UOEIA Trailer

UOEIA, an operina on the histories of yodelling by Ergo Phizmiz, based on books by Bart Plantenga, premieres at Operadagen Rotterdam on May 30th 2013.

UOEIA - Images from work-in-progress

UOEIA - Favola in Jodel, an Operina on the histories of yodelling, based on the writings of Bart Plantenga, premieres at DePlayer / Operadagen Rotterdam on May 30th 2013.

"UOEIA" Operina for cracked voices by Ergo Phizmiz

DePlayer, Operadagen Rotterdam and Bart Plantenga present "That Global Glottis", an evening of performance on the practice and history of yodelling, including the premiere of "UOEIA", an operina drawing from the history of yodelling around the world. May 30th 2013, Rotterdam.

The event will also feature performances from Phil Minton and Kutzkelina. See it!

More information here, here and here.

LIVE DATES - May to June 2013

Some dates for your dairy or diary...

Photo by Peter Knight. Ergo in York, 2007-ish.

May 6th - The Lexington, London, presented by Upset the Rhythm - Ergo Phizmiz & The Ramshackle Swank, also Parenthetical Girls.

May 25th - SVA Festival, Stroud - Performance of "GARGANTUA: An Excessive Entertainment"

May 30th - Operadagen Rotterdam, presented by DePlayer - Premiere of Ergo Phizmiz's Yodelling opera (title tbc)

June 16th - Isle of Wight Festival, in the woods, presented by Uncle Jez - Ergo Phizmiz & The Ramshackle Swank.

Ergo Phizmiz interview in Chain DLK

The splendid folk of CHAIN D.L.K interviewed Ergo Phizmiz about nonsense, T.S. Eliot, Aphex Twin, drugs, breakfast, Ionesco, and walls. Read the full interview HERE.

Photographs of GARGANTUA by Rebecca Vaughan

Rebecca Vaughan kindly popped in and took these rather tasty photos of GARGANTUA: An Excessive Entertainment by Ergo Phizmiz & Friends. Many thanks. Delicious.

Please help! Ergo Phizmiz crowd funding, last ditch attempt.

If you have enjoyed the past ten years or more of free music from Ergo Phizmiz, please help support my new production.



Please help support GARGANTUA by paying £2 or what you want for THE PETE WATERMAN RAP single, or donating via Paypal.

And you want extra treats? Well...

Contributions of £10 or over receive a copy of The Keystone Cut Ups DVD.

Contributions of £20 or over receive a original Ergo Phizmiz collage from the 2012 "Families, Intimate Situations, Opium Architecture and the Behemoth" exhibition.

Contributions of £50 or over receive both the above delicious trinkets of dreams.

Contributions of £100 or over receive an Ergo Phizmiz cover version of any song you would like.

Contributions of £1000 or over receive an Ergo Phizmiz cover version of any album you would like.

You can buy the single, for any amount you want, after the below image....

Out now! A digital single of two tracks from Ergo Phizmiz's excessive entertainment GARGANTUA.