Customer Reviews

Salt Peter

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this album is known in official circles as a trip-hop album, but it really does stand alone. Lesley Rankine brings the attitude and daring of such past projects as Pigface and Silverfish, and lets it flow out in a celebration of a woman's sexuality. trip-hop--I'd say not--more like trip-punk--she doesn't have the "trained" voice typical of most trip-hop divas, but rather her singing is like the grit and core of her feeling and femininity coming out raw, and thats what makes it so alluring--if this was morcheeba's skye edwards or even portishead's beth gibbons, this album would lose 90% of its power--this is straight from the gut, but still has the beauty of femininity blooming like a flower-------the music made by Mark Walk to accompany Ms. Rankine is matched exceedingly well to her voice--this album isn't suppossed to relax you, it isn't suppossed to bathe you in melancholy--it grabs you, frightens you, slaps you with the funky rhythm that is sexuality--its an onslaught of the feminine sexuality that has been trapped, suppressed, enslaved for a lamentable portion of our recent history--the pressure has finally built up to breaking point, and is being released with explosive force--and the funny thing is...its catchy as hell, fun to listen to, equally great for the dance floor and the bedroom--it came out a long time ago, and I am surprised every time I listen to it with how fresh it sounds

I've owned this album since 1995, and just recently reviseted it. I am amzed at how timeless it is. The lyrics are still amazingly provocative, and the beats still move me.Maybe I'm living in the past but this could come out in 2005, and still be innovative and beautiful. If you dont buy a used copy for 1 cent , sorry for you. Underated artist , and album. It was in 1995, and is still in 2005.

I first heard of Lesley Rankine when she was in the rock band Silverfish back in the mid'90s. I was an avid fan of alternative music. After Silverfish, I read that she had a new project that was a lot different than Silverfish called Ruby. I bought "Salt Peter" when I lived a block away from this great independent record store called Atomic Records. I found a used copy one day and I decided to throw caution to the wind and bought it. It is really hard to describe Ruby's music but I guess it is a good mix of trip hop and industrial music. A lot of the songs on this cd does have that raw, industrial edge to its beats while there are elements of trip hop at the same time. "Salt Peter" is one of those albums that took me a few listens to get into but eventually I grew to love this music. There are moments throughout the cd that I was reminded of Portishead and Morcheeba but overall Ruby definitely has a sound of their own. Lesley Rankine's vocals just oozes of sexuality and certainly her lyrics like "Heidi" (one of my personal favorite songs on the cd) and "Tiny Meat". I think Ruby was way ahead of its time when trip hop and industrial music wasn't really recognized.

I have had this album for a long time and I can not believe that there is only one customer review. People should be buying this one like crazy...if you like depth, electronic rock like NIN, Bjork and Morcheeba...then you will love her too. She is her own person, but in this genre. This CD really gets you movin' and thinkin'.

I feel that she really put allot of time into this album to give it that almost trip hop vibe, yet allowing her emotions to run all over in the actual lyrics, it's an amazing cd to me and I feel that if you liked her in the previous bands she was in you'll love her solo...

just give it a try..its worth it..

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Portis-who? I've been a fan of Lesley Rankine for several years. Liked Silverfish-- Liked Pigface even more-- but LOVE Ruby. This CD is amazing (yes, amazing) and the Trance-ier remix CD may even be better (the full length version--not the 6 song EP) BUY IT NOW!

Usually classified under trip-hop, though it is not the relaxed style of massive attack or morcheeba. I'd say it is somewhere between trip-hop and alternative rock. Definitely worth to check this one out!

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You just have to love Ruby, cool loops, deep grungy beats...it is great stuff. If you like this be sure to have a listen to Lamb, Moloko, Faithless & Morcheeba .. you will probably get a buzz from their stuff as well.

This is some cankerous stuff. It's probably what Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) listens to after he climbs down off his meat hook and steps into the bubble bath. Ruby is the brainchild of Leslie Rankine, a Scottish lass with some pretty deep wounds. You can, however, listen to "Tiny Meat" ten times in a row and still be sane. Had an introductory price of $11.98, but it didn't need to. "Salt Peter" really grows on you...sorta like mold. Ruby is a gem.

This album is excellent. Ruby is a "one of a kind" girl that takes her music to another dimension. From beginning to end this record is laden with thought producing lyrics and cool calculating beats. This is definetly the album that started it for Lesley Rankine's solo career, and it goes to show that time was well spent, with a "work in progress" sign still hanging on her door.