Rat Section

Experimental electronic project. Currently based in London, UK. Formed by Ratty Sleigh Johnny and Soopi aka Soops. Active since 2021. Official bio (supposedly fake) (according to it formed in 1989, disappeared in late 1990s): "A chance meeting in Bucharest two summers ago saw Ratty Slay Johnson and Soopie reunite. It has been a much discussed topic amongst art and music circles as to how and why Rat Section abruptly fell into obscurity in the late 90s and up to this point their sudden disappearance remains a mystery. Their sparse back catalogue seems inaccessible now. A dedicated collecting community known as ‘Club Rodentia’ sought to preserve their tape and vinyl output, amassing releases from Ratty Slay Johnnie’s sophomore release ‘Tails from Estonia’ to Soopi and Slay John’s last known excursion ‘Tashkent Knights’. An unfortunate occurrence led to the destruction of this archive in 2005. Member of Club Rodentia Carlos Moscato was quoted in an article of NME magazine saying “In the dark of night, a fire emerged, I was responsible at the time for the care of the archive, as standard Rodentia protocol we would move the collection every 3 months, for both preservation and for local access to Rat Sections catalogue. On the final night of my duty I heard footsteps, a crash, and before my eyes years of hard work erupted in flames. Since this incident I haven’t found even a crumb of Rat Sections body of work and people say we will never see them again." Carlos Moscato was correct, until now. Rat Section have been active for the last two years with appearances in London, Berlin, Malmö, Melbourne, Paris and Los Angeles, it looks like we are finally going to hear Rat Section again. They have found a home for their debut album on Halcyon Veil. Rat Section are back in the spotlight." "After a long hiatus, World Based Rat Section are back on the road. With a sparse and broad back catalogue dating back to the 80s, these sonic experimentalists have become renowned and sought after amongst a community of dedicated tape collectors. Finally, they return to London once again. "You try to put your finger on what Rat Section is and before you get close to this elusive Rodent, it scuttles back into the darkness.""