gig this saturday

A notice to remind you that shiggajon will be playing at Global this saturday. The occasion is the qbico u-nite, where we will be playing with a bunch of incredible acts: Jooklo Finnish Quartet, Frank Perry, and Hartmut Geerken. Music starts at 21:00 and we play first, so be there on time! People should attend the "warmup night" as well, featuring Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides (shiggajon members), Maurizo Abata, Johns Lunds & T.R. Kirstein, and Mouths Of The Irrawaddy (shiggajon members). It goes down at Ragnhildgade 1, friday the 7th of May at 21:00.

Our line-up for saturday will be (in no particular order):

Mikkel Reher-Langberg (clarinet)
Mikkel Elzer (guitar)
Mikkel Valentin Dunkerley (ambience)
Christian Møller Blæhr (guitar)
Claus Haxholm (vocals)
Emil Rothenborg (violin)
Nikolai Brix Vartenberg (sax)
Jon Van Den Gegenfürst (cello)
Andreas Sandborg (sax)
Jens Peter Møller (double bass)
Kelly Jayne Jones(flute)
Martin Aagaard(drum kit)
Pascal Nichols (drum kit)
Kristoffer Raasted (percussion)

Ritual 2 is in the making

"Shiggajon" on ark tarp

Our first recordings and release as "the new shiggajon", that is as the expanded shiggajon. Cd-r limited to 60 copies, around 40 of which are for sale. Very march-band-like doomfolk sounds. Released by ark tarp and features their usual beautiful artwork.

Live 1: at the cube

We now have the first tape in the "live" series "at the cube" available. It contains material by us and Dreamers Cloth on each our side, recorded at a show we did in Bristol last year. The DC-side is one track of the usual brilliant, catchy pomegranate-seed-dolphin-keyboard-psych - ours is probably the most rock-like set we've done to date. Earth-riffs and 4/4 drumming etc. Limited to 100 ex, 50 of which are for sale. Silk screened artwork inside.

Get it through us or ark tarp at 4,5 euros / 35 kroner and shipping. Can be picked up in Århus and Copenhagen.
We also have cd-r versions, which are 3 euros / 25 kroner and shipping.

Samlpe here:
Live 1 sample by shiggajon

Also available for free download here

Første ritual

This is the first tape in the ”ritual” series, focusing on music performed (by us) in ritualistic settings, thus often sound-wise moving into ”sound art” territory. We have 9 (out of 30) of these tapes for sale, and the recordings will not be available as mp3 when the tape sells out. Features silk-screened artwork and drawings by us. Get it here (40 kr / 5 e + shipping or pick it up in Århus or Copenhagen) or at the Ark Tarp labelnight/relaseparty.

Ark Tarp release-party March 25th

A post to remind you of the Ark Tarp labelnight and release-party next week. There will, as the poster says, be concerts by mouths of the irrawaddy, dead black arms, bjørn puggaard, and mette mareridt - free admisson. The gig will feature a large shiggajon-related distro and, of course, the release of the first shiggajon-release as the "new" shiggajon - thus simply titled "shiggajon". Be there!

Attention

Our two upcoming tapes, the first ritual and the first live-tape are being pressed and packed these days, but will not be available until March, buyable at the Ark Tarp label-night and release-party in Copenhagen, March 25th. There might be a cd-r-version as well. The picture above is of the upcoming cd on Ark Tarp, which will also be at avail on that evening (ltd. to 60, so it should go fast!)

Go to our myspace for some really low-quality excerpts from the two tapes, as well as the upcoming cd-r "shiggajon" on Ark Tarp.

Listen to the incredible string band more

Ask the snail beneath the stone, ask the stone beneath the wall - are there any stars at all?

Shirts going fast

The t-shirts are selling out faster than expected. There are very few mediums left and the large ones are going fast as well. If you want one through us, act now.

They are also available in repo man records, Copenhagen, though at a less affordable price.

Memories from Prøvehallen

Thanks to the few who showed up for showing up. More pictures in 'visuals'.

t-shirts

Available now. They come in two colours (black / white), two sizes (medium / large), and two cuts (fol ”best” / american apparel). The price is 6,5 euros / 50 kroner.

They can be picked up in Århus and Copenhagen or sent at these shipping rates:

Denmark: 25 kroner
Any other country: 6 euros

Concert this friday!

Shiggajon will be playing a show this coming friday the 11th at Prøvehallen in Valby (Porcelænstorvet 4), Copenhagen. Show up! For this show, shiggajon will be:

Nikolai (Ney flute / tenor sax / bass clarinet)
Jon (Ney flute / tenor sax / recorders)
Mikkel E (electric guitar / percussion)
Mikkel D (vocals / percussion)
Mikkel R (clarinet / dilruba / violin)
Emil (violin)
Claus (vocals / percussion)
Christian (electric guitar)
Jens Peter (double bass / trombone / saz)
Martin (drums)
Kristoffer (drums)

Besides shiggajon, there will be drone-psych-shows by mouths of the irrawaddy and white hand.

Doors at 20:00, first show at 21:00. 40 kroner.

Concerning the forthcoming release on Ark Tarp

The upcoming release on ark tarp has, along with the rest of the batch, been postponed untill February. We'll note when something happens.

Compilation

Singing Knives just released the compilation "Thoughts from screeching lake" through Diogenes (here) containing, amongst other good things, the shiggajon-track "brudet og fundet". There will be a physical press some time in January as well - when it happens, it will be noted here

Besides that, as shiggajon is now a more outgoing band, we're uploading a lot of live-excerpts to our myspace during the next couple of days.

Sweet England

We and Dreamers Cloth recently returned from a wonderful tour in England and Scotland, and want to thank everyone who helped us out along the way. This post will be updated with memories over the next couple of weeks. A lot of the pictures are also available under 'visuals' (right side). For now, here are a couple of videos:

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London


Bristol


Glasgow


Sheffield


(almost) Edinburgh


Live in London


Dreamers Cloth live in Glasgow

Memories from the show in Vanløse

Here's some memories of a saxophone-driven show shiggajon played at the ark tarp release party in Vanløse August 09.

News

After a long break, shiggajon is now once again playing and recording. As of today, all updates will be available here in stead of the shiggajon myspace. Shiggajon is taking on a new, larger, and looser form, moving in new directions. Almost all older releases are sold out, but look forward to a lot of releases of (unreleased) old and new material.