Albums and Videos

Salon de la Guerre’s 41st album is an eclectic collection of electronic and guitar-driven pop songs on futurism, compulsive behavior, nostalgia, frustrated romance and frustrated cult leaders. Featuring a rogue's gallery of half-talented manipulators and smoothies, told with singer-songwriter Eric R. Rasmussen's flair for characterization and storytelling.

The album was written, performed and produced by Eric Randolph Rasmussen in his home studio in New York during the winter of 2024-2025. Released Feb. 4, 2025.

Cover photo by Eric R. Rasmussen

The album is available on all major streaming services.

Salon de la Guerre’s 40th album is a set of piano pieces. Some are structured pop songs about the highs and lows of romance and how we deal with loss. The rest of the set is wholly improvised piano pieces that demonstrate singer-songwriter Eric R. Rasmussen’s classical music love as well as his punk approach to playing.

The album was recorded in Rasmussen’s New York City home studio in the late summer of 2024. All songs were written, performed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen. Copyright 2024. The album cover photo was taken by Natasha Zakharova.

The album is available only digitally on streaming services such as Amazon, Apple Music, YouTube, Bandcamp, Pandora and Spotify, among other places.

Salon de la Guerre’s 39th album is a raucous work of mostly dual-guitar pop and punk songs about gossipy towns, stifled desire, exaggerated narcissism and main character syndrome.

The album was written, performed, programmed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen in his home studio during the summer of 2024. Guitar performances by Eric R. Rasmussen. Copyright 2024.

Cover art and photography by Eric R. Rasmussen.

The digital-only album is available for purchase on Amazon and Apple Music and available to stream at Pandora, Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp, among other platforms.

Salon de la Guerre’s 38th album is a work of electronica and dance music with futuristic themes. The songs are about robots who recite Shakespeare, eat chocolate and try to live the way humans would (in a world where humans are somehow noticeably absent).

The album was composed and performed by Eric R. Rasmussen at his home studio in New York from 2022 to 2024. All the songs were produced by Eric R. Rasmussen, except for “Take Me To Your Robot Heaven in the Mountains,” co-produced by Christian Montalbano.

The cover art is by Eric R. Rasmussen.

The album is now available for streaming on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Apple Music and Pandora, among other platforms. Copyright 2024.

The Tug Fork War is the 37th album by Salon de la Guerre and the act’s seventh work dedicated to classical symphonic music, with parts designed for strings (although it was created electronically).

The album was composed and produced by Eric Randolph Rasmussen at his home studio in New York. Many of the parts were performed by Rasmussen on GarageBand keyboard.

The photo of the cover model was taken by VladimirFLoyd.

“Sixteen Dogs,” a song from the 2024 album No One Hears a Zen Busker by Salon de la Guerre. All songs written, performed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen. Copyright 2024.

The album is (mostly) a set of acoustic folk songs about eccentric characters and folk heroes, both modern and classic. It includes Americana experiments (including a song inspired by Ambrose Bierce) and meditations on despair and joy. The usual Salon de la Guerre territory.

The album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora, YouTube and Bandcamp, among other streaming services.

“Fred Jr.,” a song from the 2024 album Citizen Wet Smack by Salon de la Guerre. All songs written, arranged, performed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen. Copyright 2024.

The album features some hard-rocking tunes such as “Scooter Impossible,” “Fred Jr.,” and “Once Evil, Now Retired.” The songs cover familiar Salon de la Guerre ground, with vignettes of characters you might find in short fiction: small-time criminals, white collar scammers, spoiled rich kids and unethical philosophers.

As of this week, the album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora, YouTube and Bandcamp, among other streaming services.

“Meet Ernie,” from the 2023 album “Uncle Ernie’s Progress” by Salon de la Guerre, a recent modern classical work.

The album was composed, arranged and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen at his home studio in 2023. Copyright 2023.

“Home Base Is Your Heart,” from the 2023 album Even Toy Dogs Get the Blues by Salon de la Guerre.

Even Toy Dogs Get the Blues is a slate of 15 alternative rock songs. The album includes a lot of sketches of compulsive characters—spies, smugglers, strip club patrons, scam artists, obsessive dog lovers and Buddhists.

The album was written, performed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen at his home studio from June to July 2023. Copyright 2023.

“Stereoisomer” from the 2022 album of the same name by Salon de la Guerre.

Salon de la Guerre’s 32nd album is a raucous work of college and garage rock. The album was written, performed and produced by Eric R. Rasmussen at his home studio in New York City in the winter of 2021-2022. Copyright 2022 by Eric Randolph Rasmussen.