{"title":"Ruby","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"salt-peter","title":"Salt Peter","description":"\u003cp\u003eLesley Rankine (Silverfish) and Mark Walk (Skinny Puppy) formed Ruby in 1995. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby’s first album, Salt Peter, was released in 1995. The album would produce three singles, all of which would chart in the UK. It was made almost entirely using computers and without a band. Salt Peter’s first single was “Paraffin”, released in November 1995. The compilation New Voices vol. 3 from Rolling Stone featured this song as its second track. It was followed up with what is perhaps Ruby’s best known song, “Tiny Meat”, which was also released in 1995. It would be the only song by the band to chart in the United States, reaching at #22 on the Modern Rock Tracks list. This song was also included in the compilation MTV Fresh 2. Another single, “Hoops” came out in early 1996. Later in that year the promotion-only single for the track “Swallow Baby” was put out for radio play. Additionally, the song “This Is” was used on the soundtrack to the popular 1996 film The Cable Guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalt Peter is a dark, eerie fusion of trip-hop and industrial, with quietly menacing beats and droning synths. Provocative, as well as well-written. Salt Peter remains a promising debut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"White | LP","offer_id":50453382922571,"sku":"1114085","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50453382332747,"sku":"1124430","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/55f89946-9d9d-4f79-b993-454d2313af47_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727171451"},{"product_id":"salt-peter-25","title":"Salt Peter 25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Peter\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ruby (AKA Lesley Rankine), was originally released in 1995 to critical acclaim under the trip-hop and electronica tags, quickly becoming the soundtrack to many a student, clubber and vinyl junkie’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoll on 25 years to find Rankine and her brother, Scott Firth (bassist with PIL) in Covid lockdown together following the death of their mother. What else would they do but make some music?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, while noodling around with some ideas one night, Rankine remade one of her old Salt Peter songs and was so pleased with the result she decided to do the whole album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than simply remixing or remastering the original album she decided to rebuild it from the ground up with completely new production, arrangements and vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Scott’s additional production, engineering and mixing, \u003ci\u003eSalt Peter 25\u003c\/i\u003e is a completely different album from the original, but still with Rankine’s distinctive vocals and her ear for the quirky and the dark. With densely textured sounds and uncompromising arrangements, Salt Peter has matured into an exciting new and unique animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Peter 25\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal album, created during a very difficult time and so the cover, fittingly, features a striking photo of Lesley and Scotts’ mother, as well as other family photos, again echoing the aesthetics of the original album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow released on delicious orange double vinyl with a beautiful gatefold sleeve, featuring additional art by Toronto based designer, Henry Faber.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fireweed Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50481846616395,"sku":"2028757","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Salt_Peter_25_1abb1267_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727545569"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/ruby.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}