Ripley (the main dude behind Wooden Shjips) now lives here in Portland and is currently moving in a more hippie, country psych direction (think 1970 Grateful Dead) and releasing music as the Rose City Band. He and his wife also formed Moon Duo, which was similar to Shjips but more hypnotic and trancey. I saw MD in 2019, and they had this really cool transparent tent that covered them and the stage. You could still see them, but lights would bounce and project psychedelic shapes, lines, and colors onto the walls of the tent. It was absolutely mindblowing. I have never seen anything like it done before or since!
I’ve loved that song since I first heard it, and I initially got turned on to them because their song “Sol 107 Pt. 1” was on an In Search Of Syd (Barrett) CD that Mojo magazine released in 2007. Great stuff!
Must have a proper listen to this later (not 3:30am/phone speaker!)
If you’re interested in some hot funk rock then you must check out ‘High Fade’ - 3 virtuoso lads from Edinburgh who are knocking it out of the park right now… Just released their debut album: ‘Life’s Too Fast’, available on all the usual streaming platforms - Seriously brilliant (and no, I’m not affiliated in any way; just a fan).
Perfect choice! Thanks for an excellent sample; will investigate these guys (and the whole psych genre, 21st century version). My fav since the Peter Green offering. Carry on and enjoy your Xmas puddings and such…
This band is absolutely amazing! I discovered them several years ago, looked up their tour schedule and found out that they'd just played PsychFest in Austin a few weeks before. And I live in Austin! Dammit! And now it seems they're on indefinite hiatus.
How about my new, compilation double album 'Woke Up this Morning' (geddit?). It's a selection of original songs created between the late 80s and 2016. The are three more of my albums on on Bandcamp too! https://steveswindells.bandcamp.com/album/woke-up-this-morning
Ripley (the main dude behind Wooden Shjips) now lives here in Portland and is currently moving in a more hippie, country psych direction (think 1970 Grateful Dead) and releasing music as the Rose City Band. He and his wife also formed Moon Duo, which was similar to Shjips but more hypnotic and trancey. I saw MD in 2019, and they had this really cool transparent tent that covered them and the stage. You could still see them, but lights would bounce and project psychedelic shapes, lines, and colors onto the walls of the tent. It was absolutely mindblowing. I have never seen anything like it done before or since!
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing, Michael.
I’ve loved that song since I first heard it, and I initially got turned on to them because their song “Sol 107 Pt. 1” was on an In Search Of Syd (Barrett) CD that Mojo magazine released in 2007. Great stuff!
Must have a proper listen to this later (not 3:30am/phone speaker!)
If you’re interested in some hot funk rock then you must check out ‘High Fade’ - 3 virtuoso lads from Edinburgh who are knocking it out of the park right now… Just released their debut album: ‘Life’s Too Fast’, available on all the usual streaming platforms - Seriously brilliant (and no, I’m not affiliated in any way; just a fan).
Thank you, saved it and will listen tomorrow!
I am sure you have listened to the band, 'Circles around the sun' - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Aixcj6XBhqbdEHDKS7QcH?si=h2NEiPnrTM23aqFUxFFkdA
Thank you!
Cool.
This also reminds me of Radar Bros. - The Illustrated Garden another trippy, psychedelia.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2AwUhxRdh04mTtGIYTS9QZ?si=GVL3HUpPReG2r3EsYyfTLA
First thing I heard this Christmas morning.
Perfect choice! Thanks for an excellent sample; will investigate these guys (and the whole psych genre, 21st century version). My fav since the Peter Green offering. Carry on and enjoy your Xmas puddings and such…
Another great recommendation - thank you.
This band is absolutely amazing! I discovered them several years ago, looked up their tour schedule and found out that they'd just played PsychFest in Austin a few weeks before. And I live in Austin! Dammit! And now it seems they're on indefinite hiatus.
Yes, great band! I featured their live album here: https://youtu.be/VZawmgDIixU?si=6ykpYeIs6QAJ3faw
I saw them at a festival. Knew nothing about them. They were fantastic. The Gories also played. So great. Oh, then P-Funk crushed it. 2018.
Nice, will check out both.
The whole album by WS is great. Stacked wood to it the other day. Thanks for sharing.
P-funk, if you are new to them, start with Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain'. Can't lose.
I could listen to the song all morning!
How about my new, compilation double album 'Woke Up this Morning' (geddit?). It's a selection of original songs created between the late 80s and 2016. The are three more of my albums on on Bandcamp too! https://steveswindells.bandcamp.com/album/woke-up-this-morning
Thanks, will have a listen!
Cheers, it's already had 10k streams on Spotify after just a couple of months.
This is really good!
Agree with you
Crinkly, jangley and smooth all at the same time. I like it.
How ‘bout “Concrete and Clay” by Unit 4x2? Resurfaced in movie “Rushmore”.
Worth a listen…
Great, thanks for sharing
Thank you for discovering us and sharing unknown tracks
Cool! Nice sounds. Reminds me of “Kiss You All Over” by Exile.
Yes, also get some "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield in there.
Definitely hear the Buffalo Springfield in there, good call!