the alb totally reminded me of the doors too, fwiw
― Ward Fowler, Sunday, 18 November 2007 10:14 (sixteen years ago) link
hey, you know what? the s/t is really good for late night driving. especially track 3. suddenly the weirdly skeletal production makes sense (i can't think of a 'psych' band with 4 members who sound more minimal than these dudes) and the organ really comes to the fore. it's almost neu!-like, but not really sounding like them at all.
7" on sub pop also real good. i think the b is my favorite shjips jam.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't really think the LP held up to repeated listenings.. I got a promo copy of the CD, listened to it a few times driving to and from Rhode Island, realized I didn't need to buy the LP.
You're OTM re the Rallizes sound though
― ian, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 19:20 (sixteen years ago) link
the s/t grew on me except for the first track (i think)
this is still my favorite of all their songs. just put this on repeat http://www.woodenshjips.com/mp3/Shrinking%20Moon%20for%20You%20(edit).MP3
― am0n, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
also ws >>>>>>>>>>>>>> endless boogie
― am0n, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
much love for w.s.
― Mike McGooney-gal, Friday, 12 September 2008 10:39 (fifteen years ago) link
SHRINKING MOON FOR YOU
^^ this
― Calling All Creeps! (contenderizer), Tuesday, 6 January 2009 23:03 (fifteen years ago) link
When bandleader Ripley Johnson put the band together in 2003 he wasn't interested in playing gigs or becoming famous. His original intention was to find a group of non-musicians and create music with them. The idea was that untrained players would have a brand new outlook on what music is and bring something fresh to the table, perhaps a blend of the often noisy trance rock of the Velvet Underground and the frenetic mania of the one-hit wonder garage punks of the early '60s. Bassman Dusty Jermier, for example, was originally recruited to play sax, an instrument he'd never picked up before. Other members from that first incarnation often had such a lack of interest in playing live for people the band didn't even bother looking for gigs.
― vain_bowers, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 08:49 (fifteen years ago) link
u dudes like that magic lantern album on not not fun? lands somewhere between the shjips and endless boogie, actually. it's unexpectedly worth checking out
― all-seeing eye of horus (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 7 January 2009 11:20 (fifteen years ago) link
New album titled Dos to be released April 14th. Looking forward to this very much.
― van smack, Saturday, 28 March 2009 21:04 (fifteen years ago) link
well, it's around..
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 28 March 2009 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Nice..will search for it
― van smack, Saturday, 28 March 2009 21:11 (fifteen years ago) link
As regards style, I can understand the Rallizes comparison from what I've heard. But the one album I have of Wooden Shjips is utterly bland (the s/t LP on Holy Mountain). The only good track on it is the last one (no pun intended, Rallizes fans).
Is this album commonly seen as their weak one? In other words should I give them another chance?
― Duke, Saturday, 28 March 2009 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i think the compilation 'volume 1' is superior, but it doesn't sound drastically different to the album, so i think if you're not keen on that, it's not going to change your mind really
ps can anyone sort me out with a link to the new one, can't find it anywhere!
― vain_bowers, Saturday, 28 March 2009 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i think most ppl agreed the singles before the album were superior (compiled on Volume 1)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 28 March 2009 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
So Wooden Shjips are to psych-rock what The Strokes are to NY post-punk?
― Duke, Saturday, 28 March 2009 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
That was rather facetious. But I feel they are simply a bland retread of something I hold dear.
― Duke, Saturday, 28 March 2009 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
early stuff (volume 1): loop/spacemen 3 fuzz dronin
album: rallizes (basic channel reshape)
can't wait to hear the new one.
― GÖDEL ESCHER BOCK BOCK BOCK (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 29 March 2009 06:49 (fifteen years ago) link
its good. lies somewhere in between those ^^
― eman, Sunday, 29 March 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not liking the new one that much. I only liketwo of the five..."Motorbike" and "Down by the Sea" are pretty good, and the rest are forgettable. I might have to comeback to this later, but for now -- meh
― van smack, Sunday, 29 March 2009 18:17 (fifteen years ago) link
the new one is more like the singles ("loop/spacemen 3 fuzz dronin") with the suicide american-anglo motorik amped up. "motorbike" could be "ghost rider 2009"
― kamerad, Thursday, 2 April 2009 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think its better than the 1st album.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 2 April 2009 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't. it's good, but the kind of dryness of it is a little too much. it'll probably grow on me, but i was really hoping for a whole album like the b-side of the 7". god i love that track.
