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Spookey Ruben
Universal Records, Quattro Label
Websitehttp://www.spookeyruben.com

Spookey Ruben (born Alan F. Deil) is a

stringed instruments such as electric and Spanish guitar. Spookey has released seven full-length
solo albums.

Early life

Due to his father's work as an

ESA aerospace engineer, Spookey grew up in Germany, the Netherlands, and Washington, D.C. In his childhood, Spookey's parents insisted he take up an instrument and so he chose classical guitar. At age 13 he got his hands on his first electric guitar and spent the remainder of his teenage years playing in an array of hardcore and metal bands,[2] most notably progressive thrash metal band Transilience. It was at this time that he received his nickname "Spooky", a result of high-school friends teasing him for his long hair and "Satanic T-shirts".[citation needed] At age 19, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, and enrolled in film school at York University. It was at this time that Ruben accumulated musical ideas via four-track recorder.[3]

Recording artist

Spookey's home recording experiments led to the making of his solo debut album

AIDS benefit album Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip produced by the Red Hot Organization. Disputes with TVT resulted in his leaving the label and years of apparent silence.[3] Eventually, in 2002, Ruben simultaneously released two separate CDs entitled Bed and Breakfast (Hi-Hat/Zomba) that were later repackaged as a double album. Alone at the Zoo, co-produced by John McEntire of Tortoise/The Sea and Cake was released as a special limited compilation of demos in 2003. On 16 June 2009, his full-length album, Mechanical Royalty
, was released in Canada on Hi-Hat/Sonic Unyon. He has since released a new EP, Shackleton (2010), Welsh Rarebits (2012), and Modes III (2016). and is playing live dates in North America and Europe.

Filmmaker

In 2008, Spookey Ruben began filming a series of short films (Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground) for Exclaim! and AUX Television. There have been seven episodes, which include musicians from various bands.[5]

Episodes

Personal life

Spookey married Japanese painter Yori Hatakeyama on 2 November 2019.

Discography

Albums

  • Modes of Transportation Vol. 1
     (TVT records 1995, Quattro Japan 1996, Intercord Germany 1996, EMI UK 1997)
  • Wendy Mcdonald – Live in Japan EP
     (TVT records 1996)
  • Modes of Transportation Vol. 2: What's a Boy to do?
     (Quattro Japan 1998)
  • Brunch (Quattro Japan 2000)
  • Bed and Breakfast (Hi-Hat/Zomba – released separately in 2002, 2003 then repackaged in 2006)
  • Alone At The Zoo (Hi-Hat 2003)
  • Ausfahrt Walsrode EP (Lamm/Universal 2006)
  • Mechanical Royalty (Hi-Hat/Sonic Unyon – special edition EP 2008; full length edition 2009)
  • Shackleton (Hi-Hat – special limited edition EP 2010)
  • Welsh Rarebits (Hi-Hat 2012)
  • Modes III (Hi-Hat 2016)

Singles

  • ""These days are old" (1995)
  • "Running Away" (1995)
  • "Wendy Mcdonald" (1996)
  • "Brand New Game" (2002)
  • "Shauna" (2003)
  • "Glenn Take Care" (2003)
  • "Are There Any People You Don't Love?" (2006)
  • "Superpoke" (2009)
  • "Mr Everywhere" (2017)
  • "Midsummer Dropout" (2019)
  • "When Your Heart Says Yes" (2020)

References

  1. ^ "AMERICAN PROCESSED CHEESE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spookey Ruben Biography". 123exp-biographies. 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Spookey ruben bio version q-v4". hi-hat.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03.
  4. ^ Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1: Information from. Answers.com (1995-10-03). Retrieved on 2012-01-05.
  5. ^ "Watch Episode One of Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground". exclaim.ca. 
 7. https://musicsurvivalguide.org/2019/07/31/music-survival-guide-episode-19/

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