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 Moldy Ghetto'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. They subsequently opened for Moldy Ghetto at some of their shows, with McCurdy performing double duties on drums with RL, and then on vocals / guitar with Moldy Ghetto. Early on, Moldy Ghetto had crazy energy and a vibe that was cacophonous and silly. Later, the group shed it's humor and noisy leanings, testing a sound that was more radio-friendly than noise rock.

Bored, the members of both groups went their separate ways in 1996. McCurdy started recording new music as Kosmik Leprechaun, and Hassett became hCrink, not performing again, until a brief spate of gigs and recording sessions with Rusty-Like, in 2003-2004. Those sessions became 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 Moldy Ghetto 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)

Extra Musicians

Anne Hassett: Artist, Drums, Photography, Vocals (Rehearsal & Live) (1994-1995)
Heather V: Viola (Rehearsal) (1995)
Dan Seida: Drums (Rehearsal) (1995)
Rob Rizzo: Drums (Rehearsal) (1995)
Deny Samoree: Backup Vocals, 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