DISCOGRAPHY
We are Anvil Salute. We are pleased to make your acquaintance. In our vast interwebs tag cloud, we have been labeled as experimental, psychedelic, pysch-folk, post-folk, acid folk, free folk, instrumental, psychedelic rock, freak folk, “people who are freakier and folkier than motherfucking Devendra Banhart”, etc. You get the picture. People say we need more tape hiss and gongs. Others say we’re a disappointment. We say, “Maybe.” We like sound. We like to play. You should decide for yourself what we sound like. Maybe you’ll enjoy it.
What else would you like to know? We started a few years ago. As a full-blown band, it was 2003 if you’re keeping track. We’re from Norman, Oklahoma. We are in flux. Always. Currently, We are three… most of the time. On various and sundry instruments, often at the same time, we have Todd Fagin, Gabe Wingfield, and Jeff Richardson. Sometimes Kasra “George” Ahmadi lends a hand. In the recent past, thanks to modern technology, former members have contributed to our recordings. So it is almost like they never left. Well, not really. It is a poor substitute, but the music is better for it.
We miss playing with Greg Elliott, Kenny Baldridge, Rebecca Loftiss, Jesse Butler, Brooke McCorkle, Ben Kennedy, Randy Lewis, Brad Fielder, and Kelly Stevens. Please, come home.
Originally released August 2005 on the Foxglove/Digitalis Industries imprint. Catalog Number: foxglove083
Recorded live at MainSite Contemporary Art Gallery, Norman, OK on April 02, 2005
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder & K. Stevens
Additional mastering by K. Baldridge
Currently available for purchase as a digital download here.
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A massive 3xCD compilation released by Foxglove/Digitalis Industries November 2005. This is one of the earliest appearances of Anvil Salute on record.
Recorded 2005 at Static Frequency House by M. Carson. Mixed by B. Fielder Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder
This is a compilation tape put out by Gold Soundz in Norway. Pink cassette, pink paper fold-around cover. 40 copies. Perhaps it is important to note that this version of "Krofftland" is the same one that appears on "New Crusaders of the Eleventh Commandment".
Recorded at KKSBAF House live to two-track with some overdubs added afterward.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi
This was the eighth installment of an ongoing series of CD-R releases, split between four artists, each contributing longform tracks put out by Foxglove/Digitalis. It was released July 2006 and is currently out of print.
Recorded at KKSBAF House, Norman, OK live to two-track.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, L. Jones, J. Elam, J. Rhoton, S. Carter
Released by Maritime Fist Glee Club August 2006. Recorded at KKSBAF House, Norman, OK mostly during November-December 2005, but some from February–May 2006. Engineered and mixed as needed by B. Fielder. Additional mastering by K. Baldridge. All songs by Anvil Salute, except "Sugar Baby" (trad., arr. by Anvil Salute, loosley based on Dock Boggs' version. "Krofftland" originally appeared on "Pink Gold" (Gold Soundz #56).
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, J. Butler, R. Loftiss, K. Ahmadi (on "Krofftland")
Recorded live to two-track at KKSBAF House, Norman, OK.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi
Red silk-screened covers designed by Darryl Norsen. CD-R edition of 200. Released 2006. Out of print.
This was a self-titled cassette released January 2007 by Oklahoma City-based labele, Nerd Party Records. It is worth noting that this version of "Ghosts of Forgotten Winters" is different from the one on "Wailing Bones, Vol.8" put of by Foxglove/Digitalis. Recorded live at MainSite Art Gallery, Norman, OK on March 6, 2006.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, J. Butler, R. Loftiss, K. Ahmadi
Available for purchase as a digital download here.
Released on Brad Fielder's LoFi Shit imprint May 2007. Recorded live to two track at KKSBAF House, Norman, OK. Mastered by K. Baldridge.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, J. Butler, R. Loftiss, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi, J. Rhoton, & S. Carter
Available for purchase as a digital download or a CD-R & download package here.
Released October 2007 by Deep Water Acres. It is currently physically out of print. It may be found at some mail order places, and is available for purchase as a digital download here.
Recorded March and April 2007 at KKSBAF House. Final mastering by K. Baldridge.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, J. Butler, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi
This was put together by the fine folks at Ptolemaic Terrascope as a way to help earn money to keep the fine magazine's web site afloat or at least offset some of its costs. Released October 2008, it was out of print in only a few months. The deluxe version of which came complete with inserts and a button-down knitted bag: and not just a plain knit either, but complex, individual and multi-coloured, hand made by the lovely Cara Lewis.
Recorded at KKSBAF House.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, J. Butler,
B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi
This is the companion CD that accompanied Dream Magazine issue number 9. We were interviewed in that issue as well. The magazine is still available and, despite our contribution, is worth the read.
Recorded at Main Site Contemporary Art Gallery, Norman, OK in early 2008.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi(?), B. Kennedy, B. McCorkle(?)
Released July 2009 by House of Alchemy. The CD-R run is limited to 123 copies and is, for the time being, still in print. Richard and cohorts did a bang up job cutting and assembling all the construction paper for the covers. This is now out of print at the source, but you can purchase it as a digital download here.
Recorded live to 2-Track in Meacham Auditorium at the University of Oklahoma Memorial Student Union on August 8, 2007. Engineered by B. Kennedy. Final mastering done by committee.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, J. Butler, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi, & B. Kennedy with help from J. Rhoton.
This tribute album came together in love and honor of Lee Jackson, writer, music fan, dear friend, who passed in late March 2012 after a struggle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This collection of songs, nearly all of which are new or previously unreleased, comes from the many bands and musicians who Lee not only covered and celebrated with such passion, but also in many cases befriended over many years of correspondence, concert and festival attendance and more. The album's liner notes contain full information about each song as well as thoughts from Lee himself about the contributing artists, taken from his writing work. All profits will go to the Texas chapter of the ALS Association web.alsa.org/DFW2012 has more information about their continuing work. You can get it at Bandcamp here.
Released 04 June 2012
Compiled by Mats Gustafsson, Travis Johnson and Ned
Raggett
Anvil Salute's "Technosis Externality Clusterfuck" is track 11. Recorded live to 2-Track at MainSite Art Gallery on 17 February 2008.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, K. Stevens, K. Ahmadi, B. McCorkle, B. Kennedy, & R. Lewis.
Released July 2012 by Deep Water Acres. Available for purchase here.
Recorded by B. Kennedy in Norman, OK April 2009.
Overdubs June–August 2009. Initial mixes by B.
Kennedy. Final mixes and mastering by Tom Goheen,
January–March 2012.
Personnel: G. Wingfield, B. Fielder, B.
Kennedy, R. Lewis, and J. Butler. K. Stevens appears
on Runge Kutta.
Released October 2012 by Maritime Fist Glee Club. Available for purchase at bandcamp.com here.
Recorded by B. Kennedy in Norman, OK May 2009.
Additional Tracking: July & August 2009. Initial
mixes by B. Kennedy. Final mixes and mastering by Tom
Goheen, March–May 2012.
Personnel: T. Fagin, G. Wingfield, B.
Fielder, B. Kennedy, and R. Lewis. K. Stevens appears
on Cucumber Calm.