Ancient art of boar was Andrew's solo project dating from 1994 to 1998. Andrew released 3 albums (some of which were reissued various times) and appeared on 2 compilations.
Albums:
Unusual Atmospheric Phenomena cassette (1994, Ganoderma)
TORR (Terrestrial Optical Resonance Resistors) cassette (1994, Ganoderma)
TORR cassette (1994, Hanson Records reissue)
The Transition Team cassette (1995, Hanson Records)
She's A Perfectionist cassette (1995, Hanson Records)
Bright Dole cassette (1996, Westside Audio Laboratories) (downloads below)
Bright Dole (2002, Bootleg CD-R reissue w/ bonus tracks (unknown label))
TORR (2005, Hanson Records CD-R re-issue)
Compilation Appearances:
Track on Magnets at the Bottom of the Sea cassette (1997, Westside Audio Labs)
Track: L.D.
Track on Westside Audio Laboratories September 19, 1997 7" (1997, Westside Audio Labs)
Track: Gangster's Paradise
Nothing is known about the first AAB release, Unusual Atmospheric Phenomena. All that is really known is that the label it (and the first release of TORR) was released on, "Ganoderma", was Andrew's first records label. It is not known how many copies were made.
The second AAB release, TORR (Terrestrial Optical Resonance Resistors), was first released on Andrew's Ganoderma label, i'm not sure how many copies were pressed. It was then reissued on Hanson Records, with a whopping 10 copies made. Then it was reissued a THIRD time, this time being a CD-R in an edition of 100, in 2005, by Hanson.
The only thing known about the third AAB release, The Transition Team, is considered a "duo" AAB release, as Andrew and Aaron Dilloway both play synth on this one. Not much else is known. It was released in an edition of 25.
She's A Perfectionist, the fourth (and final tape released on Hanson also known as "She's A Professional") was like The Transition Team, a duo release, this time with Andrew on synth and Aaron Dilloway on guitar and vocals.
The final AAB release (and in my opinion, the greatest) was Bright Dole, released on Fred Thomas' Westside Audio Laboratories in 1996, in an edition of 50. It was supposedly recorded on a broken 4 track recorder (once refered to as a "customized 3 track recording system"). Although not considered a duo AAB release, Fred Thomas did play gutiar on the title track. This album has some amazing keyboard work, making it (in my opinion) the essential early A.W.K. album. 50 copies were to be made, but most likely, only about 34 were. A CD-R reissue was put out by an unknown source (originally thought to be Fred Thomas), and is considered to be a bootleg. Fred Thomas had this to say about it:
"There was, around 2002, due I'm sure to Andrew WK's increased popularity, a bootleg CD version of the "Bright Dole" cassette, along with some other cassette-only material by AAB as bonus tracks. Ypsilanti Records has nothing to do with this release. I'm not sure who made it or how many they made, but the mastering is sub-par quality, obviously taken from a later generation tape copy and edited in a janky ass way as well. I would steer clear of it if you find it."
As for compilation appearances, AAB tracks appeared on 2 Westside Audio Laboratories compilation. The first, the "Magnets at the Bottom of the Sea" cassette, features a track by AAB titled L.D. The second compilation, the Westside Audio Laboratories September 19, 1997 7", featured Andrew doing a short cover of Coolio's "Gangster's Paradise". Funny tidbit about Andrew's track: Andrew and Fred had gotten in a fight right before this was released. Andrew wanted his track off the 7" because of this, but the records had already been pressed. So Fred just removed all credits to Andrew on the tracklisting of the 7", which is why if you own or find a copy of the record, you'll notice that track 1 is just listed as "1.". For this reason, few people know that Andrew appears on the 7", which was limited to 125 copies.
It is also worth noting that the debut 7" by Alivia Zivich, titled "Music For Headphones" (a Westside Audio Release), thanks AAB. It was first said that Andrew played on the record, under the AAB name, but Andrew has denied this. It has also been said that Andrew lent Fred his gear, and Fred played on the 7", and AAB was thanked anyway.