...Eugene Ripper - Canadian, Acoustic,punk,canada,Punk Rock, Survivor, Fast Folk, Multimedia, video, artist, rock and roll songwriter, poet, singer, songwriter, guitarist, country,blues, alternative, rockabilly punk, folk, rock and roll, words, beats spoken word,video

After cutting his rock and roll teeth as a founding guitarist in first wave Canadian surf punkabilly rockers, Stark Naked & The Fleshtones, Ripper launched a solo career that continues to this day featuring a synthesis of punk, folk, country, blues and rock n roll. From fiery acoustic punk folk, blues infused rock n roll to dark lyrical and beat driven spoken word,
Ripper wraps it all up in a songwriter stance and DIY punk ethos.

NEW SINGLE
"PUNKS and PUSHERS"
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NEW SINGLE A SIDE
"FOLK SONG 3000"
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NEW SINGLE B SIDE
"Go Van Gogh"
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2021 SINGLE
"Hammer Comes Down"
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2020 SINGLE
"Ride The Northern Train (Ripper Mix)"
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AlterCool (2018)

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Matador
altercool
Ballad of the Hangman
End of the Highway
Queen Street 1987
Vincent's Lament
One Fateful Night

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ABOUT "ALTERCOOL"

The title track coupled with two companion tunes " Matador " and " Ballad of The Hangman " represents a collaboration with Halifax based production team Charles Austin/Graeme Campbell (Buck 65, Aqua Alta). At the heart of the work is a nine minute spoken word, beat driven, sonic dedication to the memory of Ripper's musical friend and collaborator Walter Kuhr, a New York based composer, bandleader and accordion guru who passed away in 2015 after battling cancer.

Also featured on the platter are four songs from 2015's Fast Folk Underground 4.0 EP recorded with producer John Critchley. Another notable bit: Billy Ficca (Televison) appears on
" Queen Street 1987 " playing drums and bongos.

" Matador " (from the album "Altercool" )

" Vincent's Lament " (from the album "Altercool")
live version video recorded in Berlin

"Ripper puts spikes back in folk music."
Vancouver Province

" Ballad of the Hangman" (from the album "Altercool")
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"Toronto's underexposed gem Eugene Ripper has been honing his unique brand of fast-folk with a punk rock ethos since the early '90s. Don't miss a chance to be transported to his noir universe."
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