Weasel Walter
{{short description|American drummer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Weasel Walter
| image = Lydia Lunch Retrovirus W71 13.jpg
| caption = Weasel Walter at Club W71 in 2017
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Christopher Todd Walter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|18}}
| birth_place = Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = Avant-garde, experimental, free jazz, no wave, death metal, technical death metal, progressive metal, Avant-garde metal, noise, noise rock, brutal prog, new music, punk jazz, hardcore punk, free improvisation
| occupation = composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, record label owner
| instrument = drums, guitar, double bass, bass, bass clarinet, c melody saxophone, trombone, trumpet, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, electronics, vocals
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = ugEXPLODE, Thirsty Ear, Skin Graft
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
}}
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
- XBXRX
- Lake of Dracula
- Behold... The Arctopus
}}
| website = {{URL|ugEXPLODE.com}}
}}
Weasel Walter (born Christopher Todd Walter, May 18, 1972) is an American composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of ugEXPLODE Records.{{cite web |last1=Longley |first1=Martin |title=Artist Feature: Weasel Walter |url=http://www.nycjazzrecord.com/issues/tnycjr201207.pdf |website=The New York City Jazz Record |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=July 2012}} Walter's work has been informed by techniques and traditions of music including Avant-garde, experimental, no wave, free jazz, extreme metal, punk jazz, hardcore punk, noise, new music and
free improvisation. He coined the term "brutal prog" to describe the aggressively dissonant strain of prog played by groups like his band the Flying Luttenbachers.{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=A Beginner's Guide to Brutal Prog |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/brutal-prog-guide |website=Bandcamp |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=26 July 2019}}
Known as an unrelenting{{cite web |last1=Roe |first1=Nat |title=Brain Melters - Weasel Walter |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/brain-melters-weasel-walter/ |website=VICE |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=16 February 2012}} and abrasive{{cite web |last1=Kendrick |first1=Monica |title=Flying Luttenbachers |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/flying-luttenbachers/Content?oid=901124 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=6 January 2000}} provocateur whose performances trend toward overblown antics and "nihilistic glee",{{cite web |last1=Pecoraro |first1=David M. |title=Flying Luttenbachers: Infection and Decline |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3122-infection-and-decline/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=8 December 2002}} Walter has been described by guitarist Mary Halvorson as "completely manic and extraordinarily sensitive"{{cite web |last1=Cohan |first1=Brad |title=Weasel (Walter) Nation |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/08/15/weasel-walter-nation/ |website=The Village Voice |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=15 August 2012}} and by The Chicago Reader as "a splinter lodged beneath the fingernail".{{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Go West, Loud Man |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/go-west-loud-manpostscript/Content?oid=910289 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=7 November 2002}} Avant-garde artist Glenn Branca once called him "one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived".{{cite web |last1=Dasher |first1=Simon |title=Glenn Branca |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/6323-glenn-branca/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=30 April 2006}}
He has performed as leader and sideperson in a number of bands, including Cellular Chaos and Lydia Lunch Retrovirus.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=flying_luttenbachers|title=Flying Luttenbachers}} Walter has worked with Roscoe Mitchell, Marshall Allen, John Butcher, Tim Dahl, Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Henry Kaiser, Jim O'Rourke, Evan Parker, Elliott Sharp, Ken Vandermark, and William Winant,{{Cite web|url=http://nowave.pair.com/weasel_walter/ww_improvisation.html|title = Weasel Walter Improvised Music}} as well as in bands including XBXRX, Bobby Conn, Cock E.S.P., Curse of the Birthmark, Erase Errata, Harry Pussy, Lair of the Minotaur, The Chicago Sound and others. He has produced albums by AIDS Wolf, Arab on Radar, Glenn Branca, Burmese, Lydia Lunch, Coachwhips, and Total Shutdown.{{Cite web|url=http://nowave.pair.com/weasel_walter/ww_projects.html|title = Weasel Walter homepage}}
Career
