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]
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]
VOCALS, INSTRUMENTS & PERFORMANCE
Album
Songs
Year
Label
The Century of Self
"Bells of Creation")[ 19]
"Pictures Of An Only Child"
2009
Justice Records
Richter Scale Records
Superball Music
Soyuz Music
Album
Songs
Year
Label
Thee Physical
"Body Mod")[ 20] [ 21]
"Trancegender"
"Breath Work"
2011
Lovepump United
SAY IT! - Digital Lips - Everyday Edition App, as LIPS (2009)[ 30]
SAY IT! - Digital Lips - Office Edition App, as LIPS (2009)[ 31]
SAY IT! - Digital Lips - Lite App, as LIPS (2009)[ 32]
^ "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 .