The White Mice are an experimental, industrial, noise rock, and noisegrind band from Providence, Rhode Island. They consist of vocals, drums, bass, and electronics, but in live performances often have a rotation of guest members playing guitars, electronica, and custom, unidentifiable circuit-bent instruments.
History Formed in late 2001, the band's first live performance on Halloween took titular and visual inspiration from an old, open sewers era, British slang, for used tampons and tissue floating in a sewer, slang still in use by plumbers today. They are known to use any level of humor, portmanteau terms and re-imagined puns throughout much of their work. (for example, they refer to their myspace as their "micespace").http://www.myspace.com/whitemice The strong sense of irreverence, humor and creativity in all their work brought them a cult following as the band continues to play and tour often. On stage they adorn bloody lab outfits and custom circuit-bent mouse masks, and create a harsh, furious sound, a mix of bass and drum heavy rhythms, thick with distortion and wound full of howling live electronic manipulation and blistering vocals.
They have toured with Lightning Bolt, USA Is a Monster, Coughs, An Albatross, Skinny Puppy, Dj Scotch Egg, Bolz'n, Pleasurehorse, Suffering Bastard, and Athletic Automaton.
They have self-released several records, including "Mouse of Mendes" and a Christmas album entitled "Do They Know It's Christmice?" before being signed to Load Records, where they recorded and released two more albums. Further records have been released on the Blossoming Noise label of Atlanta Georgia, as well as several independent labels.
Members Current MOUSEaTONGUE - bass, vocals ANONyMOUSE - oscillator, theremins, kaoss, samples, tape machines PHLEgMMY KILLMICESTER - drums
Former
AutomRATon - Guitard CHeddie - sawblades CoCHeese - drums Euronymouse - Rat Skins Euronynonymouse - Tapes Ganjameice - drums Maus Kinski - Saxophone, zither, chair, cheesus, guitard, contact mic, misc. Mouseferatu - bass, vocals MoustRATdumbass - Guitard Ol' DuRTY MOUSE TURD a.k.a. Big Baby Cheesus - Electronics, Hype, Chaos Swiss Miss a.k.a. The Virgin Scary - backup The Chesident - Traps Verminator X - Guitard Vincent Mice - Guitard
Discography Studio albums Year Album Label Format 2003 Mouse of Mendes Self-Released, OHnonoNoise (2004) CD-R, LP (extended, 2004) 2004 Do They Know It's Christmice? Self-Released, Subharmonix/Brainpatch (2005) CD-R, LP (extended, 2005) 2005 ASSPhIXXXEATATESHUN Load Records LP 2006 Tapeworm III Self-Release CD-R 2006 FissstSyphallus Diller Self-Release Tape 2007 HemosexualRodentalDamnatalcare((( of the future O))) Self-Release CD-R 2007 BLASSSTPHLEGMEICE Load Records LP 2007 ExcreaMantraIntraVeinAnus Blossoming Noise CD 2009 Ganjahovahdose 20 Buck Spin CD, LP
Live albums Year Album Label Format 2002 Live at the Munch House Fan-Release 3” 2005 LIVE at AS220, June 2004, Birthday Ceremoananal to the Jonestown Landfill OHnonoNOISE CD-R 2006 The White Mice Box, Live in Nashville, June 2005 StolenSounds.com LP 2008 LIVE in Italy Xhol Recordings Tape
Compilation albums Year Album Label Format 2003 V/A Olde Time Lemonaid Hospital Records Tape/CD comp. 2006 V/A Pick A Winner Load Records DVD comp. 2009 V/A (TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA) 13,000 milliseconds Ratskin Records CD comp.
Singles Year Title 2014 "Stinky n' The Strain" 2014 "A Better Mousetrap" 2014 "The Mice is White"
References
External links White Mice at MySpace [ White Mice] at AllMusic Load Records