“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.
Wings of Cash is the 31st album by alternative rock act Salon de la Guerre. The first video release from the album is “Lanternfly.” The album was recorded in the summer of 2021 in Eric R. Rasmussen’s home studio in New York City.