Moldy Ghetto

Moldy Ghetto
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Genre:	Noise Rock
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Theme:	Experimental, Indie, Lo-Fi, Rock & Roll
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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:	Completely Gone Recordings, Hot Damn! Tapes
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Gears:	Amps, Bass, Drums, Effects Pedals, Electronics, Guitars, Recording Equipment, Tapes, Voice
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Members:	Josh McCurdy : Electronics, Guitar, Vocals Jeff Hassett : Bass Tim Whiteford : Drums
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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 many gigs happening mere hours after acquiring them earlier that day. Some of these gigs gained a large audience, while other's had very few in attendance. In 1995, McCurdy and Hassett started working with singer, songwriter Deny Samoree as his rhythm section, forming the trio Rusty-Like. Rusty-Like opened for Moldy Ghetto at their shows, with McCurdy performing double duties on drums with Rusty-Like, and then on vocals / guitar with Moldy Ghetto. The the early days, MG had crazy energy and a vibe that was cacophonous. Later, the group began to shed it's noisy style, adopting a sound that was more akin to 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.

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 — 1996)
Mike Foster: Drums (Live) (1995-1996)
Deny Samoree: Guitar (Rehearsals) (1995)
Rob Rizzo: Drums (Rehearsals) (1995)
Dan Seida: Drums (Rehearsals) (1995)
Heather: Viola (Rehearsals) (1995)
Jane: Drums (Rehearsals) (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