― CHEWED BY BADGERS (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Sounds good to me so far. Looking forward to hearing this!
― ilxor, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:42 (fifteen years ago) link
it's good, but the kind of dryness of it is a little too much.
yeah the production on this seems to be restraining their signature sound
― ¸„ø¤º°¨º¤ø „¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø ¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º „¸¨°º¤ (eman), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
the "e-z" version of "i hear the vibrations" on the b-side of the contact 12"... WOW. the build of the droning organ and guitar is beautiful. i need to find a good rip of the original.
― i'm too hardcore to be bourgeois (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 7 June 2009 14:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Wow. Dos sucks. I mean, that could be a little harsh...
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah? i like it well enough ... I think these guys are good -- maybe not as great as Aquarius Records would have you believe, but I do love the guitar playing.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I guess because there doesn't seem to be any evolution? Could just as well be demo from before their first record? It doesn't "suck" but man oh man it doesn't "rule." I wanted it to.
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I like it.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Well dos endorsements! I'll spin the motherfucker again I guess.
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Let me ask you two...are you guys...ya know...doing anything "special" before ya listen to it?
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
no
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh. Because that I could see.
well, im eating an ice-lolly.
but nothing special about it.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Wouldn't say it sucks at all, slightly disappointing but the second listen sucked me in more than the first. The final track is by far my favorite though.
― the sideburns are album-specific (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
its good. its exactly the same as their other stuff.
― Apollo C. Vermouth (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I think after being initially disappointed by the 1st album after the previous releases, I just realised they wouldnt make anything earth shattering but would make some enjoyable music.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:23 (fourteen years ago) link
the "evolution" comment is funny though - like, its okay for some bands not to evolve (AC/DC, ZZ Top, the Ramones, Motorhead, etc.) but on the other hand bands are routinely faulted for "evolving" too much (perennial "I like their old stuff better" complaints etc.) As if there's an ideal narrative arc bands should stick to in their careers, and if they deviate too far from it then they suck.
― Apollo C. Vermouth (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, yeah dude. They're Shjips. They're going somewhere...
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
*boom-tish*
― the sideburns are album-specific (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I still haven't revisited this album yet.
― van smack, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
they could prove me wrong, but they don't seem to be the kinda band that would "evolve" -- the whole point is single-mindedness right? only big shakeup i could see is maybe upgrading to a more pro studio sound. but that might ruin it, make it sound like Black Rebel Motorwhatever or something. As for the other question, I've drunk some beer while listening.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah I mean I wasn't expecting a major shift in sound or anything...I don't really know what I was expecting.
― SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
the wire had a pretty brutal review of dos that essentially called them out for being low-effort and unoriginal. that would not really bother me normally but for this band it did give me pause.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
oh I think a lot of effort goes into this. "single-mindedness" absolutely. I don't really have any use for "originality" esp considering the stuff they're ripping off is pretty great
― Apollo C. Vermouth (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, lack of effort is a weird criticism ... even though a lot of their tunes are one chord, they actually seem kinda hard to play. I don't think i could do it.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
people always seem to underestimate how hard it is to play really simple, repetitive music. that shit is tiring!
― Apollo C. Vermouth (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
speaking of which (sorta) are they looping the drums in some of these songs? or is the drummer just doing it? if it's the latter, dude is a machine.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:38 (fourteen years ago) link
it just sounds like easy listening music?
no man, it's cosmic :)
It's easy to listen to, but in a good way imo. Definitely a vibe, so if you don't vibe with it, c'est ca.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 12 June 2023 04:58 (ten months ago) link
hilarious to me that this doors worship band is named after a song by a guy who famously hated jim morrison and his music― budo jeru, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:47 PM (two months ago)The Doors comparisons didn't make sense to me in 2007 and they still don't in 2023, tbh.― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, March 31, 2023 8:49 AM (two months ago)
― budo jeru, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:47 PM (two months ago)
The Doors comparisons didn't make sense to me in 2007 and they still don't in 2023, tbh.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, March 31, 2023 8:49 AM (two months ago)
the last time i saw them (2006 or 2007) they opened for 水晶の舟 whose name translates to "The Crystal Ship".
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 12 June 2023 14:47 (ten months ago) link