The Secret Cinematic Sounds Of Jimmy Urine
Jimmy Urine
The Secret Cinematic Sounds Of Jimmy Urine is a 2017 solo album from Mindless Self Indulgence frontman Jimmy Urine that collects his soundtrack work alongside new, film‑inspired instrumentals. Across 14 mostly instrumental tracks like “Fighting With the Melody,” “I Want To Be Human,” “Final Level,” “End Boss,” and “Patty Hearst,” he blends chiptune, synth‑wave, and electro, drawing heavily on 80s film scores, arcade games, and comic‑book aesthetics rather than the chaotic industrial‑punk of MSI.
Conceptually, Urine approaches the record as an imaginary set of soundtracks: some pieces come from real projects (video games like The Metronomicon and I Want To Be Human, or the horror film The Hive), while others are written as if they belong to nonexistent cult movies or vintage soft‑erotic Euro cinema. He has cited John Carpenter and other classic synth composers as inspirations, using old hardware synths and drum machines to chase a deliberately “retro” mood that fans and reviewers describe as atmospheric, hooky, and surprisingly cinematic for an artist known primarily for abrasive, jokey cyber‑punk.
The Secret Cinematic Sounds Of Jimmy Urine
Jimmy Urine
The Secret Cinematic Sounds Of Jimmy Urine is a 2017 solo album from Mindless Self Indulgence frontman Jimmy Urine that collects his soundtrack work alongside new, film‑inspired instrumentals. Across 14 mostly instrumental tracks like “Fighting With the Melody,” “I Want To Be Human,” “Final Level,” “End Boss,” and “Patty Hearst,” he blends chiptune, synth‑wave, and electro, drawing heavily on 80s film scores, arcade games, and comic‑book aesthetics rather than the chaotic industrial‑punk of MSI.
Conceptually, Urine approaches the record as an imaginary set of soundtracks: some pieces come from real projects (video games like The Metronomicon and I Want To Be Human, or the horror film The Hive), while others are written as if they belong to nonexistent cult movies or vintage soft‑erotic Euro cinema. He has cited John Carpenter and other classic synth composers as inspirations, using old hardware synths and drum machines to chase a deliberately “retro” mood that fans and reviewers describe as atmospheric, hooky, and surprisingly cinematic for an artist known primarily for abrasive, jokey cyber‑punk.