Ruby was the alias of singer Lesley Rankine, previously the frontwoman of Scottish noise-provocateurs Silverfish.
After leaving the group in the wake of their 1993 LP Fuckin' Drivin' or What, Rankine relocated from London to Seattle to collaborate with producer Mark Walk, with whom she'd previously worked on material for the industrial collective Pigface. Dubbing the project Ruby -- a name shared by both of their maternal grandmothers -- Rankine and Walk created a sonic backdrop closer to electronica than the abrasive rock of the singer's past work, with the acclaimed LP Salt Peter appearing in 1995. The remix EP Stroking the Full Length followed a year later. Rankine returned to the outskirts of Scotland to make her follow up record, released in 2001. The album, Short Staffed At the Gene Pool saw Ruby on a new English label, Wichita Recordings and on Thirsty Ear in the US. The song "Grace" was mixed by several abstract producers including Warp Records artist Mira Calix. Later in 2001, Altered & Proud gathered more remixes from luminaries such as Max Tundra, Kid 606, Console and Dot Allison.
Cited from Jason Ankeny& Diana Potts, All Music Guide
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/ruby/bio.jhtml
thanx for the add..
I am hoping for some new material from you,
Salt peter is awesome..I whip it out and play it at my shows. People love it...Keep my feet moving....angel
Hopeing there's a new album soon!
Been a fan since seeing you on Jools Holland many moons ago.
'Salt peter' is still one of my favourite albums ever.
Please come to Bristol if you do a tour.
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is this a actual ruby Leslie Rankin sitet or a fan site, if it is a leslie site well about time for a 3rd album ain`t it and well how about a silverfish reunion for one more lap around camden , so what if you know are the other memebers of silverfish doing, as they was a fucking awesome band, well the first few ep`s and first album was to my ears, anyway if this is a leslie site get your arse into gear and punch out a few new songs on your comp will you,
I remember when I was 14 and was being stood up, it was Valentines day, 13 years ago... I was listening to pigfaces FOOk, lying on my floor crying to yr Vocals singing with you. LOL
just something i thought i'd share with ya...years later i heard Ruby on the Radio and have been a fan ever since! love yr stuff
