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

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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

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VOCALS, INSTRUMENTS & PERFORMANCE

Album Year Label
Tearist [12] 2010 PPM
Living: 2009-Present [13] 2011 Thin Wrist Records
Purple Video [14] 2012 Self-Released
Album Year Label
Fleurs 2009 Upset the Rhythm
New Love 2010 Upset the Rhythm

Low Red Center

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Album Year Label
Low Red Center[15] 2008 Instincto Records
Low Red Center S/T[16] 2009 S-S Records
Momentary Switch [17] 2009 Answering Machine Recordings
Album Songs Year Label
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga "Rhythm and Soul"[18] 2007 Merge Records
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
Album Songs Year Label
Jaded & Faded "Better In Leather"[22] 2014 Cult Records

Heavy Seals

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Album Year Label
Neurotic Asphyxiation[23] 2011 Fast Weapons

Filmography

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Title Role Year Notes
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

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Title Role Year Notes
Last Call with Carson Daly TEARIST 2014 TEARIST
Rage TEARIST 2015 - Music Video, "Headless"

Other works

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Tearist's Yasmine Kittles and "Tim & Eric"'s Eric Star in SFW Hipster Crotch Porn". LA Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview: Yasmine Kittles". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Tearist: The Real Thing". LA Weekly. 28 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Tearist: The Real Thing". LA Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Meet TEARIST, L.A.'s Stylish Noise Merchants". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  7. ^ "My Parents Know More Than You - What Does Famous Mean? - VICE". Vice. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Did I Discover YelaWolf? - VICE". Vice. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  10. ^ Ohanesian, Liz (2011-04-28). "Tearist: The Real Thing". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  11. ^ "Yasmine Kittles - News". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  12. ^ "Tearist - Tearist". Discogs.com. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  13. ^ "Living: 2009-Present". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Tearist - Purple Video". Discogs.com. February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Low Red Center - Low Red Center". Discogs.com. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  16. ^ "Low Red Center - Low Red Center". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  17. ^ "Low Red Center - Momentary Switch". Discogs.com. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  18. ^ "Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga". Discogs.com. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  19. ^ "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century Of Self". Discogs.com. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  20. ^ "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". Discogs.com. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  21. ^ "Yasmine Kittles". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  22. ^ "Yasmine Kittles | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  23. ^ "Heavy Seals - Neurotic Asphyxiation". Discogs.com. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  24. ^ Collins, Steve; Merriman, John; Blair, Macon; Baker, Becky Ann (2000-01-01), Gretchen, retrieved 2017-01-17
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Pinckney, Michael A.; Reich, Michael; Kirkland, James; Kittles, Yasmine (2013-01-02), Video Town, retrieved 2017-01-09
  27. ^ "IN LUST III - Suruvibes". Suruvibes. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  28. ^ Hyland, Andre; Barnatt, Nathan; Bowers, Byron; Burke, Al (2016-01-23), The 4th, retrieved 2017-01-09
  29. ^ Daly, Carson; Lemaitre; Macy, William H.; Tearist (2014-10-14), William H. Macy/Tearist/Lemaitre, retrieved 2017-01-12
  30. ^ "Say It! - Digital Lips - Everyday Edition on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  31. ^ "Say It! - Digital Lips - Office Edition on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  32. ^ "Say It! - Digital Lips - Lite on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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