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Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool

By Ruby
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: Beefheart; Queen of Denial; Lilypad; Waterside; Lamplight; Roses; Grace; Fly; Cargo; Sweet Is; Fuse Again.
Ruby: Altered and Proud: The Short-Staffed Remix

by AAJ Staff
Tucked in amongst beats and textures, Ruby calls out, Play with me!" And indeed that's what eleven different knob-twiddlers have done with Ruby's latest release, Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool (recently reviewed in these pages). Short-Staffed overflowed with upbeat textures and honeyed vocal hooks--ideal fodder to feed the machine. Altered and Proud ends up a tidy ...
Ruby: Altered and Proud: The Short-Staffed Remix

by AAJ Staff
Tucked in amongst beats and textures, Ruby calls out, Play with me!" And indeed that's what eleven different knob-twiddlers have done with Ruby's previous release, Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool.Short-Staffed overflowed with upbeat textures and honeyed vocal hooks--ideal fodder to feed the machine. Altered and Proud ends up a tidy operation with a generous ...
Ruby: Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool

by AAJ Staff
This one is pure indulgence. Sit back, get comfortable, and enjoy Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool. Ruby is the moniker adopted by vocalist Lesley Rankine (of grrl-power Silverfish fame) and producer Mark Walk (Pigface, Skinny Puppy). The duo offers pop vocals with a twist: steady insistence on the groove. Rather than sticking to a certain style, ...
L.V. Banks: Ruby

by Ed Kopp
Thanks to the mid-'90s blues revival, a handful of deserving Chicago blues musicians managed to land recording contracts after years of hard labor in the clubs. A prime example is South Side bluesman L.V. Banks, a fine guitarist and soulful singer who's been plugging away at the blues thang for 40-plus years. Like so many of ...