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Mr.Kitty
Carney in 2014
Carney in 2014
Background information
Birth nameForrest Avery Carney
Also known asMichael Kenneth Echo Strobes
Born (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 32)
OriginArlington, Texas
Genres
Occupations
Years active2008–present
LabelsNegative Gain Productions

Forrest Avery Carney (born March 24, 1992), better known as Mr.Kitty or Michael Kenneth Echo Strobes, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and DJ.[1] His style is described as being synthwave, synthpop, new wave, witch house, and dark wave and has been said to awaken a nostalgic feeling in listeners. He is best known for his song "After Dark", which was released in 2014 and went viral after a fan video was published on YouTube in 2019.[2]

Carney has done remixes for IAMX and Aesthetic Perfection among others, and co-produced songs with Pastel Ghost and Crystal Castles.[3][4][5][6]

In 2008 he began releasing RMX, the first in a series of mini-albums featuring remixes by various artists. The following year he released RMX II and in 2010 his first standalone LP Until Death Do Us Part, an album that included a first version of "Everything Will Be Okay", a song that would be remixed and edited in the future. In the same year he released RMX III and in 2011 RMX IV and D E Δ T H, his second studio album containing the songs "††" and "Resurrectionincluded". This was the first album to feature a cat's face on the cover, an element that would be repeated on his next three studio recordings. In 2012, Mr.Kitty released 3 albums: RMX V, RMX VI (last album of the RMX saga) and his third studio album and first under a record label (Keep It Dark Records), Eternity, which featured the song "Destroy Me", one of his first hits.

From 2012 he started collaborating with remixes on various songs and studio albums. In 2013, Life, his fourth studio album, was released under the Engraved Ritual label, featuring the song "Insects". In 2014, he achieved underground success with Time, under the Juggernaut Music Group label, and most notably with the songs "After Dark" and "XIII". In 2015, Fragments was released under the Negative Gain Productions label. The following year he appeared as the remixer of North Star for the IAMX and LAX (Mr.Kitty Remix) album Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) for Aesthetic Perfection and also released a four-song mini-album compilation featuring a remix of "Everything Will Be Okay". In 2017, Mr.Kitty released AI under the Negative Gain Productions label.

Throughout 2018, Mr.Kitty focused on various collaborations and in 2019 released the album Ephemeral independently.[7]

To this day, Carney produces in his apartment, on a computer he has used since he was 18.[8]

His album Ephemeral came about after the death of a friend, as for him "it's the only way to express feelings."[8]

Controversies

A teenager told The Austin Chronicle that Mr. Kitty sent him nude photos, sexual videos and intimate messages via direct messages on a social media platform over a period of more than 4 months. The victim also testified that he was 15 at the time and had told the singer that. On June 26, 2021, Mr.Kitty then released a statement via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, admitting to having had an online relationship with an underage fan and apologizing to the fan and his current partner.[9] [10]

Lyrical content

Carney mostly deals with sad themes in his songs, such as loss, depression and death. He usually relies on cross themes or exit rhymes.

As my body leaves a void

Fill it up with memories that I’ve destroyed

As the hours pass

I will let you know That I need to ask Before I'm alone

Lyrics from "From Liquid" Lyrics from "After Dark"

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2010: Until Death Do Us Part (Self Release)[11]
  • 2011: D E Δ T H (Self Release)[12][13]
  • 2012: Eternity (Keep it Dark Records)[14][15]
  • 2013: Life (Engraved Ritual)[16][17]
  • 2014: Time (Juggernaut Music Group)[18][19]
  • 2015: Fragments (Negative Gain Production)[20][21]
  • 2017: A.I. (Negative Gain Production)[22][23]
  • 2019: Ephemeral (Self Release)[24][25]

EPs and Singles

  • 2008: Survive (Self Release)[26]
  • 2008: Forever Nintendo mit Eric Chiptune (CalmDownKidder Records)[27]
  • 2010: Scars EP mit Tyler Tripp (Self Release)[28]
  • 2012: Emotional / Physical (Aural Secrets, Moon Sounds Records)[29]
  • 2012: My Favorite Ghost (Invisibles)[30]
  • 2012: Covers (Self Release)[31]
  • 2012: Uncarresed (Invisibles)[32]
  • 2014: Insects (Moon Sounds Records)[33]
  • 2014: XIII (Juggernaut Music Group)[34]
  • 2015: Entwine (Negative Gain Production)[35]
  • 2015: No Prisoners mit Corroded Master (Corroded Master Self Release)[36]
  • 2016: I Hope You Fall Apart (Negative Gain Productions)[37]
  • 2019: Not Dead Yet (Self Release)[38]
  • 2020: Bubble (Mr.Kitty Remix) (Released von Danny Blu)
  • 2021: La Nuit Sexuelle (Mr.Kitty Remix) (Daaganda Records)
  • 2021: The Stranglings (Mr.Kitty Remix) (Les Disques Records)
  • 2021: The House of the Dead (mit NADA5150) (Naysayers404)
  • 2023: 6x6 (Positive Loss Recordings)

