DJ Scotch Egg
Shigeru Ishihara, better known by the stage name DJ Scotch Egg, is a Japanese producer of chiptune/gabba music based in Berlin, Germany.
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. A new album entitled Scotch Hausen was released in Spring 2007.
Contributions with other artists include Ove-Naxx, Hrvatski, Mike Paradinas, Duracell, Bong-Ra, The Pipettes and The Go! Team.
Shige has recorded improvised music collaboratively with Ashley Marlowe and Sam Dook under the moniker Same Things. Two tracks have so far been released through Junior Aspirin Records.
Ishihara is a founding member of WaqWaq Kingdom, along with vocalist Kiki Hitomi. They have released a number of albums on Phantom Limb.
Discography
Demos
- Shiez 2000 demos
- ''Scotch Dub''
Singles
- "Scotch Chicken" 7" single, Wrong Music, 2005
- "Scotch Vader" Kriss Records, 2006
- "Scotch Bach"
- "Scotchy & Shitty" - Rave Like A Headless Chicken" 12" single, Wrong Music, 2008
Albums
Compilation appearances
- "Yeah Man Thanks" on That's What I Call Wrong Music Volume 4
- "Scotch Forest" on Whatever
- "Scotch Boy" on Remove Celebrity Centre
- "Switched on Scotch Bach 10" on Etc
- "Scotch Forrest' & 'Scotch Chicken" on OverKill
- "Scotch Grind' on ''NUCD#02"''
Collaborations
- "Untitled" and a Live noise set at ICA with Hrvatski on Trade & Distribution Almanac Volume 3
- "Youth Pixxel" on Youth Pixel album
- "Punchingcones" appears on The Rebirth Of The Fool Volume 3
- "Oodanhodoh Jya Massive Shoco-shocore " on Ove-Chan Dancehall
- "Scotch Pine" with Pine Forest on Infinite Chug
- "Brew" with Same Things on ASP 008 'Remove Celebrity Centre' CD compilation.
- "Toothache" with Same Things on ASP 014 'Skill 7 Stamina 12 - Toilet - Same Things' limited vinyl 12", 200 copies Junior Aspirin Records.
with WaqWaq Kingdom
- "Essaka Hoisa"
- "Dokkoisho"
- "Hot Pot Totto"
- "Mind Onsen"
- "Doomed Ebisu: BBC Late Junction