Wooden Shjips

This article is about the American rock band. For the band's first album, see Wooden Shjips (album).

Not to be confused with Wooden Ships.

Wooden Shjips (pronounced "ships") is an American experimental and psychedelic rock band^[1] from San Francisco, California.

Wooden Shjips
Wooden Shjips at St Philip's Church, Salford, 2010
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock space rock shoegaze experimental rock alternative rock
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Holy Mountain Thrill Jockey
Members	Erik "Ripley" Johnson Dusty Jermier Nash Whalen Omar Ahsanuddin
Website	Official website

History

The project has released one EP and seven albums. Guitarist Ripley Johnson also plays in two side projects, including Moon Duo, formed in 2009 with Sanae Yamada.^[2] 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. Johnson has also released solo music under the name Rose City Band.^[3] They are signed to Thrill Jockey records.^[4]

Musical style

Their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist,^[5] drone rock,^[6] and "spacey psychedelic rock".^[7] They have been compared to Suicide, Spacemen 3, Loop, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Soft Machine, Guru Guru, The Black Angels and many more.^[8][7][5]

Discography

Studio albums

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

Compilation albums

• Vol. 1 (2008)
• Vol. 2 (2010)

Singles and EPs

Self-released

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

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

• 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

1. Redrup, Zach (November 11, 2013). "Album: Wooden Shjips − Back To Land". Dead Press!. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
2. Matt Meisinger (2010-03-13). "Moon Duo Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinnermusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
3. "Rose City Band".
4. "Thrill Jockey - Artists". Thrilljockey.com. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
5. "DiScover: Wooden Shjips". Drownedinsound.com. 2007-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
6. David Fricke (2007-09-25). "Fricke's Picks: Wooden Shjips, Tulsa and Your 33 Black Angels". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
7. "Vol 2 by Wooden Shjips". The Observer. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
8. John Doran (2010-03-19). "Album Review: Wooden Shjips - 'Vol 2' (Sick Thirst)". Nme.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

External links

• Official website
• Wooden Shjips at AllMusic
• Discogs
• BBC Artist page, including reviews and tracks played Archived 2019-09-11 at the Wayback Machine