(10/23/18): Between revisiting Mindless Self Indulgence's most recent material with a less positive perspective and James Euringer having eventually released Pink to the public, I now bear a slightly greater interest in the kind of work Jimmy delivered before Tight. This here was a demo album that Jimmy had recorded alongside his brother Markus, titled... Mindless Self-Indulgence; note the hyphen. Right from the start, the release had Early Installment Weirdness written all over it, containing more dour industrial stylings than the ironic synthpunk/rap rock fusion Mindless would later be remembered for. Not to mention that there's no trace of Vanessa YT or Lyn-Z anywhere, though Steve, Righ? does provide guitar leads on the standout cut "Bed of Roses" while Kitty Dunn handled the demo's artwork. Jimmy has described Mindless Self-Indulgence as him pretty much ripping off Nine Inch Nails' musical direction, but FWIW this knockoff is still tolerable when placed next to MSI's last two outings.
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