Out now:
"SLW & DARREN BROWN-FROM THE PRIVILEGE OF THE GRAVE" (2009) Collaborative effort between SLW & DB (Boy Dirt Car/ TEXXAR). Noise folk album. Recorded winter 08 during blizzard in Minneapolis. Feat. Bob Bucko Jr. (Old Panther), Josh Mead (Manhorse), Rick McCollum (Afghan Whigs), & Chris Ford (Petit Mal). Out soon on LP from Grotto and Mission Freak.
"SLW VS. MANHORSE 3 THE MEATBAG-VOL. 1 WE ALL LOVE CANDY" (2009) Three new studio tracks, drunken phone messages from Manhorse, plus a live set from Dubuque, IA. Feat. Grace Locke Ward on drums.
"SLW-SACRILEGE, TREASON, TREACHERY & THYME" (2008) the sixth solo album by Samuel Locke Ward. 18 originals in 49 minutes. Started off as a gospel album, ended up as something else. Possibly a loose concept album. Police state party anthems. Recorded on Tascam 4 track with a radio shack mic. If it had a cable it got plugged straight in. Kent Williams mastered the whole thing. Handmade covers. DIY all the way, baby. +++A bunch of really awesome people make appearances including Ross Meyer (Kickass Tarantulas), Pete Balestrieri (Violent Femmes), Ed Gray, Kate Kane (Lipstick Homicide), Will Whitmore, Grace Locke Ward (Petit Mal), Sam Knutson (Shame Train), Rachel Feldmann (Lipstick Homicide), Jim Durocher (Twelve Cannons), Bob Bucko Jr. (Old Panther)
"SLW-GOLDEN FAVORITES: WHERE SOBRIETY IS KING" (2008) One man band country/garage album from SLW playing guitar and drums simultaneously (a-la Hasil Adkins). Recorded by the great Ed Gray on a 4 track. Pete Balestrieri plays sax does the backups. 10 songs.
"MIRACLES OF GOD-WONDERFUL DAY" (2007) New full length by MOG. Recorded in Omaha by Alex McManus (Bruces, Lambchop). Psych folk masterpiece to be released on LP in 2009 on Public School Records.
"MIRACLES OF GOD-NO REFUNDS" (2007) All odds and ends from Clayton Schuneman years of MOG. Feat. out of print songs from split cassette. Plus live songs that weren't recorded in a studio but gathered here for posterity.
"MIRACLES OF GOD/ ED GRAY" (2007) Extra rare split cassette. MOG side featuring 7 songs recorded on the 4th of July by Andy Caffrey of The Horrors. Distort-o to the max. Ed Gray side features unused tracks from Fresh Coat On The Powder Keg and Fall song.
"KICKASS TARANTULAS/ BREAKDANCE split 7" " (2006) K.T.'s split 7" with classic Iowa City grind metal band Breakdance (now defunct). K.T. side recorded to 4 track by SLW. K.T.'s veer into free jazz.
"MIRACLES OF GOD-II" (2006) Infamous 7" featuring Rape City and three other songs. Recorded to reel to reel by Bronson Karaff. Big guitar pop.
"SLW-TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WHERE WORRIED ABOUT YESTERDAY" 30 songs in thirty minutes. Recorded immediately after completion of Boombox. Goal was to make 30 30 second songs (which would have been only 15 minutes). Of course it ran long. Features many guests: Andy Sinclair, Ed Gray, Grace Locke Ward, Ross Meyer, Luthor The Geek, Pete Balstrieri, Susan Junis, Tim Krein, & Noah Koester. Sounds like morphine and beer.
"SLW-BOOMBOX BY BEDSIDE" (2005) ultra lo-fi offering after a severe car wreck and months spent bed ridden. Album title says it all. Nylon string gtr/ kleenex box drums/ chord organ feat. duets with Grace Locke Ward. 16 songs with no overdubs. Cassette out on UNREAD.
"MIRACLES OF GOD-SAD TIMES FOR HIGH HOPES" (2004-05) Best of the loud stuff. 12 songs recorded to digital 8 track. Recently digitally remixed and remastered by Tucker Burns. Only recording with world beating 5 piece line up with Ed Gray playing trombone, percussion, back up vocals and keyboard.
"KICKASS TARANTULAS-NOBODY KNOWS ALL THE BAD SHIT THAT I DONE" (2004) Only full length release by infamous country punk terrors K.T.'s. 12 songs recorded by Clayton Schuneman on 4 track. Luthor The Geek-vocals, SLW-gtr, Ross Meyer-drums, Pete Balestrieri-sax.
"MIRACLES OF GOD-...FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL" (2004) first album by Miracles Of God. Lo-fi punk meets over dub pop recorded to 4 track by bassist Clayton Schuneman. Mastered by John Svec. 12 songs. CD out on SUPER AMIGOS RECORDS.
"SLW-EARLY STUFF" all the best stuff from 1997-2003. Contains all the songs from the super hard to find first two SLW albums: Harness The Power Of Lightning and Suicide Songs+++other various tracks. 21 tracks. Recorded on many different lo-fi and hi-fi machines. Some recording by Bronson Karaff and John Svec. Featuring: Grace Locke Ward (Petit Mal), Ed Gray, Paul Clark (D.S.E.), The Bassturd, Coolzey, Jason Hennesy (Miracles Of God), Luthor The Geek (Possum Sac/ Kickass Tarantulas).