In 1990, Walter moved to Chicago to work with free jazz composer Hal Russell (born Harold Luttenbacher) at Columbia College. The following year, Russell joined Walter in co-founding the band the Flying Luttenbachers; saxophonist Chad Organ played in the early trio lineup.{{cite web |last1=Niimi |first1=J. |title=Spaz of All Trades |url=https://www.sfweekly.com/music/spaz-of-all-trades/ |website=SF Weekly |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=14 March 2007}} Russell left the band in the summer of 1992, and shortly after Ken Vandermark took his place for the recording of the band's first 7".{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=John |title=Music Notes: Flying Luttenbachers take off |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/music-notes-flying-luttenbachers-take-off/Content?oid=891508 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=12 September 1996}}
Walter was highly involved in cultivating what he deemed the "Chicago No Wave" scene,{{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=The Toy Killers: from Weasel Walter's no wave archives to your ears |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2009/07/31/the-toy-killers-from-weasel-walters-no-wave-archives-to-your-ears |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=31 July 2009}} meeting new musicians and collaborators through the Luttenbachers' art rock-continuum gigs and the experimental improvised music series he ran at Myopic Books.{{cite web |last1=Polidori |first1=Kendall |title=Myopic Books with a side of improvisational music |url=https://columbiachronicle.com/ef00f8ae-1b58-11e9-b2b7-87071309197e |website=The Columbia Chronicle |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=22 January 2019}} He graduated from Columbia College in 1995, with a final project, "Un-nerve", performed by a nonet including Ken Vandermark, Gene Coleman, Jim Baker, Kevin Drumm, Jeb Bishop, and Gustavo Leone.{{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Spot Check |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/spot-check/Content?oid=886349 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=22 December 1994}}
A prolific performing and recording artist, Walter was a founding member of projects including Miss High Heel (with Jim O'Rourke and Azita of The Scissor Girls), Lake of Dracula (with Marlon Magas and Heather M. of the Scissor Girls), To Live and Shave in L.A. 2, 7000 Dying Rats, and Hatewave.{{cite web |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=May 9, 2012 |title=Interview: Weasel Walter |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916113308/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-weasel-walter/ |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |website=Invisible Oranges}}
Walter moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003,{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2007/12/23/head-to-head-during-the-holidays |title=Head-to-head during the holidays |last=Margasak |first=Peter |website=Chicago Reader |date=23 December 2007 |access-date=2018-12-18}} where he reformed The Flying Luttenbachers with the addition of bassist Mike Green, guitarist Ed Rodriguez, and later Mick Barr. The Flying Luttenbachers officially disbanded in 2007.
In late 2009, Walter announced that he was moving to New York City to join Behold... The Arctopus as the band's second drummer.{{Cite news |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-01-12/music/the-weasel-walter-welcome-wagon/2/ |title=The Weasel Walter Welcome Wagon |last=Cohan |first=Brad |date=2010-01-12 |newspaper=Village Voice |access-date=2016-11-30}} He played on Horrorscension, released in 2012, and in two tours before leaving the band in 2013. Walter continued finding new collaborators and formed a number of groups in New York, among them Cellular Chaos, a band with Marc Edwards, Admiral Grey, and Ceci Moss.{{cite web |last1=Cohan |first1=Brad |title=Q&A: Admiral Grey And Ceci Moss Of Cellular Chaos On Getting Into People's Faces, Rolling Around On The Floor And Playing With Drummer Marc Edwards |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/08/15/qa-admiral-grey-and-ceci-moss-of-cellular-chaos-on-getting-into-peoples-faces-rolling-around-on-the-floor-and-playing-with-drummer-marc-edwards/ |website=The Village Voice |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=15 August 2012}}
In 2017, after a ten-year hiatus, the Flying Luttenbachers played several shows in France, with a new trio lineup of Walter, on drums, joined by bass guitarist Tim Dahl and guitarist Chris Welcome.{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Mike |title=The Flying Luttenbachers reform for first shows in 10 years |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/flying-luttenbachers-reform-first-shows-10-years |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=28 February 2021 |date=26 January 2017}} In 2019, a quartet arrangement of the band released Shattered Dimension, with Walter and Dahl joined by saxophonist Matt Nelson and guitarist Brandon Seabrook.{{Cite magazine|title=Hear Flying Luttenbachers' First New Music in 12 Years|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flying-luttenbachers-new-song-album-794996/|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=2019-02-26|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}} Over the next several years, the varying lineup also included bassist Evan Lipson, guitarist Henry Kaiser, guitarist Wendy Eisenberg, guitarist Katie Battistoni, guitarist Alex Ward, and drummer Sam Ospovat.
