Wooden Shjips Flight



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Wooden Shjips at St Philip's Church, Salford, 2010.
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, United States
Genres
  • alternative rock[1]
Years active2006–present
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersErik 'Ripley' Johnson
Dusty Jermier
Nash Whalen
Omar Ahsanuddin
Shjips

Wooden Shjips (pronounced 'ships') is an American experimental and psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, California.

  1. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2011 CD release of West on Discogs.
  2. 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'. They have been compared to Suicide, Spacemen 3, Loop, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Soft Machine, Guru Guru, The Black Angels and many more.
  3. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Wooden Shjips - Shjips In The Night - Live In San Francisco, June 8, 2018 at Discogs. Complete your Wooden Shjips collection.

Their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist,[2] drone rock,[3] and 'spacey psychedelic rock'.[4] They have been compared to Suicide, Spacemen 3, Loop, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Soft Machine, Guru Guru, The Black Angels and many more.[5][4][2] They are signed to Thrill Jockey records.[6]

Guitarist Ripley Johnson also plays in two side projects, including Moon Duo, formed in 2009 with Sanae Yamada.[7] The project has released one EP and seven albums.

The group played at the 2010 All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010 at the request of film director Jim Jarmusch.

Flight

Johnson has also released solo music under the name Rose City Band.[8]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • Wooden Shjips (2007)
  • Dos (2009)
  • West (2011)
  • Back to Land (2013)
  • V. (2018)

Compilation albums[edit]

Wooden Shjips Back To Land

  • Vol. 1 (2008)
  • Vol. 2 (2010)

Singles and EPs[edit]

Self-released

  • Shrinking Moon For You (2006)
  • Holiday Cassingle cs (2008)

Wooden Shjips Flight Attendant

Youtube wooden shjips

via Sick Thirst

  • Dance, California (2006)
  • SOL '07 (2007)
  • European Tour (split with The Heads) [2008]
  • Vampire Blues (2008)
  • Oh Tennenbaum / Auld Lang Syne (2010)
  • Tour of Australia and New Zealand (2010)

via Mexican Summer

Wooden
  • Contact (2009)

via The Great Pop Supplement

  • Big City (Demo) / I Believe It (split with Spacemen 3) [2009]

via Sub Pop

  • Loose Lips / Start To Dreaming (2007)

References[edit]

  1. ^'V., by Wooden Shjips'. Wooden Shjips. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ ab'DiScover: Wooden Shjips'. Drownedinsound.com. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. ^David Fricke (2007-09-25). 'Fricke's Picks: Wooden Shjips, Tulsa and Your 33 Black Angels'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  4. ^ ab'Vol 2 by Wooden Shjips'. The Observer. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  5. ^John Doran (2010-03-19). 'Album Review: Wooden Shjips - 'Vol 2' (Sick Thirst)'. Nme.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  6. ^'Thrill Jockey - Artists'. Thrilljockey.com. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  7. ^Matt Meisinger (2010-03-13). 'Moon Duo Interview: SXSW 2010'. Spinnermusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  8. ^http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/rose-city-band

External links[edit]

Wooden Shjips Flight Attendants

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Wooden Shjips Albums

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