I Hate Myself was an emotive hardcore (or "emo

Emo (music)

Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...

") band formed by Jon and Jim Marburger in Gainesville, Florida during 1996.

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

No Idea Records

For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...

 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

No Idea Records

For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...

. 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. The band got their name from going through and experiencing depression.

In author Tao Lin

Tao Lin

Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...

's 2007 novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee, the main characters drive around Central Florida listening to I Hate Myself. Jim Marburger's lyrics from "Kind of a Long Way Down" are quoted in the novel, which also references other "emo" bands of a similar era, for example Samiam

Samiam

-Biography:Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band...

 and Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker (band)

Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement...

.

Discography

• 4 Songs one-sided LP (No Idea Records, 1997)
• 10 Songs
  10 Songs
  10 Songs is the second LP by the Florida emo/screamo band, I Hate Myself, released in the year 1997. It is the most recognized album by the band. It was re-released on CD with "To A Husband At War" as a bonus track in 2000...
  
  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 403 Chaos Comp: Florida Fucking Hardcore "Caught In A Storm With The Captain Of The Cheerleading Squad" (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)

External links

• No Idea Records artist homepage
• Everything2 guide to I Hate Myself