Writer, composer, collagist, theatre & opera maker, radio producer, songwriter, and performer Ergo Phizmiz. The scourge of modern opera and Paul McCartney's favourite meat substitute.
'Comparing the musical landscape of ‘Gala’ to “a slightly gone-off Baroque Disneyland” which is “quite lush and romantic but with a really sour topping,” Phizmiz says he was also inspired by the soundtrack to Salvador Dali’s film ‘Un Chien Andalou’ (1929), which was backed with Argentinean tangos.'
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Puppet Centre and Tête à Tête co-production in collaboration with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Music and Words: Ergo Phizmiz
Gala is a puppet-opera inspired by the aged Gala Dali’s rapacious relationship with Jeff Fenholt, a young actor then playing the role of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway.
In a collaboration springing from the 2012 Puppetry in Opera Conference, Tête à Tête works with Isobel Smith (Grist to the Mill), and puppeteers together with singers from Trinity Laban on a longer commission from Festival favourite Ergo Phizmiz following his 2012 Lite Bite Caring in the Community.
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Design/Puppetry: Isobel Smith
Music Director: Timothy Burke
Gala: Becca Marriott
Jesus Christ Superstar: Alex Gilchrist
Maid: Laura Monaghan
Puppeteers: Isobel Smith, Teele Uustani, Darren East
Ergo Phizmiz presents IDIOT, a new album of skewiff compositions and fractured sound-collages, created between 2011-2013.
"Salt" is the result of over-exposure to a very political artist's penis, created with Elvis Herod. Although it wasn't Elvis Herod's penis I was overexposed to, rather Herod shared in the exposure to the aforementioned penis.
"Pianola With Headache" is just that.
"Sand Dune Dances" are a woozy dream of a sand-dune landscape in a snow-globe.
"The Voice of Terror" is a Sherlock Holmes nuclear adventure.
"Little Gagarin's First Rocket" tells you just how excited baby Yuri was.
"Ornidisco" where the dickybirds get their rocks off.
"Pontin's Masturbatory Reverie" for two brothers in a holiday camp.
"Doll War" a miniature battle rages.
"Warsaw Encounter", when brought to visit a very interesting fellow indeed.
"Night on the Town". Superfunk.
"Hassan Disco" i Sabbah knows how to throw shapes.
"The Happiest Birdy". A lullaby for domesticated animals.
"Orpheus Tickled". Any why not?
"Magador". A writhing harem.
"The Larks". Upsidedownism and music-boxes, variations on a Hungarian folk song.
"Dummkopf". Idiot march.
"Ragbone". The love of rattling and bone shattering.
"Bee Quiet" a jive in the hive.
Recorded at Atelier Royale & The Sunroom, Bridport; The Merz Barn, Elterwater; La Chaussee, Herison, France.
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