Discography
= As solo artist =
- Revolt Music (ugEXPLODE, 2006){{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=Weasel Walter Quartet: Revolt Music |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9857-revolt-music/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=27 January 2021 |date=8 February 2007}}
- Early Recordings 1988–1991 (Savage Land, 2007){{cite web |title=Weasel Walter: Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weasel-walter-mn0000816362/discography |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 January 2021}}
- Firestorm (ugEXPLODE, 2007){{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Clifford |title=Weasel Walter: Oculus Ex Abyssus And Firestorm |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/weasel-walter-oculus-ex-abyssus-and-firestorm-by-clifford-allen.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=30 November 2008}}
- Large Group Performances 2007-2009 (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
- Apocalyptik Paranoia (Gaffer, 2009)
- Invasion (ugEXPLODE, 2010)
- Ominous Telepathic Mayhem (ugEXPLODE, 2011)
- Improvised Music Sampler (2014)
- End Of An Error (2014)
- Fragments (2015)
- Half-Death (2015)
- Tribute To 'B' and 'C' List Musicians From The Early Years Of MTV, And G.G. Allin (2015)
- For Andrew Ortmann (2015)
- Seriously: Fuck The Entire World (2015)
- Igneity: After The Fall Of Civilization (2016)
- Curses (2016){{cite web |last1=Levinson |first1=Leah B. |title=Weasel Walter: Curses |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/weasel-walter-curses |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=28 January 2021}}
- She's So 60 Minutes of Heavy (2016)
- The Inevitable (Tombed Visions, 2016)
- Expensive Taste (Kitty Play, 2016)
- Skhiizm (ugEXPLODE, 2018)
- The Best of the Worst (ugEXPLODE, 2020)
= As band member =
;with Behold... The Arctopus
- Horrorscension (Black Market Activities, 2012){{cite web |last1=Montoro |first1=Philip |title=12 O'Clock Track: "Horrorsentience" by Behold the Arctopus, who play tomorrow at Ultra Lounge |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/03/13/12-oclock-track-horrorsentience-by-behold-the-arctopus-who-play-tomorrow-at-ultra-lounge |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=13 March 2013}}
;with Burmese
- Colony Collapse Disorder (Rock Is Hell, 2009)
- Lun Yurn (ugEXPLODE/Rock is Hell, 2011)
;with Cellular Chaos
- Demo Live 5.12.11 (ugEXPLODE, 2011)
- Cellular Chaos EP (ugEXPLODE, 2012)
- Cellular Chaos (ugEXPLODE, 2013){{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=Cellular Chaos: "Adviser" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16156-cellular-chaos-adviser/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=8 October 2013}}
- Diamond Teeth Clenched (Skin Graft, 2016)
- Dirty Girl (ugEXPLODE, 2018)
;with Encenathrakh
- Respekt The Demo (Rectomorph/Dense(s)/Lindung, 2013)
- Encenathrakh (P2/Dense(s), 2015)
- The 2 Song Promo 19 (P2/Lindung, 2019)
- Live Album (P2, 2020)
- Thraakethraaeate Thraithraake (P2, 2020)
- Studio Album (P2, 2021)
;with The Flying Luttenbachers
- Live at WNUR 2-6-92 (ugEXPLODE, 1992){{cite web |last1=Swihart |first1=Stanton |title=The Flying Luttenbachers: Live at WNUR 2-6-92 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/destructo-noise-explosion-live-at-wnur-2-6-92-mw0000985649 |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=26 January 2021}}
- Constructive Destruction (ugEXPLODE, 1994){{cite web |last1=Knot |first1=Greg |title=Indie-Rock's Apex |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-11-29-9611290066-story.html |website=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=29 November 1996}}
- Destroy All Music (ugEXPLODE, 1995){{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Henry |title=The Flying Luttenbachers: Destroy All Music Revisited |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/destroy-all-music-revisited-the-flying-luttenbachers-skin-graft-records-review-by-henry-smith.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=20 December 2007}}
