Portlandbased quartet who play hypnotic, fuzzsoaked psychedelia influenced by krautrock and garage punk. Theres no shortageof psychedelic rock bands these days, but wooden shjips have to rank among the more interesting, inventive groups operating within that genre. The group maintains its strident pace like a silverfish rave in perfectly folded bedsheets, with more bounce per ounce as life goes jogging with bopping heads and digging heels. Free shipping buy wooden shjips dos on vinyl from the drift record shop. Some tracks show their quest for the golden guitar riff, not in the macho rocknroll way but the. The second volume of collected scraps from the bilges of wooden shjips provides a handy sampler of the bands monomaniacal music. Wooden shjips, a quartet from san francisco heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism, and garage rock excess, started as an experiment in. Awardwinning uk indie record store in totnes, devon. Wooden shjips is a trancerock quartet from san francisco consisting of omar ahsanuddin drums, dusty jermier bass, nash whalen organ, and ripley johnson guitar and vocals. The albums sound has been compared to that of bands such as the velvet underground, suicide, and guru guru.
Dos is a music studio album recording by wooden shjips psychedelicspace rockprogressive rock released in 2009 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. For one thing these guys manage to sound heavy and robust without resorting to piling up the fuzz levels, but beyond that they manage to capture the same spirit. Includes a drop card to download 256kbps mp3s of the album. But taut energy courses through most of the albums 38 minutes. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your wooden shjips collection. The quartet of omar ahsanuddin, dusty jermier, nash whalen and ripley johnson augment their already rich sound with laid back, classic summer songs the songs were written during the summer of 2017 by singer and guitarist ripley johnson as an antidote to the pervasive anxiety both political. Sonically, its five songs arent as exploding or abrasive as earlier work in fact, this is the smoothestsounding shjips record so far. With great enthusiasm i ordered dos just to find more fantastic psychetrancerock from wooden shjips. Californias wooden shjips brought their distinct, tranceinducing psychrock to kutshers country club in monticello, new york for the legendary all tomorrows parties festival. Some tracks show their quest for the golden guitar riff, not in the macho rocknroll way but the psychedelic noise is tuned down a little bit. Jan 03, 2017 wooden shjips wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Here we have a wooden shjips record the world saw comingnot titled ii, sophomore, or second, but dos. Wooden shjips biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Wooden shjips, longtime leaders of the contemporary psychedelic movement, expand their sound with v. Wooden shjips pronounced ships is an american experimental and psychedelic rock band from san francisco, california. So, for the third release called dos, the san franciscobased wooden shjips continues in the spare, intense, but appealing form theyve made their own. Their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist, 2 drone rock, 3 and spacey psychedelic rock. In seven tracks it covers a lot of territory, but dont be surprised if the view looks familiar at each stop, marked on every side by. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. San franciscos wooden shjips play a minimal, droning brand of garagestyled psychedelia with anoticeable 60s influence. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Drawing on krautrock, spacemen 3, and pretty much any music reliant on repetition, wooden shjips deliver on the promise of their debut ep. The quartet of omar ahsanuddin, dusty jermier, nash whalen and ripley johnson augment their already rich sound with laid back, classic summer songs. The 3rdannual ny edition of the fest was curated by jim jarmusch.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Their sound crosses the icy garage rock of early echo and the bunnymen with the sunbleached tremolopunk of the scientists. Ride on wooden shjips, longtime leaders of the contemporary psychedelic movement, expand their sound with v. With each new release, the band has found new ways of transforming heady psychedelic rock into minimalist masterpieces, bridging the gap between the woozy freeness of les rallizes denudes and crazy horse and the simplicity of suicide and the velvet. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. Jun 21, 2016 wooden shjips 01 we ask you to ride02 losin time03 lucys ride04 blue sky bends05 shine like suns volume one01 shrinking moon for you02 deaths not your friend03 space clothes04 clouds over earthquake05 dance, california radio edit06 sol 07. Since 2006, san franciscos wooden shjips have always worn their influences on their sleeve while combining them in new and different ways with each recording. Goes a long way towards reigniting wooden shjips fire. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of dos 2009 by wooden shjips at mp3caprice. Listen to songs by wooden shjips on myspace, stream free online music by wooden shjips.
