DJ Scotch Egg
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DJ Scotch Egg | |
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 DJ Scotch Egg on stage at the 2008 Sonar festival in Barcelona | |
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| Also known as | Shiez 2000 Scotch Grind |
| Born | Shigeru Ishihara |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Instruments | Nanoloop, Loudspeaker |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | www.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]
Ishihara is a founding member of WaqWaq Kingdom, along with vocalist Kiki Hitomi. They have released a number of albums on Phantom Limb.
