Splutter for Harpsichord

Ergo Phizmiz & Elvis Herod "Stardust Memories"

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.... two abominations of the human race unite in a tender, starlit embrace in the comforting, tender folds of Soundart Radio, and throw together a tender, lunar broth mouth-bab. 

* Edited  from a 3 hour live studio session, for two voices of two abominations, and two record players, "Stardust Memories" is a smooth, tender journey into the smooth, tender hearts of two smooth, tender, starlit abominations.

The cover art of this album, featuring a pre-rap Daniel Radcliffe and two smiling hounds, was designed especially by Stefan Sagmeister. Thanks Stef.


* To be read in the voice of Don La Fontaine


Dedicated to Simon Lilleker (who works down the works), with tenderness, and a smooth, glossy exterior.

Anchovy Quadrille (Music for Prepared Piano)

MUMBO JAMBO: Four Electronic Pieces

Ergo Phizmiz presents MUMBO JAMBO, four new slices of electronic collage music. Games with modular composition, swollen melody, and badly behaved rhythms.

Including samples of Jane Saunders, Simon Hartung & Amie Willingale Trio, W.A. Mozart, Morton Subotnick, DJ Pierre, Conlon Nancarrow, Pitman's Gramophone Course of Typewriter Keyboard Instruction, Georges Antheil, Erik Satie, Carl Stalling, Simon Mathewson, Siegfried Wendel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mieko Somi, Ennio Morricone, Johann Strauss II, Krimanchuli Orera, J.S. Bach, Youtube Funk Drumming Lessons, The Bangles.

Cover photo by the marvellous Caroline Stupnicka, taken at IF4 The End is NYE, Bridport.

And....

If you enjoy this, dip into other pieces by Ergo Phizmiz. Tell your friends. If you like, and have it to spare, and would like to keep hearing such dulcet tones as these, donate some money here. Because we keep running out of the stuff. We know you do too. But, yer know.....

Quality and Service

Yer darn tootin...

Greetings from Imaginary Jamaica.

Great review of "All Our Clocks Are Dying: Prepared Piano Improvisations" on Cerebral Rift

Many thanks to the Cerebral Rift for a great review of "All Our Clocks Are Dying: Improvisations for Prepared Piano".

"Each of the tracks has a different preparation for the piano, and the structure and musical concepts of each of the pieces is phenomenally realized.  The only living, producing recording artist that I think could even come close to this level of work would be Tom Waits." 

Read the full review HERE.

All Our Clocks Are Dying: Improvisations for Prepared Piano

Four improvisations for Prepared Piano.

(Making Jack a Dull Boy * Pot Bellied March and Rumpus * All Our Clocks Are Dying * The Long Knife Disco)

Recorded in the living room, Thursday 5th September 2013.

IDIOT - The new album by Ergo Phizmiz

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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Ergo Phizmiz presents POPGASMS

ULTRAORGAN

Classwar Karaoke

Ergo Phizmiz has created the track "Music For Klaus Nomi" for the new edition of the vast ongoing compilation series Classwar Karaoke. Download this album, and ear-up past installments in the series, at the Classwar Karaoke blog.

New Ergo Phizmiz electronic album - "Music For Your Party" - Free download

We present for your delectation a new mini-album, 27 minutes of rhythmic electronic sample music and sound-collage by Ergo Phizmiz.



It is intended, as the title implies, for parties and right royal knees-ups, but can be listened to at your discretion (or indiscretion) in any chosen environment or context.

* (Any of the rare breed of Ergothusiasts may be interested to know this is the first of Ergo's works produced entirely using the taking, juxtaposition and processing of samples in a timeline since 2007, back in the heady days of Phuj Phactory & 1000 Year Mix. Goodness gracious. It must be something they put in the water....)

NOW - put on your dancing shoes, buy a few bottles, and have a party.

Created Bridport, March 2012, at the kitchen table.

Cover photograph by Martha Moopette, of Ergo Phizmiz, in the aftermath of a party appropriate to listening to this album, dressing up as a chauffeur in Zombina's house. And why not, eh?

Sampled on this album are: Art Shaw, Augustus Pablo, Die Todliche Doris, Anton Webern, Pete Um, Delia Derbyshire, Bohislav Martinu, Der Plan, Anthology of Dutch Electronic Music, Kosmos, Klaus Nomi, Puaj-Ahem's Glitchy Bitchy, Kraftwerk, Erik Satie, Moondog, Arnold Schoenberg, The Cheeky Girls, Claudio Monteverdi, Daphne Oram, Sounds to Come, Little Richard, various bits and pieces from Youtube....amen....

This album is dedicated to the simply gorgeous Elvis Herod, may he rot like an abandoned vegetable languishing in the early morning of yesterday's market....

Vulnavia Vanity & Ergo Phizmiz "BUFFETINFANTIL" - the night Vulnavia & Ergo locked themselves away with a lot of Vodka....

Performed on voice, electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, harmonium, mandolin, wheel, turntable, drums, digital-delay, tape recorder, in an evening of extreme decadence and a sorry, slightly painful morning. 

We like to call this music Decadence'n'Roll (thanks Christopher Lee).









With deepest apologies to everyone Vulnavia phoned during the recording sessions. And to Benny Bjorn.

And big thanks to Lady SD.


Sponsored (unofficially) by Smirnoff Vodka.


Dedicated to Kerry Katona & Chuck Berry.


Recorded 27th-28th October 2011 at Grindia, Bridport.

"Honey honey, Lich Me Baby, aha!"

More Vulnavia here, and on Facebook here. 


More Ergo here.

Opera to take place inside a cabinet

An opera to take place inside a cabinet, preferably wooden, by Ergo Phizmiz.




 The text is written by David Niven, from his autobiography "The Moon's a Balloon".


Made with two pieces of metal, an electric guitar, a musical saw, a midi keyboard, a cassette recorder, a floor tom, a plastic tube, a euphonium mouthpiece, the end of a recorder.
 
Recorded September 2011, at Grindia, Bridport.

Download at the Internet Archive.