They may hail from san francisco, but trancerockers wooden shjips have. It is the perfect summer album, brimming with optimism and a peaceful energy, aptly timed for release at the height of spring. Wooden shjips wooden shjips rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground has been a steady sojourn. In the context of imaginationdreams, maboroshi is attributed to past occurrences and can take on a meaning like phantoms.
Wooden shjips identity had always been somewhat rooted in their place in the san francisco scene, going so far as to have an aerial photo of the golden gate bridge adorn the cover of. Wooden shjips released two acclaimed records in 2006, beginning early in the year with the selfreleased 10. In a time when so many groups imitate their forebears, this band knows from whom to choose the best elements. The experience of wooden shjips yes, shjips, not ships has been equated to that of the japanese phenomenon called maboroshi, which is somewhat similar to seeing a mirage or hallucinating in time. Somewhere between 2011s west and 20s back to land, members of the bay area psych rock act wooden shjips left their picturesque home base of san francisco for the rainier environments of portland, oregon. Wooden shjips by wooden shjips, released 17 february 2020 1. And given the nature of your typical oddsandends collection curious diversions. Lp version is pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a. They may hail from san francisco, but trancerockers wooden shjips have clearly left their hearts elsewhere in the mid70s germany of krautrockers neu. Wooden shjips, a quartet from san francisco heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism, and garage rock excess, started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation. Shine like suns wooden shjips, a quartet from san francisco heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism, and garage rock excess, started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation. As previous recordings they maintain the concept of few,but long pieces of music.
Wooden shjips pronounced ships is an american experimental and psychedelic rock band from san francisco, california their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist, drone rock, and spacey psychedelic rock. Wooden shjips 01 we ask you to ride02 losin time03 lucys ride04 blue sky bends05 shine like suns volume one01 shrinking moon for you02 deaths not your friend03 space clothes04 clouds over earthquake05 dance, california radio edit06 sol 07. Wooden shjipss songs stream online music songs listen. For one thing these guys manage to sound heavy and robust without resorting to piling up the fuzz levels, but beyond that they manage to capture the same spirit that made this music so vital in its 60s and 70s heyday. Wooden shjips is the first studio album by space rock band wooden shjips.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wooden shjips at the discogs marketplace. Wooden shjips pronounced ships is a space rockpsychedelic rock. While the first 10 was a slippery and raw garage workout with psychedelic overtones, their selftitled debut on holy mountain from 2007 was drenched in sounds that somehow combined the darker sounds of the doors, droning keyboard. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of holy mountain. Wooden shjips dos theres no shortage of psychedelic rock bands these days, but wooden shjips have to rank among the more interesting, inventive groups operating within that genre. The group maintains its strident pace like a silverfish rave in perfectly folded bedsheets, with more bounce per ounce as. Listen free to wooden shjips dos motorbike, for so long and more.
They have been compared to suicide, spacemen 3, loop, the velvet underground, the doors, soft machine, guru guru, the black angels and many more. However, i include buy links when i can to encourage purchasing of active artistslabels, i do. Wooden shjips these shadows acoustic version by thrill. Strap in for travels beyond the galaxy to trancedout cosmic bliss.
Dos is a music studio album recording by wooden shjips. Wooden shjips pronounced ships is an american experimental and psychedelic rock band. Here we have a wooden shjips record the world saw coming not titled ii, sophomore, or second, but dos. In seven tracks it covers a lot of territory, but dont be surprised if the view looks familiar at each stop, marked on every side by the same hypnotic acidrock rhythms and wayout guitar solos.
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