Ruby is a the
pseudonym used by
Lesley Rankine for her solo project following the split-up of
Silverfish, the noise-rock outfit she once fronted. She started work on this project with producer
Mark Walk (Ruby is the name of both of their
maternal grandmothers) with whom she'd previously worked with while singing with the groundbreaking
industrial collective
Pigface.
Ruby, however, is a more chilled-out electronica influenced affair compared to Rankine's previous work with comparisons to some current trip-hop artists such as Sneaker Pimps mixed with Rankine's more rock-influenced roots. The album Salt Peter was released in 1995 and the belated follow-up Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool trudged out of the corporate quagmire Rankine found herself in by 2001. Remixes of both albums have also been released.
Ed. note: Ruby is indeed the name of the side project, but not a pseudonym for Lesley Rankine. See the Ruby page on Discogs. --mkb