Remix albums

  • 2008: R.M.X (Self Release)[39]
  • 2009: R.M.X II (Self Release)[40]
  • 2010: R.M.X III (Self Release)[41]
  • 2011: R.M.X IV (Self Release)[42]
  • 2012: R.M.X V (Self Release)[43]
  • 2012: R.M.X VI (Self Release)[44]

Compilations

  • 2013: Mr.Kitty (Beinhaltet all seine gesammelten Werke bis 2013 – zurückreichend bis 2005)[45]
  • 2014: 2014 SXSW Sampler[46]
  • 2015: Mr.Kitty[47]
  • 2016: -+[48]

DJ Mixes

  • 2014: Ultra Cute Death (Cultwave Radio) ist ein 61:26 Mix, den er für Cultwave Radio aufgenommen hat.[49]

Music Videos

  • 2011: Destroy Me
  • 2013: Detach[50]
  • 2014: Insects[51]
  • 2015: In Your Blood[52]
  • 2016: Fragments[53]
  • 2017: Habits (feat. PASTEL GHOST)[54]
  • 2019: Not Dead Yet[55]

References

  1. ^ Nick Schenck (March 8, 2021). "Mr.Kitty Rides Out Pandemic With A Soaring YouTube Presence". Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Parker, Dylan (January 17, 2022). "The Reason The Internet Is Suddenly Obsessed With Jennifer Connelly". thethings.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "IAMX – 'North Star' (Mr.Kitty Remix)". YouTube. IAMX. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mile Deep Hollow (Mr.Kitty Remix) — IAMX" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Aesthetic Perfection – LAX (Mr.Kitty Remix)" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mr.Kitty – HABITS feat. PASTEL GOTH". YouTube. Mr.Kitty. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Mr.Kitty biography". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "SPILL FEATURE: SOME THINGS PROVE EPHEMERAL, OTHERS ARE HERE TO STAY – A CONVERSATION WITH MR.KITTY". The Spill Magazine. March 7, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Curtin, Kevin (July 8, 2021). ""After Dark" Singer Mr.Kitty Exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan". Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Nartov, Vasya (June 27, 2021). "Mr.Kitty exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan". Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Until Death Do Us Part" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mr.Kitty – D E Δ T H" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "D E Δ T H, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Eternity" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "ETERNITY, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Life" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  17. ^ "LIFE, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  18. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Time" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  19. ^ "TIME, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  20. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Fragments" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  21. ^ "FRAGMENTS, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "Mr.Kitty – A.i." (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  23. ^ "A.I., by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  24. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Ephemeral" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  25. ^ "EPHEMERAL, by Mr.Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  26. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Survive" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  27. ^ "Mr.Kitty & Eric Chiptune – Forever Nintendo" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  28. ^ "Mr.Kitty + Tyler Tripp – Scars EP" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Emotional / Physical" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  30. ^ "Mr Kitty* – My Favorite Ghost" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  31. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Covers" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  32. ^ "Mr. Kitty* – Uncarresed" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  33. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Insects" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  34. ^ "Mr.Kitty – XIII" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  35. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Entwine" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  36. ^ "Corroded Master Feat. Mr.Kitty – No Prisoners(Feat. Mr.Kitty)" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  37. ^ "Mr.Kitty – I Hope You Fall Apart" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  38. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Not Dead Yet" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  39. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  40. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X II" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  41. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X III" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  42. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X IV" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  43. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X V" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  44. ^ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X VI" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  45. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Mr. Kitty". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  46. ^ "Mr.Kitty – 2014 SXSW Sampler" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  47. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Mr.Kitty" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  48. ^ "Mr.Kitty – -+" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  49. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Ultra Cute Death" (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  50. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Detach". Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  51. ^ "Mr.Kitty – INSECTS". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  52. ^ "Mr.Kitty – In Your Blood". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  53. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Fragments". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  54. ^ "Mr.Kitty – HABITS (feat. PASTEL GOTH)". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  55. ^ "Mr.Kitty – Not Dead Yet". Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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