I Hate Myself

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Name = I Hate Myself


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Origin = Gainesville, Florida
Genre = Emo, Screamo, Indie rock,
Post-hardcore
Years_active = 1990s-?
Label = No Idea
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Current_members = Jim Marburger
Jon Marburger
Steve Jin
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I Hate Myself was an emotive hardcore (or "emo") band formed by Jon and Jim Marburger, in the mid-1990s in Gainesville, Florida. [cite web | title=I Hate Myself | publisher=last.fm | url=http://www.last.fm/music/I+Hate+Myself | accessdate=2008-07-27 ] [cite web | title=I Hate Myself | publisher=punknews.org | url=http://www.punknews.org/review/4825 | accessdate=2008-07-27 ] Musically the band had somewhat of their own sound. Many other band from the 90's emo scene had a similar sound.

History and Influence

No titles were given to any album or single, and their first release (a 4-song one-sided LP) went so far as to not even include song titles. (The second song is the only one with a known title, "Less Than Nothing", as marked on a later compilation album.) Further releases contained song titles that were often very long by conventional standards, describing odd situations that vocalist Jim Marburger would elaborate on within the song's lyrics. This has added to the speculation that I Hate Myself were poking fun at emo/screamo bands' tendency to favor drawn-out and often nonsensical song titles that usually do not reflect any themes or lyrics within the song. Liner notes to albums were extremely minimal and sometimes filled with self-deprecation from the band. After a string of vinyl-only releases in the mid to late 1990s, the band split up. Soon afterwards the band finally agreed to their first CD release, a collection of their full length "Ten Songs" LP with one extra track, their contribution to a split 7" with Strikeforce Diablo. The Marburger brothers went on to form Burnman, expanding on the louder side of I Hate Myself's sound. That band dissolved soon after releasing their debut LP, and drummer Jon Marburger joined fellow No Idea artists Gunmoll. The band reunited for two shows on one night in Gainesville in 2003. They requested any audio or video footage be sent to them, fueling fans to wonder if a live release might see the light of day. No plans for such a release have been announced. In 2005, the Marburgers recorded three new I Hate Myself tracks for a one-sided LP release. Bass was overdubbed by Jon Marburger in lieu of reuniting with the original bassist or finding a replacement. Currently, the two brothers are playing together again in Die Hoffnung, who released their first album in 2006, once again on No Idea. A 15-song CD, collecting all the remaining tracks not found on the "Ten Songs" CD release, has been planned since early 2005, but has not yet materialized.

Author Tao Lin references the band in his novel Eeeee Eee Eeee, quoting their lyrics and having his characters listen to and discuss the band while driving around in Central Florida.

Band Members

Jim Marburger - guitar, vocals
Jon Marburger - drums
Steve Jin - bass

Discography

*"4 Songs" one-sided LP (No Idea Records, 1997)
*"10 Songs" LP (No Idea Records, 1997)
*Split LP with Twelve Hour Turn (No Idea Records, 1998)
*Split 7" with Strikeforce Diablo (Fragil Records, 1998)
*"2 Songs" 7" (No Idea Records, 2000)
*"10 Songs" CD collection, featuring the tracks from the original Ten Songs LP and the split 7" (No Idea Records, 2000)
*"3 Songs" one-sided LP (No Idea Records, 2005)
*"15 Songs" CD (No Idea Records, 200?) (Scheduled to be released April 2005, said to collect all tracks not found on the "Ten Songs" CD. No word on an actual release date.)

Compilations

* "Appeared on " "Caught In A Storm With The Captain Of The Cheerleading Sqaud" (Schematics Records, 1998)
* "Bread: The Edible Napkin" "Less Than Nothing" (No Idea Records, 1998)
* "Back To Donut!" "...And Keep Reaching For Those Stars" (No Idea Records, 1999)
* "The First Crush Compilation" "This Isn't the Tenka-Ichi-Budokai" (Thick as Thieves Records, 1998)
* "ABC No Rio Benefit" "Darren's Roof", "Drama in the Emergency Room (Level Plane Records, 1999)
* "No Idea 100: Redefiling Music" "Care" (originally performed by Spoke) (No Idea Records, 2001)

References

External links

* [http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/ihatemyself.php No Idea Records artist homepage]
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=I%20hate%20myself Everything2 guide to I Hate Myself]