Wooden Shjips
| Wooden Shjips | |
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 Performing in New York, 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, USA |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, Space rock |
| Years active | 2006 to Present |
| Labels | Holy Mountain |
| Website | Official web site |
| Members | |
| Erik "Ripley" Johnson Dusty Jermier Nash Whalen Omar Ahsanuddin |
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Wooden Shjips (pronounced 'ships') is a space rock/psychedelic rock [1][2] band from San Francisco, USA.
Their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist,[3] drone rock,[4] and "spacey psychedelic rock".[2] They have been compared to Suicide, Loop, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Soft Machine and Guru Guru.[1][2][3] They are currently signed to Holy Mountain records, whose artist roster also includes Six Organs of Admittance, Om, Mammatus and Daniel Higgs.[5]
Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson also plays in a side project, Moon Duo, formed in 2009 with Sanae Yamada.[6] They have so far released one EP (Killing Time, 2009, on Sacred Bones) and two albums (Escape, 2010, on Woodsist; Mazes, 2011, on Sacred Bones).
The group played the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010 at the request of film director Jim Jarmusch. In August 2011 the group released their third LP, entitled West, on Thrill Jockey.[7]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- (2007) Wooden Shjips (Holy Mountain)
- (2008) Vol. 1 (compilation of hard-to-find singles) (Holy Mountain)
- (2009) Dos (Holy Mountain)
- (2010) Vol. 2 (compilation of hard-to-find singles) (Holy Mountain)
- (2011) West (Thrill Jockey)
[edit] Singles & EPs
- (2006) Dance, California 7" (Sick Thirst) (clear vinyl)
- (2006) Shrinking Moon For You 10" (Self-released)
- (2007) Loose Lips / Start To Dreaming 7" (Sub Pop)
- (2007) SOL '07 7" (Sick Thirst/Holy Mountain) (first pressing 500 copies transparent red vinyl, second pressing 500 copies transparent blue vinyl)
- (2008) European Tour Split 7" (split with The Heads) (Rooster Rock, Sick Thirst) (500 copies)
- (2008) Holiday Cassingle cs (Self-released) (100 copies)
- (2008) Vampire Blues 7" (Sick Thirst) (500 copies red sleeve, 500 copies white sleeve)
- (2009) Big City (Demo) / I Believe It 7" (split with Spacemen 3) (The Great Pop Supplement) (limited edition, red marble vinyl)
- (2009) Contact 12" (Mexican Summer) (550 copies white vinyl)
- (2010) Oh Tennenbaum / Auld Lang Syne 12" (vinyl reissue of Holiday Cassingle) (Sick Thirst) (500 copies red vinyl green cover, 500 copies green vinyl red cover)
- (2010) Tour Of Australia And New Zealand March 2010 7" (Sick Thirst) (730 copies)
[edit] References
- ^ a b John Doran (2010-03-19). "Album Review: Wooden Shjips - 'Vol 2' (Sick Thirst)". The NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/wooden-shjips--2/11148. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ a b c Killian Fox (2010-03-28). "Vol 2 by Wooden Shjips". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/28/wooden-shjips-vol-2-tw. Retrieved 2010-04-04.[dead link]
- ^ a b HimTall (2007-010-02). "DiScover: Wooden Shjips". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2430248. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ David Fricke (2007-09-25). "Fricke’s Picks: Wooden Shjips, Tulsa and Your 33 Black Angels". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/25/frickes-picks-wooden-shjips-tulsa-and-your-33-black-angels/. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Holy Mountain - Artists". Holy Mountain website. http://www.holymountain.com/artists/. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Matt Meisinger (2010-03-13). "Moon Duo Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner UK. http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/03/13/moon-duo-interview-sxsw-2010/. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=105366
[edit] External links
[edit] Wooden Shjips
- Official Site
- Holy Mountain artist page
- Myspace page
- Discogs page
- BBC Artist page, including reviews and tracks played
- Sick Thirst record label
