Shigeru Ishihara, better known by the stage name DJ Scotch Egg, is a Japanese producer of

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/ gabba music based in

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. He has released music on the Wrong Music label and Adaadat, and was signed to

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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 (

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, Bong-Ra,

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and

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. 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.

Discography

Demos

*''Shiez 2000 demos'' *'' Scotch Dub'' (2006, The Compliants Department)

Singles

*" Scotch Chicken" 7" single,

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, 2005 *" Scotch Vader" (featuring additional remixes by Ove-Naxx and Bong-Ra; Netherlands only) Kriss Records, 2006 *" Scotch Bach" (features additional remixes by Aaron Spectre and

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, unreleased.) *"Scotchy & Shitty - Rave Like A Headless Chicken" (split with

) 12" single, Wrong Music, 2008

Albums

*'' KFC Core'', Adaadat, 2005 *''スコッチエッグのハードコア・チップチューン大百科'' (Japanese only album, released on De-Fragment records title translates as "Scotch Egg's Encyclopedia Of Hardcore Chiptune") 2007 *'' Scotch Hausen'' (Adaadat/Very Friendly/Wrong Music) 2007 *'' Drumized'' (

, 2008)

Compilation appearances

*'Yeah Man Thanks' (as Shiez 2000) on ''That's What I Call Wrong Music Volume 4'' (Wrong Music, 2004) *'Scotch Forest' on ''Whatever'' (Wrong Music, 2005) *'Scotch Boy' on ''Remove Celebrity Centre'' ( Junior Aspirin Records, 2006) *'Switched on Scotch Bach 10' on ''Etc'' (Wrong Music, 2006) *'Scotch Forrest' & 'Scotch Chicken' on ''OverKill'' (on Overkill, 2006) *'Scotch Grind' on ''NUCD#02'' (on Numusic records, 2007)

Collaborations

*'Untitled'(with Duracell) and a Live noise set at ICA with

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on Trade & Distribution Almanac Volume 3 (Adaadat, 2006) *'Youth Pixxel' (with Germlin) on Youth Pixel album (Adaadat, 2006) *'Punchingcones' (with Toxic Lipstick and Kunt) appears on The Rebirth Of The Fool Volume 3 (Dualplover, 2006) *'Oodanhodoh Jya Massive Shoco-shocore (Ovnx And ScotchEgg Mashed U Shit)' (with Ove-Naxx) 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.

References

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