Red Animal War started in 1998 as Jeff Wilganoski, Jamie Shipman, Matt Pittman, and Justin Wilson. During the recording of our first album, Brian
Pho replaced Jamie Shipman. That cemented the lineup until Duane Deering came on playing piano and triggering samples. Jeff Davis replaced Brian Pho in 2004, and Tony Wann came on as second drums later that year. Todd Harwell replaced Jeff Wilganoski in 2006, then after a really fun SXSW preformance we went on indefinite hiatus.
We released 4 records, 2 seven-inches, and showed up on alot of compilations. We toured Europe three times and North America many times over. J. Robbins, Ed Rose and Darrell LaCour produced records for us and we get our name from this quote:
-"The greater part of the untested men appeared quiet and absorbed. They were going to look at war, the red animal--war, the blood-swollen god." -Steven Crane The Red Badge of Courage
Check out some music videos as well as some videos of us recording demos:
seriously, you guys were a band i got into a little too late but everything you've ever done is highly influential. so thanks for everything you guys have done. now get over this fuckin' "hiatus" and put out more music!
There has been a lot of confusion circling around in the great state of Texas. Folks say it’s the worst they’ve ever seen. Even worse then the Texaislandpeninsula confusion that happen some thirteen odd years back.
(Side Note: For all yall out there that ain’t from the Texas area the Texaislandpeninsula confusion was when the whole state got together to figure out if Texas was a island or a peninsula. Well after three years of war (know as the Texaislandpeninsula civil war) is was decided that Texas was indeed an island.)
So any ways back to our story and the confusion at hand. This time around the confusion doesn’t rest on the land but in the water… And more specifically a creature called the “Water Wilson!”
You see the Water Wilson! first came about in 1978 when Jebodia Wilson (a local man who happen to be on the peninsula side of the war) found little Water Wilson! washed up on the shore of Texas.
He looked down at the little fish on the shore and noticed that it was still breathing. Further more he notice that this unique little fish had the head of a Texan by the name of Justin Wilson.
The little fish gasped for air. Its head flopped around in the sand and gills fluctuated.
Well, old man Jebodia took a quick look around for water but couldn’t find none (yes, Jebodia much like the Water Wilson! was not the brightest bulb in the bunch). So he did what any right-minded person would have done.
He picked that little Water Wilson! right up off the ground and placed him in his mouth. Not for eattin you see but for self-preservation.