- Revenge of the Flying Luttenbachers (Skin Graft, 1996){{cite news |last1=Gotrich |first1=Lars |title=Blast Beat Improv: Metallic Free Jazz |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2009/10/27/114182621/blast-beat-improv-metallic-free-jazz |website=NPR |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=27 October 2009}}
- Gods of Chaos (Skin Graft, 1998)
- Retrospektiw III (ugEXPLODE, 1998)
- "...The Truth Is a Fucking Lie..." (ugEXPLODE/Skin Graft, 1999)
- Alptraum (ugEXPLODE, 2000)
- Trauma (ugEXPLODE, 2001)
- Infection and Decline (Troubleman Unlimited, 2002)
- Retrospektiw IV (ugEXPLODE, 2002)
- Systems Emerge from Complete Disorder (Troubleman/ugEXPLODE, 2003){{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Flying Luttenbachers |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/flying-luttenbachers/Content?oid=914686 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=26 February 2004}}{{cite web |title=The Flying Luttenbachers: Systems Emerge out of Complete Disorder |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/flying-luttenbachers-systems-emerge-out-complete-disorder |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=2004}}
- The Void (Troubleman/ugEXPLODE, 2004){{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Liz |title=Flying Luttenbachers |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/flying-luttenbachers/Content?oid=916802 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=30 September 2004}}
- Spectral Warrior Mythos (ugEXPLODE, 2005)
- Cataclysm (ugEXPLODE, 2006)
- Incarceration by Abstraction (ugEXPLODE, 2007)
- Destroy All Music Revisited (Skin Graft, 2007){{cite web |last1=Perera |first1=Nilan |title=The Flying Luttenbachers Destroy All Music: Revisited |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/flying_luttenbachers-destroy_all_music |website=Exclaim! |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=13 August 2007}}
- Shattered Dimension (ugEXPLODE, 2019)
- Imminent Death (ugEXPLODE, 2019){{cite web |last1=Smart |first1=Dan |title=The Flying Luttenbachers swoop down from on high like the heroes they are with new album Imminent Death |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/flying-luttenbachers-return-new-album-imminent-death |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=15 November 2019}}
- Negative Infinity (ugEXPLODE, 2021)
- Terror Iridescence (ugEXPLODE, 2022)
;with Hatewave
- Demo 1997 (1997)
- Hatewave (Up Jumps The Devil/Tumult, 1998)
;with Lake Of Dracula
- Lake Of Dracula (Skin Graft, 1997){{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Dredging Lake of Dracula |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2006/12/05/dredging-lake-of-dracula |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=5 December 2006}}
- Four Teachers / Violators 7" (Kill Rock Stars, 1998)
- Skeletal Remains (Savage Land/Roccoco Records, 2006){{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=Lake of Dracula: Skeletal Remains |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9511-skeletal-remains/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=17 October 2006}}
;with Lydia Lunch
- Retrovirus (ugEXPLODE, 2013){{cite web |title=Music Pick: Lydia Lunch Retrovirus |url=https://www.laweekly.com/music-pick-lydia-lunch-retrovirus/ |website=LA Weekly |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=27 February 2020}}
- 3x3 EP (2015){{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Taylor |title=Lydia Lunch lurches lovingly, letting loose new 3x3 EP, leaks a little about forthcoming LP |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/lydia-lunch-releases-new-ep-drops-hints-about-forthcoming-lp |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |date=21 January 2015}}
- Urge To Kill (Rustblade/Widowspeak, 2015){{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Postpunk chanteuse Lydia Lunch sounds more vital than ever fronting the career-spanning Retrovirus |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/postpunk-chanteuse-lydia-lunch-sounds-more-vital-than-ever-fronting-the-career-spanning-retrovirus/Content?oid=27818256 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=13 July 2017}}
- Live In Zurich (Widowspeak, 2016){{cite web |title=Lydia Lunch Retrovirus: Live in Zurich |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-zurich-mw0002948516 |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 January 2021}}
