The over riding theme for the album as indicated by the title is the american west, and all of the mythology, romanticism, and idealism that it embodies. West deluxe version wooden shjips alternative 2011. Based on the idealism, romanticism, and mythology of western america, their psychedelic, expansive sound plays off the theme beautifully. Lp version packaged with full color artworked inner sleeve and free download card. Wooden shjips stand at the forefront of modern psychedelic rock and present, west their first album for thrill jockey. On their third studio album, the shjips tranceinducing drones feel more. Wooden shjips pronounced ships is an american experimental and psychedelic rock band.
Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of west 2011 by wooden shjips at mp3caprice. Wooden shjips head to the brudenell social club in leeds this september as part. Based on the idealism, romanticism, and mythology of western america, their psychedelic, expansive. Prior to 2006, wooden shjips was an experiment in primitive and minimalist rock. Shjips in the night live in san francisco vinyl lp. I just found out about wooden shjips and the two albums ive been listening to are west and back to land and just to keep this simple and short i love these two this band is just the bit of psychedelic mixed with a touch of ambient jam that ive been looking for a perfect bay area sound 4 and a half stars outta 5. These tracks are all hypnotic kraut grooves, spacious textures and spiralling guitar playing. Licensed to youtube by merlin thrill jockey records on behalf of thrill jockey. I just found out about wooden shjips and the two albums ive been listening to. The band self released a 10 and 7 that year and started playing shows shortly thereafter. Supreme psychdrone rockers wooden shjips must have figured out that if they traveled any more inward they just might turn themselves inside out.
West, from 2011, continues improvement, the sound is cleaned up but the droningrocking combination remains. Includes unlimited streaming of west via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Wooden shjips stand at the forefront of modern psychedelic rock and present their first album for thrill jockey. Though it takes a few listens to unlock this superlativesince at first you might be tempted to merely think, this just sounds like wooden. Sunday august 3 in milwaukee at the cactus club again with moss folk. Wooden shjips play a quick trio of dates in the long nights of high summer in the us mid west.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Includes unlimited streaming of west via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Wooden shjips turn the crunchy choogle of 1970s boogierock into isolationchamber spaceout fare. San franciscos excellent psychrock outfit wooden shjips is returning with a new album following 2011s west. Wooden shjips are as retrofascinated as the likes of kalli and soft hearted scientists, but their psychedelia is less sunkissed and paradisiacal, even when their gaze is drawn west, as on this. West deluxe version by wooden shjips on apple music. Cd version comes in a 4 panel minilp style package. Lp version includes a full color artworked inner sleeve and download coupon. West is the third full release from psychrock outfit wooden shjips.
The cover of wooden shjips fifth album centers around a visual puna hand making a peace sign that doubles as the records romannumeral title, v. Wooden shjips, a quartet from san francisco heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical. West is the first wooden shjips album recorded in a proper studio. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.