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Rat at Rat R was a band formed in 1981 by guitarist Victor Poison-tete. The music of Rat at Rat R can best be described as no wave guitar-oriented noise music.

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Rat at Rat R
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Noise rock Experimental Alternative rock Noise Music
Years active	1981 to 1991
Labels	Neutral Records, Sound League, Ektro Records
Members	Victor Poison-Tete (vocals), John Myers (guitar), Sonda Andersson (bass), David Rat (drums)
Past members	Walter Sisper

History

Originally hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, they initially relocated to Philadelphia, but the band soon relocated to New York City's Lower East Side to join the NYC noise-rock scene, with Sonic Youth, Live Skull, and Swans among their contemporaries. Rat at Rat R were frequent guests of Bowery hotspot CBGB’s.

Rat at Rat R has strong links to fellow Harrisburg native - the New York City avant-garde composer, the late Glenn Branca. Branca's cousin, Sonda Andersson played bass until 1988, when she left to play bass in Live Skull. Andersson was replaced by Walter Sipser. John Myers, guitarist for Rat at Rat R, was and may continue as Glenn Branca's conductor, now under the direction of his widow.

Their self-titled album was produced by Barkmarket singer/guitarist David Sardy. David Howard played drums on the 1991 release, replacing David Rat, temporarily.[1]

Their debut album was reissued on Finland´s Ektro Records.

In 2012 the drummer David Rat moved to Argentina to get married, and later moved to Brazil. While living in Buenos Aires he recorded the album The United Hates. A documentary film was made by Ariel Pukacz, called David Rat Got Married.[1]

Discography

Albums

• Amer$ide / Rock & Roll is Dead, Long Live Rat at Rat R - (LP, Neutral, 1985)
• Stainless Steel - (12" EP, Purge/Sound League, 1988)
• Rat at Rat R - (CD/LP, Purge/Sound League, 1991)
• Amer$ide / Rock & Roll is Dead, Long Live Rat at Rat R - (CD, Ektro Records, 2012)

External links

• Rat at Rat R's "Bloodshot" (mp3) is web published at Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine at UbuWeb

Footnotes

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Rat at Rat R war eine Noise-Rock-Band aus New York, die 1981 in Philadelphia gegründet wurde. Der Musikstil der Gruppe kann mit dem von anderen Bands der frühen Noise-Rock-Szene New Yorks wie Sonic Youth, Live Skull oder Swans verglichen werden.

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