- Brutal Measures (Widowspeak, 2016){{cite web |last1=Kendrick |first1=Monica |title=Lydia Lunch pairs weapons-grade spoken word with manic no wave in Verbal Burlesque |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lydia-lunch-pairs-weapons-grade-spoken-word-with-manic-no-wave-in-verbal-burlesque/Content?oid=71479320 |website=The Chicago Reader |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=5 July 2019}}
;with XBXRX
- Sixth in Sixes (Polyvinyl, 2005){{cite web |last1=Crock |first1=Jason |title=XBXRX: Sixth in Sixes |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8817-sixth-in-sixes/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=27 September 2005}}
- Wars (Polyvinyl, 2007)
- Sounds (Important Records, 2007)
- Un Usper (self-released, 2009)
= Collaborations =
;with Sheik Anorak & Mario Rechtern
- The Forbidden Beat (Gaffer, 2010{{cite web |title=Below The Radar 03: "The Forbidden Beat Part 2" |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-03/16 |website=The Wire |access-date=28 January 2021}}
- Bass Bass Bass Bass (Gaffer, 2010)
;with Josh Berman & Aram Shelton
- Last Distractions (Singlespeed, 2009){{cite web |last1=Corroto |first1=Mark |title=Josh Berman / Aram Shelton / Weasel Walter: Last Distractions |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/last-distractions-aram-shelton-singlespeed-music-review-by-mark-corroto.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=25 September 2009}}
;with Jeb Bishop & Alex Ward
- Flayed (ugEXPLODE, 2019)
;with David Buddin
- Quodlibet (2015)
;with John Butcher & Damon Smith
- Catastrophe of Minimalism (Balance Point Acoustics, 2017){{cite web |last1=Acquaro |first1=Paul |title=The Continuing Adventures of Damon Smith |url=https://www.freejazzblog.org/2017/09/the-continuing-adventures-of-damon-smith.html |website=The Free Jazz Collective |date=22 September 2017}}
;with Charity Chan, Peter Evans, & Tom Blancarte
- Cryptocrystalline (ugEXPLODE, 2013)
;with Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser, Jim Thomas, & Allen Whitman
- Jazz Free (There Records/A Train, 2012)
;with Kevin Drumm & Fred Lonberg-Holm
;with Marc Edwards / Weasel Walter Group
- Mysteries Beneath The Planet (ugEXPLODE, 2009){{cite web |last1=Longley |first1=Martin |title=Weasel Walter: Mysteries Beneath The Planet & Invasion |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/weasel-walter-mysteries-beneath-the-planet-and-invasion-by-martin-longley.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=15 May 2010}}
- Blood Of The Earth (ugEXPLODE, 2010)
- Solar Emission (ugEXPLODE, 2011)
;with Martin Escalante
- Lacerate (ugEXPLODE, 2018)
;with Peter Evans
- Poisonous (ugEXPLODE, 2018)
;with Peter Evans, James Fei, & Damon Smith
;Peter Evans / Weasel Walter Group
;with Sandy Ewen
- Idiomatic (ugEXPLODE, 2018){{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Bill |title=Sandy Ewen/Weasel Walter: Idiomatic |url=https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/idiomatic |website=DownBeat |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=June 2018}}
;with Sandy Ewen & Damon Smith
- Sandy Ewen / Damon Smith / Weasel Walter (ugEXPLODE, 2012)
- Live In Texas (Balance Point Acoustics, 2016)
- Untitled ug 79 (ugEXPLODE, 2020)
;with Den Svarta Fanan (Nonoko Yoshida, Ron Anderson, Joe Merolla, Walter)
- Den Svarta Fanan (ugEXPLODE, 2013)
;with Maria Faust & Tim Dahl
- Farm Fresh (Gotta Let It Out, 2019){{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Saxophonist Maria Faust Understands the Power of Memories |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/maria-fausts-power-memories |website=DownBeat |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=15 October 2019}}
;with Paul Flaherty
- Particles (2009)
;with Paul Flaherty, C. Spencer Yeh, & Steve Swell
- Dragonfly Breath (Not Two, 2013)
- Dragonfly Breath III: Live At The Stone: Megaloprepus Caerulatus (Not Two, 2016){{cite web |last1=Corroto |first1=Mark |title=Dragonfly Breath III: Live At The Stone: Megaloprepus Caerulatus |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-at-the-stone-megaloprepus-caerulatus-dragonfly-breath-iii-nottwo-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=2 January 2017}}
