The Wooden Shjips Thread

I thought about seeing them play Wrigley Field next month, but not for 250 bucks a pop.

u read the wire

Well, I'm back from the gig. I happened to stand outside next to the band beforehand, and heard that they were not exactly delighted with the club: it is a *very* hot, sweaty, small club in Berlin, with a tiny stage. They played an hour, roughly - no encore.

Wooden Shjips live are, IMHO, quite like WS on record: they're nice, and they push enough of the psych-garage-rock buttons to be interesting for a while. But they simply don't go far enough to be genuinely thrilling. After an hour they became rather dull.

The best parts of each song were when the guitarist/singer (name?) launched into some Stacy Sutherland-meets-Neil Young soloing. Really quite effective -- more of that would have been welcome.

new moon duo 12" on sacred bones. basically more of the same, but very listenable. I especially like the serene last track, Ripples.
http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/images/releases/sbr024-front.jpg

psyched for this

http://sacredbonesrecords.com/images/promo/halloween-20091031.gif

171 Lombardy @ Varick in Greenpoint

I would pay money to see that show.

that is tonight btw (for NYers who can't read the small type)

I think it's 12 bucks

i will be there (after work.)

is it gonna be crazy crowded cause of the vivian girls? i can't really work out how popular they are.

New Wooden Shjips single - a cover of Spacemen 3's "I Believe It" http://www.cargorecords.co.uk/release/9538

hm, would've never thought these guyz like Spacemen 3

is it gonna be crazy crowded cause of the vivian girls? i can't really work out how popular they are.

I dunno, I doubt it will be THAT bad

I was afraid No Age was gonna be crazy crowded a couple weeks ago at "Above the Auto Parts Store" but that space was huge, hoping this place will be similar

saw Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts at Silent Barn last year and it was packed but doable (that place was pretty small)

I will be there in my last minute assembled MF Doom costume so if you see a guy in a hoodie and a mask ~~

http://www.apexresourcegroup.com/images/Halemet_2.jpg

thought the Shjips killed it last night.

whole show was pretty great. Viv Girls much better than last time I saw em. guess I need to check out their new one. Crystal Stilts were good too.

fave costumes spotted: Moondog (of course), Otto from Simpsons, Dia de Los Muertos girl

Anyone heard the new Moon Duo LP? It gets a really good write up on the Norman Records site

it's ok. pretty much the same as the last one. only listened to it once, though.

i see that wooden shjips are putting out a second volume of singles. it will probably be cheaper than the mexican summer ep.

The Moon Duo thing is very good listening if you like Wooden Shjips. It's silly expensive though (in the UK). Less than half an hour long and we have to sell it for £13.99. Hmmm.

I like the Moon Duo album, but, uh, the trick is probably going to get old pretty quick if they don't stop doing Shjips-via-Suicide for every song.

^ yup

I like the Moon Duo album, but, uh, the trick is probably going to get old pretty quick if they don't stop doing Shjips-via-Suicide for every song.

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Yeah that's why I'm always hesitant about buying new wooden shjips/moon duo stuff, I already have the debut album & volume 1, really like em, but maybe their new stuff seems TOO similar to justifying spending £13-16 on it when I could be getting something more varied.

Having said that, I will definitely be picking up volume 2 because I missed out on 'Contact' first time round

I'm definitely buying Vol. 2. Even though I already burned pretty much that exact same tracklisting (plus the holiday songs).

I dig the Moon Duo release. Yeah, it's totally yet more of the same...but I really like yet more of the same, from this posse. The songs are strong, if familiar.

alright, i've been listening to "escape" a lot and "in the trees" is beautiful. i should never register an opinion on these guys' releases until i've driven around for a while with them cranked, that's when it works best for me and the details i miss at home spill out.

I heard a test pressing for a record store day seven inch that's got Bitchin Bajas (solo Cave dude) and Moon Duo. I think it could make some folks happy.

So, wait, is that Record Store Day 7" UK-only? Do I need to start begging English peeps for a copy now?

I don't think it's UK only. The Chicago store/label Permanent Records is doing it.
http://www.permanentrecordschicago.com/news.php

Weird... I looked at some page of RSD releases and it only turned up on the UK one. Well, I'll keep an eye out.

i should never register an opinion on these guys' releases until i've driven around for a while with them cranked, that's when it works best for me and the details i miss at home spill out.

I keep forgetting this myself. Important words.

Permanent is putting that out? Are we sure about that?

tbh I'm not sure of a goddamn thing anymore

We here at Permanent Records couldn't be more delighted to be sharing with you our very first Record Store Day Exclusive release, a split 7" between (the brand new CAVE side-project) Bitchin Bajas and Moon Duo (featuring Wooden Shjips' guitarist Erik "Ripley" Johnson). CAVE and Wooden Shjips share a lot in common, but their respective side-projects make an even better split pairing. Each band specializes in minimalist, repetitive, psych that's obviously influenced by Krautrock. however, they differ in that Bitchin Bajas focus on the melodic repetition while Moon Duo is heavier on the rhythm and quite a bit darker. This is Bitchin Bajas debut release. Moon Duo has released 3 critically acclaimed records to date. Both tracks on this split are exclusive to this release, which is limited to 750 copies, never to be pressed again. Happy Record Store Day!

We've distributed all of our wholesale stock, they will be available through: Revolver, Forced Exposure, Carrot Top, Thrill Jockey, Norman, & Forte.

Yo, where is that from?

Terminal Boredom board.

can a mod plz fix the misspelling in the title of this thread? thanking u

not a misspelling iirc.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ZeuvTeyato/SezWT3YLXnI/AAAAAAAAApc/sgsB8cve6as/s400/wooden_shjips_dos.jpg

apologies for the bad joek

Nice!!

WELP, I didn't actually find a copy of it, but the Moon Duo side of the Record Store Day 7" is beautiful.

this "vol.2" comp of singles, etc. is ace.

This band kicks much butt. I recommend Vol. II and the split 7".

I am so going to see them open up for Spectrum in two weeks.

lcd soundsystem cover
http://covertcuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/05/shjips-vs-soundsystem.html

I really like Wooden Shjips, but not feeling that one at all. It's not even slightly amusing. Maybe because I HATE the original. :/

Shjips are cool 'n all, but I have a tough time imagining needing more than one record by them (for me it's the first... tho' the singles comps are good too).
Same thing for Moon Duo.

I am digging this, but I've never heard the LCD Soundsystem track.

in the end I'd rather just listen to "White Light/White Heat"

Gotta see these guys one of these days. Vol 2 is grate.

Saw them in Antwerp, Belgium last April. Dude loaned his cymbals to Yob :)