Iconic pop weirdo / Indie-cult favorite Spookey Ruben stunned the 'Alternative' music scene w/ his hyper-inventive kaleidoscopic debut album "Modes of Transportation Vol. 1” [©1995 TVT Records] - music critics praising it as the 'Pet Sounds of the 90s’ - gained lots of airtime on Muchmusic / MTV, followed by a row of successes in Japan and Europe. A Canadian artist of many hats — Some may remember him from his early days in the progressive thrash band TRANSILIENCE, his off-the-wall art shows OR from his self-directed eye-popping 'Dizzy Playground' television series (exclaim!/Aux TV) feat. guest musicians such as Ariel Pink, The Sea and Cake, Feist, Voivod — has been cited as an influence by a panoply of musical visionaries including Owen Pallett (Arcade Fire), Esthero, Chilly Gonzales.