Wooden Shjips
Wooden Shjips (that’s not a typo) is a vital and refreshingly inspired quartet from San Francisco playing loud rock ‘n’ roll in a style 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 lineup 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. Its songs sound something akin to the icy garage rock of early Echo & The Bunnymen crossed with the sun-bleached tremolo-punk of the Scientists. There are hints of krautrock, the trance-inducing organ haze of Suicide, Deerhunter style dance-drone, classic desert-
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
19
Albums
5
Total audio
2h 00m 22s
FMA listens
25,375
Favourites
111
Avg bitrate
253 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Rock | 14 |
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 17
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 — 2
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auld Lang Syne | Holiday Cassingle | 2008 | 8m 11s | 11,066 |
| O Tannenbaum | Holiday Cassingle | 2008 | 8m 54s | 2,658 |
| Lazy Bones | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 | 2011 | 4m 12s | 1,813 |
| We Ask You To Ride | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 | 2011 | 6m 34s | 1,683 |
| Crossing | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 | 2011 | 6m 22s | 1,338 |
| Flight | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 | 2011 | 8m 25s | 1,013 |
| Motorbike | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 | 2010 | 5m 15s | 913 |
| I Hear The Vibrations (live at ATP-NY '08) | Wooden Shjips Live at ATP NY 2008 | 2008 | 4m 09s | 707 |
| These Shadows | Live on WFMU with Therese: Nov 18, 2013 | 2013 | 6m 04s | 675 |
| Ruins | Live on WFMU with Therese: Nov 18, 2013 | 2013 | 5m 42s | 569 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3–6 min | 7 | 36.8% |
| Over 6 min | 12 | 63.2% |
Release Timeline
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Track Catalogue
19 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruins [58, 359, 362] | Live on WFMU with Therese: Nov 18, 2013 2013 | 5m 42s | 569 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Other Stars [58, 359, 362] | Live on WFMU with Therese: Nov 18, 2013 2013 | 5m 03s | 543 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| These Shadows [58, 359, 362] | Live on WFMU with Therese: Nov 18, 2013 2013 | 6m 04s | 675 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Crossing [58] | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 2011 | Rock | 6m 22s | 1,338 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Lazy Bones [58] | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 2011 | Rock | 4m 12s | 1,813 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Flight [58] | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 2011 | Rock | 8m 25s | 1,013 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| We Ask You To Ride [58] | Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on November 29, 2011 2011 | Rock | 6m 34s | 1,683 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Motorbike [58] | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 2010 | Rock | 5m 15s | 913 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| For So Long [58] | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 2010 | Rock | 6m 27s | 266 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Fallin' [58] | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 2010 | Rock | 9m 10s | 273 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Aquarian Time [58] | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 2010 | Rock | 6m 37s | 220 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Death's Not Your Friend [58] | Wooden Shjips ATP NY 2010 2010 | Rock | 6m 23s | 203 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |
| Auld Lang Syne [58, 763] | Holiday Cassingle 2008 | 8m 11s | 11,066 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 | |
| O Tannenbaum [58, 763] | Holiday Cassingle 2008 | 8m 54s | 2,658 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 | |
| I Hear The Vibrations (live at ATP-NY '08) [58] | Wooden Shjips Live at ATP NY 2008 2008 | Rock | 4m 09s | 707 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2008-09-20 |