there is none"
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Years:	1993 — 1996 / 2016 — now
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Country:	United States
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City:	Southern California
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Labels:	Hot Damn! Tapes, Completely Gone Recordings
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Gears:	Amps, Bass, Drums, Effects, Electronics, Guitars, Recording Equipment, Tapes, Voice
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Members:	Josh McCurdy, Jeff Hassett, Tim Whiteford
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Side Projects:	Completely Gone Recordings, hCrink, Hot Damn! Tapes, Kosmik Leprechaun, Rusty-Like, VL
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Contact:	[1] Contact MG at Bandcamp
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Site:	[2] Moldy Ghetto at Bandcamp
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Biography

Moldy Ghetto was a Southern California-based experimental, lo-fi, indie, noise-rock group formed by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Josh McCurdy (aka Kosmik Leprechaun),drummer Tim Whiteford and bassist Jeff Hassett (aka hCrink) while the three were in high school. It was McCurdy's 2nd fronted group, following the end of his 1st project, the indie-grind duo VL. The original MG line-up was active from 1993 — 1996, publishing a number of 4-track demo tapes, via McCurdy's early early label, Hot Damn! Tapes (later known as Completely Gone Recordings).

A good portion of MG's live shows were highly impromptu, with numerous gigs happening mere hours after acquiring them, earlier that day. Some of these gigs gained a large audience, while other's had absolutely no one in attendance. By 1995, McCurdy and Hassett started working with singer, songwriter Deny Samoree as his rhythm section, forming the trio Rusty-Like, who subsequently opened for Moldy Ghetto at some of their later shows, with McCurdy performing double duties on drums in RL, and then on vocals / guitar for MG. MG had crazy energy and a vibe that was cacophonous and silly. Later, the group began to shed it's humor and noisy leanings, testing a sound that was more akin to radio-friendly indie rock than noise rock.

In 1996, due to a mixture of gossip and apathy, the members of both groups went their separate ways, with McCurdy recording new music as Kosmik Leprechaun, and Hassett becoming hCrink. The group didn't perform together again, until a brief spate of gigs and recording sessions in 2003, under the Rusty-Like name (successfully yielding 4-track demos for their 2005 "Pirouette" CD). Since 2007, all surviving Moldy Ghetto (and Rusty-Like) material has been remastered and re-published, in digital format, by Completely Gone Recordings.

In 2016, McCurdy reunited on guitar and electronics with original MG drummer Whiteford, recording demos of new material, some of which was released on Kosmik Leprechaun's album "Addendum".

Original Members

Josh McCurdy: Artist, Bass, Drums, Electronics, Engineer, Guitars, Keyboards, Photography, Producer, Vocals (1993 — 1996 / 2016 — now)
Jeff Hassett: Artist, Bass, Drums, Engineer, Guitars, Keyboards, Tapes, Vocals (1994 — 1996)
Tim Whiteford: Drums (1993 — 1995 / 2016 — now)

Auxiliary Musicians

Anne Hassett: Artist, Drums, Photography, Vocals (Live) (1994)
Heather Z: Viola (Rehearsal) (1995)
Dan Seida: Drums (Rehearsal) (1995)
Rob Rizzo: Drums (Rehearsal) (1995)
Deny Samoree: Guitar (Rehearsal) (1995)
Mike Foster: Drums (Rehearsal & Live) (1995-1996)
Jane Dough: Drums (Rehearsal) (1996)

Discography

• Demos ~ Cassette (1993)
  
• Live at Totally Coffee EP ~ Cassette (1994)
  
• Lavender Disaster ~ Cassette (1995)
  
• 4-Track Demos ~ Cassette (1996)
  
• Live at The Whisky A Go Go ~ Video (1996)
  
• Free Sessions EP ~ Cassette (1996)
  
• The Giving Tree EP ~ Cassette (1996)
  
• Lavender Disaster (Deluxe) ~ Digital reissue of all surviving material (2007)
  

Contributions

Compilation Appearences

• Punk-A-Rhea ~ Cassette (1995) – provided the "Live at Totally Coffee EP"
  
• Kosmik Leprechaun Addendum ~ Digital release (2018) – provided cover of "Ex-Chest" by Slug
  

External Links

"Lavender Disaster (Deluxe)" Album