Here we have a Wooden Shjips record the world saw coming -- not titled II, Sophomore, or Second, but Dos. The group maintains its strident pace like a silverfish rave in perfectly folded bedsheets, with more bounce per ounce as life goes jogging with bopping heads and digging heels. Five numbers whose style might fit as cozily at La Cave in 1968 as at Ibiza in 1988. Natural loops with just enough vocals take you where the khakis and the cut-offs play together.Dos sounds off as the inauguration speec   [ read more ]

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Wooden Shjips, a quartet from San Francisco heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism, and garage rock excess, started as an experiment in rhythmic primitivism and group improvisation. The current roster brings a more structured rock approach to its performances, utilizing a traditional lineup of drums (Omar Ahsanuddin), bass (Dusty Jermier), organ (Nash Whalen), guitar (Erik 'Ripley' Johnson), and vocals. The band released two acclaimed records in 2006, begi   [ read more ]

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The Wooden Shjips' earliest material was released on vinyl, pressed in small quantities that were either free or hard to come by and are now hopelessly out of print. Who are we to keep you away from the rush of 'Shrinking Moon for You'? Vol. 1 collects all the tracks from the free 10-inch, the 'Dance, California' 7-inch, and the 'SOL' 7-inch.

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To date, this Bay Area band has produced two very hard to find releases: the 'Shrinking Moon For You' 10-inch and the 'Dance California' 7-inch. '...the concentrated ferocity of the freakouts on their two very-underground releases...arrives via the 70s Germanic-guitar lunacy of Guru Guru and the confrontational repetition of VU' - David Fricke.

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