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4 September 2011

Harvest Sun Promotions present...Wooden Shijps at the Kazimier Liverpool


Harvest Sun Promotions proudly present...

WOODEN SHJIPS
THE FRESH & ONLYS
MUGSTAR
DJ BERNIE CONNOR

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8pm, Tuesday 6th September @ The Kazimier

Tickets £10 from: 
http://tiny.cc/woodenline
In person from here: http://www.probe-records.com/
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WOODEN SHJIPS

Wooden Shjips 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-fried garage psych and the mysterious, obscure Japanese lysergic-rock band Les Rallizes Denudes all mixed into one explosive whole on Wooden Shjips self-titled Holy Mountain debut.

The experience of Wooden Shjips has been equated to that of the Japanese phenomenon called maboroshi, which is somewhat similar to seeing a mirage or hallucinating in time. In the context of imagination/dreams, maboroshi is attributed to past occurrences and can take on a meaning like “phantoms.” The group’s songs seem to exist in a dream state in which anything is possible.

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THE FRESH & ONLY'S

The Fresh & Onlys are set apart by an endearingly fussy devotion to songcraft and an understated and unfakeable weirdness… their possibly unhealthy familiarity with garage-rock arcana is balanced out by a keen songwriter’s eye, and their obsession with the past is elevated by genuine affection and love” - Pitchfork 

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MUGSTAR

Mugstar are the sound of 10,000 suns exploding, pulsing with repetitive beauty, pounding like a supersonic mantra with shades of Sonic Youth, Neu!, Oneida and Pink Floyd.

22 August 2011

Up and coming music events in Liverpool

Over the next few months Liverpool will play host to some amazing gigs. From the amazing Wooden Shjips, Jezz Kerr and the wonderful Vic Goddard, there is something for everyone. Some of these gigs have (not surprisingly) already sold out but there are plenty more available to please everyone. Make sure you experience what the local promoters have to offer and in some wonderful intimate venues

31/08
=BEST COAST
STEALING SHEEP
7.30pm @ Mojo
£10adv from Seetickets here

03/09 
SARABETH TUCEK
THE RANDOM FAMILY | BIRD | LIZZIE NUNNERY
8pm @ St Bride’s Church (BYOB)
£6adv from Seetickets here
06/09
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE FRESH & ONLY'S
MUGSTAR | DJ BERNIE CONNOR
8pm @ The Kazimier
£10adv from Seetickets here

09/09 
DANIEL MARTIN MOORE 
(SUBPOP)
EVA PETERSEN | ANDY STEELE | MORE TBA
8pm @ The Scandinavian Church (BYOB)
£7adv from Seetickets here

10/09 
VIC GODARD & SUBWAY SECT
THE LADY KILLERS | BEATNIK HURRICANE | MASHEMON | DJ JOE McKECHNIE
8pm @ The Williamson Tunnels
£8adv from Seetickets here
16/09 
JEZ KERR 
(A CERTAIN RATIO)
THE TEA STREET BAND | DASS UNSER | DJ BERNIE CONNOR
8pm @ The Static Gallery
£7adv from Seetickets here

22/09
BIDO LITO! SOCIAL CLUB
LINE UP TBA
8pm @ The Shipping Forecast
£4otd

22/09
CLOCK OPERA
PLUS GUESTS
7.30pm @ Mojo
£5adv from Seetickets here
24/09
LOVE INKS
THE SUM DRUMS | ALL WE ARE
TERRA ALPHA | SEEK MAGIC DJ's
AFTER PARTY FROM GOOD INTENTIONS DJ's
8pm @ The Williamson Tunnels
£6adv from Seetickets here

28/09
PRINCE FATTY SOUNDSYSTEM
& HOLLIE COOK
PLUS GUESTS
7.30pm @ Mojo
£5adv from Seetickets here
25/09
CAVE PAINTING
SENSORITES / METAMUSIC
8pm @ The Shipping Forecast
£5adv from Seetickets here

05/10
ART BRUT
PLUS GUESTS
7.30pm @ Mojo
£9adv from Seetickets here
06/10
WILLIAM TYLER
(Lambchop / Silver Jews / Bonnie 'PrinCe' Billy)
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
    CAVALIER SONG / MORE TBA
8pm @ Leaf Bold Street
£8adv from Seetickets here
15/10
RODDY FRAME
PLUS GUESTS
8pm @ The Kazimier
£SOLD OUT
15/10
THE BLOOD ARM
PLUS GUESTS
8pm @ Mojo
£5adv from Seetickets here
19/10
An evening with...
GEORGE GALLOWAY
8.00pm @ Mojo
£15adv from Seetickets here
20/10
BASTILLE
PLUS GUESTS
8pm @ Mojo
£5adv from Seetickets here
20/10
BIDO LITO! SOCIAL CLUB
LINE UP TBA
8pm @ The Shipping Forecast
£4otd
26/10
KALEIDOSCOPE
ELEPHANT STONE (USA) | BY THE SEA
LUCKY BEACHES | DJ KOOLAID BOB (Probe Records)
'PSYCHEDELIC SUNSHINE FOLK FOR DAYDREAM BELIEVERS'
8pm @ The Shipping Forecast,
£5adv

16/11
=THE MOONS
PLUS GUESTS
8pm @ Mojo
£7adv from Seetickets here
23/11
COLOURMUSIC
PLUS GUESTS
7.30pm @ Mojo
£6adv from Seetickets here

4 August 2011

Wooden Shjips - The Kazimier, Liverpool, Tuesday 06 September 2011

 
Wooden Shjips, as it is today, started in 2006. The band self released a 10” and 7” that year and started playing shows shortly thereafter. Prior to 2006, Wooden Shjips was an experiment in primitive and minimalist rock. After it imploded, Ripley Johnson, guitar and vocals, assembled the current lineup of Dusty Jermier on bass, Nash Whalen on organ, and Omar Ahsanuddin on drums. West marks the first time the band recorded in a proper studio, as well as the first time with an engineer (Phil Manley). All previous recordings, either self-released, for Holy Mountain, or Mexican Summer were done more piecemeal in the band’s rehearsal studio. West was recorded and mixed in six days at Lucky Cat Studios in San Francisco. It was mastered by Sonic Boom at Blanker Unisinn, Brooklyn, with additional mastering by Heba Kadry at the Lodge in New York.
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. The band members grew up on the East Coast, so for a long time the history and literature of the West was an abstraction and a fascination for them. Part of the allure of the West, which is part of the myth, is the concept of Manifest Destiny, the vastness, and the possibilities for reinvention, which is not to say that is what each song is specifically about, but it was very much an undercurrent during the songwriting of the album. The artwork also touches on the same theme by using an iconic structure that is both a gateway in a literal and metaphorical sense.
It is easy to see why these would appeal to Wooden Shjips, as their music lends itself to exploration. It is both transformative and transporting, the sum being far greater than it’s parts. The steady driving rhythms are the elliptical motion machine driven by the often thick and distorted guitar lines, melodic and boundless. Where they may lead cannot be anticipated but following them is exhilarating. It is all about getting there, the destination, while the experience of getting there is an adventure. It is the guitar lines that guide both the listener and the band on the literal and metaphorical journey into the vastness. The ghostly vocals, obscured by dense layers of instruments surrounding them, are alluring with their airy mystery. This elusive quality further draws the listener in, while they attempt to grasp at their meaning. While indebted to both the psych music of the ‘60s and mid-‘70s, electric Neil Young, and even the induced travels of Spacemen 3, the Wooden Shjips’ music is modern and in every way their own. West is an epic journey to the edge and beyond. 
Catch them at the Kazimier tickets on sale now!