DJ Scotch Egg

DJ Scotch Egg
DJ Scotch Egg on stage at the 2008 Sonar festival in Barcelona
DJ Scotch Egg on stage at the 2008 Sonar festival in Barcelona
Background information
Birth nameShigeru Ishihara
Also known asShiez 2000
Scotch Grind
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • DJ
Instrument(s)Nanoloop, Loudspeaker
Years active2003–present
Labels
  • Wrong Music
  • Adaadat
  • Load
Websitewww.djscotchegg.org

Shigeru Ishihara, better known by the stage name DJ Scotch Egg, is a Japanese producer of chiptune/gabba music based in Berlin, Germany.[1][2]

He has released music on the Wrong Music label and Adaadat, and was signed to Load Records after Lightning Bolt were impressed by his music.[3] A new album entitled Scotch Hausen was released in Spring 2007.

Contributions with other artists include Ove-Naxx, Hrvatski (Keith Fullerton Whitman), Mike Paradinas, Duracell, Bong-Ra, The Pipettes and The Go! Team.[citation needed]

Shige has recorded improvised music collaboratively with Ashley Marlowe and Sam Dook under the moniker Same Things.[citation needed] Two tracks have so far been released through Junior Aspirin Records.[4][5]

  1. ^ Sadiq, Attiq (May 22, 2008). "Scotch Bach 2 by DJ Scotch Egg". The Times. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Adam (2008-07-09). "The scrambled sounds of DJ Scotch Egg". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ^ "a biography of DJ Scotch Egg". Clubtransmediale.de. Archived from the original on March 3, 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. ^ "REMOVE CELEBRITY CENTRE | Junior Aspirin Records".
  5. ^ "SAME THINGS | Junior Aspirin Records".