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STORY OF RATS

About Me

Multi- media artist Garek Druss uses A Story of Rats as a vehicle to expand his interests in polyphonic tones, repetition, and distorted environmental recordings. This project investigates the poignant effect that audio can produce on preconceived time structures and the idea of listening as both an act of performance and participation. A Story of Rats consists of a minimal sound palette which is both electronic and acoustic. The live performances are anchored by synthesizers, manipulated sound-scapes, and intonations. He also performs in the Seattle based duo Dull Knife and the Portland OR based quartet Tecumseh, He has collaborated with Pussygutt (Olde English Spelling Bee/ 20 Buck Spin), Yann Novak (Dragon Eye Recording), and Squim (Olde English Spelling Bee). Garek Druss is in the process of recording several new compositions which will be released fall 2009, on What We Do is Secret (SEA) and Olde English Spelling Bee (NY). Layout by CoolChaser

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Member Since: 16/02/2007
Band Website: www.garekdruss.com
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Sounds Like: ASOR "Black Friday Birds" c30 limited ed. of 20 OOO Records >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ASOR/ Insect Seawall split "Native American" c30 limited ed. of 66 OOO Recrods >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ASOR/ Pussygutt collab "Sea Of Sand" Double LP 550 copies Olde English Spelling Bee >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ASOR "Sonnets For Unamuno (II)" Limited 100 cdr's Debacle Records almost sold out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Coming soon -LP on What We Do Is Secret -LP on OESB
Record Label: Olde English Spelling Bee What We Do Is Secret
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new previously unreleased composition (vocals by Alter) on free online compilation

A Story of Rats has a new previously unreleased composition (vocals by Alter) on the free online compilation curated by the Chicago label FSS.      They Don't Know Unless You Tell Them is FREE and Ava...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:47:00 GMT

Pacific NorthBest Blog review

Chop Suey maintained its reputation as the loudest venue on Capitol Hill Thursday when local acts AFCGT (A-Frames/Climax Golden Twins) and Story of Rats opened for beloved lo-fi headliners Sic Alps ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:57:00 GMT

December 17th performance review by Dave Segal

Magik Markers, Sic Alps, AFCGT, Story of Rats @ Chop Suey Posted by Dave Segal on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:04:00 GMT

The Stranger Weekly review

Story of Rats, the solo project of Ear Venom's Garek Druss, focuses on free-floating, anxiety-inducing drones. It's an esoteric yet important niche in the vast universe of music-making, and the Seat...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:04:00 GMT

West Coast Tour Starts July 31st.

all shows with BROWN pdxSQUIM pdxJuly, 31 2009 08:00 PM@ the Josephine w/ Sparkle Girl and Christopher DeLaurenti608 NW 65th St N. Ballard, Ballard(Seattle), Washington 98117 _________________________...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:02:00 GMT

LP on What We Do is Secret

The LP will be released by What We Do is Secret this winter.It will be mastered by Mell Dettimer. 
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Christopher DeLaurenti Reviews Sonnets for Unamuno (II)

Christopher DeLaurenti reviews the Sonnets for Unamuno (II) in his weekly Stranger column the The ScoreI'm also bewitched by Yoshi Wada's The Appointed Cloud (EM) and Sonnets for Unamuno (II) by Stor...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:34:00 GMT

Crucial Blast Reviews "Sea of Sand"

This mysterious duo from Boise, Idaho released what is one of the most shadowy, mysterious albums of 2007, a vinyl-only outre doom epic which has taken me several attempts to try to capture the strang...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:04:00 GMT

Wall of Sound Reviews Sonnets for Unamuno (II)

A Story of Rats / Sonnets for Unamumo [Debacle] Be-U-Ti-full packaging... a stitched insert with some lovely heavy shading geometric patterns--Matt Brinkman caught in a prism. Garek Druss (formerly o...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:38:00 GMT

Sea of Sand Now Available

Sea of Sand double LP collaboration with Pussygutt (www.pussygutt.com)The record is now out on Olde English Spelling Bee (Yellow Swans, Grey Daturas, Mouthas, Susan Alcorn + more) and has been master...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT