American psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco and led by Ripley Johnson, known for hypnotic, repetitive trance grooves, fuzzy guitar and delay-heavy vocals.

Formed in the mid-2000s in San Francisco; led by Ripley Johnson. Reviews note the band later residing in Portland. Debut album appeared in 2007. Style draws on psychedelia, krautrock and minimal trance grooves.

DeBaser's reviews present Wooden Shjips as a consistently hypnotic, minimal-psych band led by Ripley Johnson. Critics highlight trance-like repetition, fuzzed guitar and delayed vocals. Some reviews praise focused progression across albums; others note a narrow, monolithic vision. Overall reception is favorable.

For:Listeners of psychedelic/space/kraut-influenced rock, fans of trance-like, repetitive guitar music and fuzz/delay textures.

 Young sprouts devoted to the psychedelic cult in its various incarnations (Velvet Underground - Doors - NEU! - Spacemen 3 - Loop, chronologically speaking), the Wooden Shjips are above all stoners, no doubt about it.

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 Typical couch listening, with dimmed lights, tired limbs but an alert mind, perfect for getting lost in the intricate and tight passage between wakefulness and sleep, undecided between the arms of Morpheus and those of your girlfriend.

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 This new one from Wooden Shjips is easy and edible just right and it even leaves a bit of stardust on the shoulders of my jacket.

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 That aphrodisiac touch of Ripley Johnson, that murmur that remembers smoke rings, vanishing as soon as they take shape.

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