Spookey Ruben

Spookey Ruben
Spookey Ruben
Origin Ottawa, ON, CAN
Genres Alternative, Power pop, Industrial, Progressive pop
Years active 1995–present
Labels Hi-Hat, TVT Records(former)
Associated acts Mark Plati, John McEntire, Esthero, Ariel Pink

Spookey Ruben (born in Ottawa, Canada) is a Toronto-based musician, composer and video director. Due to his father's work as a space engineer Spookey grew up in Germany, Holland, and Washington, D.C. He spent his teenage years playing in array of hardcore and speed metal bands[1] (most notably Transilience). It was at this time that he received his nickname "Spooky", a result of his high-school friends teasing him about his metal-head appearance with his long hair and Satanic T-shirts. At age 19 he moved to Toronto and enrolled in film school at York University, but kept musical ideas rolling on a 4-track recorder.[2]

Spookey began developing his own unique songwriting and production techniques, mixing keyboards with acoustic and electric guitars and trademark distinctive high vs. low vocals. These experiments led to his solo debut album Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 (TVT Records) which was engineered by Mark Plati[3] (David Bowie). International critical acclaim followed, hailing the album as the 'Pet Sounds of the 90s'. In 1996, Ruben contributed to the AIDS benefit album Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip produced by the Red Hot Organization. Disputes with TVT resulted in his leaving the label and years of apparent silence.[2] Eventually, Ruben simultaneously released two separate CDs entitled Bed and Breakfast (Hi-Hat/Zomba) that were later repackaged as a double album. Alone at the Zoo, co-produced by John McEntire of Tortoise/The Sea and Cake was released as a special limited 'album of demos' in 2003.

On June 16, 2009 his latest album, Mechanical Royalty, was released in Canada on Hi-Hat/Sonic Unyon.

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 (tvt records 1995, quattro Japan 1996, intercord Germany 1996, emi uk 1997)
  • Wendy Mcdonald - Live in Japan EP (tvt records 1996)
  • Modes of Transportation Vol. 2: What's a Boy to do? (quattro japan 1998)
  • Brunch (quattro japan 2000)
  • Bed and Breakfast (hi-hat/zomba - released separately in 2002, 2003 then repackaged in 2006)
  • Alone At The Zoo (hi-hat 2003)
  • Ausfahrt Walsrode EP (lamm/universal 2006)
  • Mechanical Royalty (hi-hat/sonic unyon - special edition EP 2008; full length edition 2009)
  • Shackleton (hi-hat - special limited edition EP 2010)

Singles

Dizzy Playground

In 2008, Spookey Ruben began filming webisodes for Exclaim Magazine Online. There have been six episodes, which include musicians from various bands.[4]

Episodes

References

External links


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