;with Michael Forbes & Andrew Scott Young
- American Free (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
; with Michael Foster, Steve Swell, & Brandon Lopez
- Throes are the Only Trouble (2017)
;with Gianni Gebbia & Damon Smith
- Lichens (ugEXPLODE, 2007)
;with Vinny Golia & Damon Smith
- Großes Messer (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
;with Forbes Graham, Greg Kelley, & Paul Flaherty
- End of the Trail (ugEXPLODE, 2008)
;with Mary Halvorson
;with Mary Halvorson & Peter Evans
- Mystery Meat (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
- Electric Fruit (Thirsty Ear, 2011){{cite web |last1=Drouot |first1=Alain |title=Weasel Walter/Mary Halvorson/Peter Evans: Electric Fruit |url=http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2011/DB201104/_art/DB201104.pdf |website=DownBeat |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=April 2011}}{{cite web |last1=Langhoff |first1=Josh |title=Weasel Walter / Mary Halvorson / Peter Evans: Electric Fruit |url=https://www.popmatters.com/137681-weasel-walter-mary-halvorson-peter-evans-electric-fruit-2496072006.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=21 March 2011}}
- Mechanical Malfunction (Thirsty Ear, 2012){{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Clifford |title=Weasel Walter / Mary Halvorson / Peter Evans: Mechanical Malfunction |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/weasel-walter-mary-halvorson-peter-evans-mechanical-malfunction |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=28 January 2021}}
;with JeJaWeDa (Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Walter, & Damon Smith)
- Pioneer Works vol. 1 (Balance Point Acoustics, 2019)
- Pioneer Works vol. 2 (Balance Point Acoustics, 2019)
;with Henry Kaiser & Charles K. Noyes
- Ninja Star Danger Rock (There Records/ugEXPLODE, 2011)
;with Henry Kaiser, Paul Plimley, & Lukas Ligeti
;with Henry Kaiser & Damon Smith
- Plane Crash (ugEXPLODE, 2009){{cite web |last1=Longley |first1=Martin |title=Weasel Walter / Henry Kaiser / Damon Smith: Plane Crash |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/plane-crash-weasel-walter-ugexplode-review-by-martin-longley.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=10 March 2010}}
- Plane Crash Two (New Atlantis, 2015)
;with Henry Kaiser, Damon Smith, Vinny Golia, & Ra-Kalam Bob Moses
- Astral Plane Crash (Balance Point Acoustics, 2018){{cite web |last1=Longley |first1=Martin |title=Bassist Damon Smith Helps Steer Astral Plane Crash's Improv |url=http://downbeat.com/news/detail/damon-smith-plane-crash |website=DownBeat |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=7 September 2018}}
;with Yoni Kretzmer & Pascal Niggenkemper
- ProtestMusic (Outnow Recordings, 2014)
;with Dominic Lash & Alex Ward
- Trapeze (spoonhunt, 2015)
;with Matteo Liberatore & Elliott Sharp
- L'Ora Del Pasto (2020)
;with Jacob Lindsay, Ava Mendoza, & Damon Smith
- Jus (Balance Point Acoustics, 2008)
;with Fred Lonberg-Holm & Jim O'Rourke
- Tribute to Masayuki Takayanagi (ugEXPLODE, 2000){{cite web |last1=Pecoraro |first1=David M. |title=Fred Lonberg-Holm / Jim O'Rourke / Weasel Walter: Tribute to Masayuki Takayanagi |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8578-tribute-to-masayuki-takayanagi/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=28 January 2021 |date=28 November 2001}}
;with Kenny Millions & Damon Smith
- Fuck Music... Tell Jokes - You'll Make More Money (Unhinged, 2018)
;with No Mor Musik (Nandor Nevai, Walter, Keshavan Maslak)
- No Mor Musik (ugEXPLODE, 2010)
;with Phonon (Elliott Sharp, Álvaro Domene, Colin Marston, Walter)
- Alloy (ZOaR, 2020)
;with Chris Pitsiokos
- Unplanned Obsolescence (ugEXPLODE, 2012)
- Drawn and Quartered (One Hand, 2015)
;with Chris Pitsiokos & Ron Anderson
;with Sam Weinberg & Henry Fraser
- Walter/Weinberg/Fraser / Maestro Day split (Renfusa, 2017)
- Grist (ugEXPLODE, 2020)
;with Sam Weinberg & Teté Leguia
- Weinberg/Leguía/Walter (Buh Records, 2018)
;with Sam Weinberg & Sandy Ewen
- Ventricles (Renfusa, 2020)
;with Nate Wooley, Damon Smith, & Scott R. Looney
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