Posts Tagged ‘Ripley Johnson’

Wooden Shjips: West Full Album Stream at Vpro 3voor12

Posted on Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Wooden Shjips’ West is currently streaming in its entirety at this location, courtesy of Vpro 3voor12, which is the leading cultural media network in the Netherlands.

“Variously echoing the acid-drenched otherworldliness of 13th Floor Elevators (‘Lazy Bones’, ‘Looking Out’), the propulsive minimalism of NEU! (‘Black Smoke Rise’, ‘Crossing’) and the scuzzed-out finale of Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Rust Never Sleeps (‘Home’), West feels like the brooding soundtrack that Zodiac deserved” – Dave Kerr / The Skinny.

Tags: Krautrock, Moon Duo, psychedelica, Ripley Johnson, Vpro 3voor12, West, Wooden Shjips
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Album of the day: Wooden Shjips – West

Posted on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Skinny: Gone is the lo-fi fugue of Wooden Shjips’ DIY recordings: West marks the San Franciscan psych-rock disciples’ debut in a “proper studio” under the trusted gaze of de facto Thrill Jockey engineer and Trans Am founder Phil Manley. And the move doesn’t harm them one ...read more

Album of the day: Moon Duo – Mazes

Posted on Friday, March 25th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: For artists from David Bowie to the Birthday Party to Liars, seeking refuge to record in Berlin has resulted in some very dark, very far-out releases. So when psychedelic pop twosome Moon Duo – which features Wooden Shjips’ Erik “Ripley” Johnson on guitar and fellow San ...read more