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Friday March 26/99, Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W., Toronto
Official CD Release Party
The room was packed.  The band played two sets complimented by the prize giveaways in the middle.  Marshmallows were served and later thrown.  Free comic book (drawn by Drew) was given to everyone.  Plenty of smoke, confetti and general mess.
 

BIOGRAPHY
RATWURST is Pete and Drew.  Pete sings most of the time and plays a few instruments while Drew plays most of the instruments and sings a bit.

RATWURST has existed since the mid 90s.  They have a debut 16 song CD.  On stage the band is just Peter and Drew playing guitars, keyboards, drums machines augmented by tape and smoke machines and the electric drill in the sacrificing of the favourite record album.
 

Most RATWURST gigs usually feature german spoken word, outright noise, pompous anthems, goth and smoke, silly ditties, and rock.  All this is usually done behind dark glasses, suit jackets and a bit of make-up.

Also on the debut CD - the cassette single of Thelonius Monster’s Sammy Hagar Weekend.  RATWURST’s Car Kill is also featured on the In-Out-Thru Volume One compilation.
 

Pete and Drew are former members of Drums Along The Gardiner.  Their output included a single -Fish/’75  - and a 12 song cassette album - Boronto.

Boronto featured the song Beergut which received some airplay across North America.  That song is also found on the compilation CD Beam 103-Writings On The Wall.  The Drums also featured on a number of recordings released by a London fanzine called Whatwave.

Currently, Drew also plays guitar in the Toronto group Pretty Ugly.
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The Ratwurst CD track listing Ratwurst dinner is served.......  Sugerman a rock’n’roll man from Hollywood  Rat Attack run for your lives - or rock to the surf beat  Berlin the people in Berlin are different, I guess - german and space sounds  Stupid People an amazing rockin’ organ solo  Ja! very few words, but lots of swirling noise guitar  Real Fine Woman a great guitar wanker...  Scar a Ratwurst show speeded up.....  Car Kill two words that go together - a driving song  Ku something about mad cow disease - duelling sitars  Girly Girl heavy man heavy  Mein Kleiner Engel a happy german ditty  Little Ditty an instrumental ditty - recorded in the kitchen  What’s Up more heavy guitar stuff  Moan very few words again - the singer loses it at the end  Sammy Hagar Weekend an over-blown cover of the Thelonius Monster classic  dinner is finished..........  Samples @ mp3.com (ordering info)

Most of the CD was recorded at Orange Shagg Sound, Avalon Sound and Canada Custom Music - as well as a few things in their rehearsal space and apartments.
Also helping produce were Rob Lapier and Dave Dysart (Orange Shagg), Michael Da Vinci (Avalon Sound), Ross Hardy and Brian White (Canada Custom).  Most  editing, compiling and arranging of the tracks was done at Orange Shagg.
Artwork was done by Pete Stanley with Mr. Harry's photos.
 
 

Upcoming Shows: None

Past Shows:

Friday March 26/99, Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W., Toronto
Official CD Release Party
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Sat. Dec. 12th 1998   9:45 pm   Lee's Palace, Toronto
(with Rom and the Bomb, Paije)
Polite applause....

Thurs. Dec. 3rd 1998, The Reverb, Toronto
(opening for the Rheostatics)
The show was a smash for Ratwurst - the crowd loved them.  Never have the duo received such a response!

June 18 1998, Kytes Benefit, 360 Club, Toronto
Everyone got up and danced during Cafe Ole...

January 19 1998, Lee's Palace, Toronto
November 17 1997, Lee's Palace, Toronto
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CONTACTING RATWURST
You can leave a message for Ratwurst at 416-777-1118 / 416-252-4054 or E-mail us.
Regular mail: Miracle Records, Box 6994, Stn. A, Toronto, Canada, M5W 1X7.
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Ordering The CD
You can obtain one for $15 CDN postpaid.  Send a cheque or money order in Canadian funds to Drew Reavie or Peter Schweigel.

Links:
NEW - THE RATWURST COMIC
Ratwurst @ mp3.com
Eye review of Ratwurst CD
The Electric Lounge (Pretty Ugly)
Eye review of Pretty Ugly
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