List of past band members: Alex Craig, James Ryan, Adam Kastin, (Colour Bük), Paul Marotta, (electric eels, Mirrors, The Styrenes), Jeremy Aquilino, Sean Ormiston (ex-Shirkers, Isaac), Cameron Wisch (Ra Ra Riot, The Medics, Zona Mexicana), Ethan Cohen, Vasudevan Panicker (Say Hello To Symphony), Matt Gaffney, Richard Elefante (Donner Party Picnic), Phill Gallo, Conor Meara (Tamur Records, Pidgeons, Canaries), Lisa Liu (Renminbi), Scott Wineshank, Max Kagan (ex-Shirkers), Julian Fader (Ava Luna), Alex Hurst (Scrumtrillescent), Alec Gabin (Pidgeons, Canaries, Every Bunny Welcome), and Matt Elkin (So So Glos).
Lead singer Ray Weiss is out of his fucking mind. Here's a grammatically deficient, poorly spelled rodomontade about pretty much nothing, straight from his mouth:
"Alright, heres a rant. I used to be in a band called the medics. The Medics were approached by 2 island records A&R people. At one dinner, I was asked if i would rather want to be the Smashing Pumpkins, or Pavement, to which i replied Captain Beefheart. I then heard through various channels then that my band looked too young and i wasn't cynical enough and that we had been declined. Due to half ass-ing college, I rapidly ended up stuck in St. Vincent's 3rd north psychiatric ward in Westchester for 3 days. After i got out, the medics played a show with Hellogoodbye, RX Bandits, and Envy on the cost (what the flying fuck!?!?!?) and the medics rapidly broke up after. I then decided that i needed a band that had balls."
Le Rug has released 6 studio records and 1 live record. (In 2 under years! i started this shit when i was halfway through 19, i am now 21)
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Bleenex, and SEX REDUCTION FLOWER are available, and C.R.E.E.P. is pretty much non existent (Except you can find it on www.glocalscene.com) Sticky Buns and PARTY ROCK are available on tamurrecords.blogspot.com. (myspace thinks that all of these links are spam, so you can find Bleenex at cdbaby.com or on itunes but it is now availible for free thanks to some random guy putting it up on the internet at http://www.mediafire.com/?wpny2ejiphx, C.R.E.E.P. and SEX REDUCTION FLOWER are availible on glocalscene.com except i also just found that the same guy posted sex reduction flower for free at http://www.mediafire.com/?mme2rntyyyg, Sticky Buns PARTY ROCK, AMERICA, & Live W/Fiasco @ Shea Stadium you can find on tamurrecords.org)
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"Passion and aggression. They are two traits I seek out from bands, but they are also two of the tougher traits to ascribe to a band. Obviously if you make music you should have some sort of passion for it, it doesn't take much just a desperate feeling that you need to make music. Aggression, well it's pretty simple too don't you think, a little bit of rage, a healthy dose of anger, and a sped up tempo should just about set you on your course to getting aggression notched under your belt. But for whatever reason there are a lot of bands these days that just don't get these two important aspects in the music they are making, Le Rug is not one of those bands. Instead, this Brooklyn band is showing passion and aggression with each note of each song. The music is furious in it's delivery and it's approach, and the band truly wears it's hard on its sleeve. When passion and aggression are combined like they are all over Le Rug's music it's a beautiful thing. Take a listen, see what I mean. It's undeniable." -Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
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Sometimes I like to wonder what music would be like if there was no money involved, or if guitars had been invented in the year 2000. I reckon the music out there would be experimental, chaotic, uncomfortable, varied, hazardous and genius. A bit like Ray Weiss’s recent incarnation, Le Rug.
If you like clean, crisp tunes that have polished guitars and well thought through lyrics, maybe this band is not for you. The words here are usually a spontaneous shower from a drug induced cloud which, to Ray’s admittance, he can’t really remember. Saying that, i think he does a pretty good job. I particularly like the lines:
“you are everything to me, read me stories wont you please” Lions [as I like stories also]
"they can't be right you know its true, they are so bright but they're not you" Telebones [a line for anyone with inspirational friends]
These tunes can boast at being triumphantly rustic and joyously chaotic and leaves me once again thinking excitedly about Year Zero non-profit music. The use of two drums sets heigthens the dancable rythm, adding to the loud nature of the live shows. At 19, Ray has already forgotten about conforming to a major label, and has released two albums in 2007 alone. That total is on par with The Killers output this decade.
- Phil Heron
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In all my travels, I have yet to encounter any event with the delicate balance of body heat, violence, awkward booty dancing and pure joy one inevitably finds at any decent Brooklyn house party. Since finding my inner Paula Abdul at a fête called Gay By Gay Gay, I've been dying to see how my moves have traveled. Brooklyn's Le Rug just entered my consciousness via a post on Impose and made me do a little shake right here in the cafe. Fronted by the moderately insane Ray Weiss, they make music that's messy, spazzy, and perfect for all of your house party needs, and with adorably depressing, topical lyrics like “deregulate deregulate the market / with those profit margins right on target.” Dudes have released 3 EPs in the last 6 months, all of which can be downloaded for free at tamurrecords.org
-suicidegirls.com
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i just saw the Ali G episode in which Pat Buchanan insists america was correct in invading iraq because they in possession of B.L.T's. anyway, great song.
