Announcing the new theatre work written, composed & directed by Ergo Phizmiz.
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.
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Friday, 13 July 2012
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Jingle Hell on Soundart Radio
From Saturday December 13th on Soundart Radio:
"Soundart Radio's annual mash up of all things seasonal. Open to contributors: send us your Christmas noises, subversions, poems, etc. This year we feature work from Wrong Music, Oima, Ergo Phizmiz, John Rutter, Ren and Stimpy, Monkton Wylde, Lucinda Guy and more. More material shall be added."
The Ergo Phizmiz music in Jingle Hell includes seasonal collages originally produced for WFMU, Ergo's 2004 improvised turntable performance for Christian Marclay's 'The Sounds of Christmas' project, the Father Christmas speech from the 2002 Komediergophizmiz performed by Erik Bumbledonk, and the Sticky White Glue Christmas episode.
"Soundart Radio's annual mash up of all things seasonal. Open to contributors: send us your Christmas noises, subversions, poems, etc. This year we feature work from Wrong Music, Oima, Ergo Phizmiz, John Rutter, Ren and Stimpy, Monkton Wylde, Lucinda Guy and more. More material shall be added."
The Ergo Phizmiz music in Jingle Hell includes seasonal collages originally produced for WFMU, Ergo's 2004 improvised turntable performance for Christian Marclay's 'The Sounds of Christmas' project, the Father Christmas speech from the 2002 Komediergophizmiz performed by Erik Bumbledonk, and the Sticky White Glue Christmas episode.
Monday, 10 August 2009
Now That's What We Pump At The Press Release...
We are delighted to announce the online-only, free release of a new album of covers of 1990s chartbusting, dancefloor filling smash hits, arranged for acoustic, electronic, homemade, and toy instruments, by Ergo Phizmiz & The Midnight Florists.
"Now That's What We Pump At The Party"
Following in the footsteps of the reviled, acclaimed, maimed and shamed Ergo Phizmiz & his Orchestra project (also available free), which covered the music of Aphex Twin, the entirety of the second Velvet Underground album, and a selection of 90s & noughties R & B classics for acoustic and toy instrument. This recording, however, moves on from the sound of the Orchestra project, moving into a more band-orientated sound, sounding something similar to strange manic jazz made by psychotic octogenarians on whatever instruments they could find.
For anyone with fond or hate-filled memories of such luminaries as C & C Music Factory,Dee Lite, Lou Bega, Culture Beat, or Snap, this album is for you. Hear Ergo & the Florists tear their way through "Rhythm is Dancer" like a party of wild banshees armed with ukuleles and box drums, or crawling across the bar-room Harmonium on an afterparty "Mambo No 5". Help us call "Mr Vain", complete with toy piano and the Monkton-o-phone, or simply put on your dancing shoes and begrudgingly admit that "Groove is in the Heart", which, hearts in the groove, the Midnight Florists plough through, group falsetti circling like vultures atop the corpse of that 'indestructable medium', the CD.
This album is the first release by the new musical unit The Midnight Florists. The group, on this release, is comprised of Ergo Phizmiz, The Travelling Mongoose, Monkton Wylde and Vulnavia Vanity, all of whom play all manner of instruments and contribute vocals to the release. Special mention should go to The Travelling Mongoose's newfound skills in very, very high falsetto vocals, at which he is an undisputed master.
Download, dance, and tell all your friends .....
Here be the link, on the marvellous WFMU Free Music Archive .....
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Friday, 7 August 2009
Ergo Phizmiz & The Midnight Florists "Now That's What We Pump At The Party" - New album imminent ....
We are delighted to announce the imminent online release of a new album of cover versions, from the 1990s, by Ergo Phizmiz and The Midnight Florists.
This album is the screaming successor to the Ergo Phizmiz & his Orchestra project, in which Ergo recreated the music of Aphex Twin, the Velvet Underground, and various nineties and noughties R & B classics. And, of course, the record must be free!
(Although a 10" one day would be nice ...)
The tracklist is:
"Groove Is In The Heart"
"Mr Vain"
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
"Gonna Make You Sweat"
"Mambo No 5"
"Rhythm Is A Dancer"
The album is arranged & performed by Ergo Phizmiz, The Travelling Mongoose, Monkton Wylde & Vulnavia Vanity. The elegant Mambo Rocher was away on some shady business trip, but may if time is on our side make an appearance on Blue (Da Ba Dee) along with a spatial gust performance from the good lady Martha of Moopette. Produced by Ergo, with thanks to the Co-Op bins and Vulnavia's astounding business acumen. Recorded at the Mechanischemusikabbinett, this last week but mainly the other day, 2009.
During the sessions Monkton's balls were cupped. But by whom?
And it'll be on this blog very soon..... next day or so is the theory..... tell all your friends and put on your dancing shoes.....
This album is the screaming successor to the Ergo Phizmiz & his Orchestra project, in which Ergo recreated the music of Aphex Twin, the Velvet Underground, and various nineties and noughties R & B classics. And, of course, the record must be free!
(Although a 10" one day would be nice ...)
The tracklist is:
"Groove Is In The Heart"
"Mr Vain"
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
"Gonna Make You Sweat"
"Mambo No 5"
"Rhythm Is A Dancer"
The album is arranged & performed by Ergo Phizmiz, The Travelling Mongoose, Monkton Wylde & Vulnavia Vanity. The elegant Mambo Rocher was away on some shady business trip, but may if time is on our side make an appearance on Blue (Da Ba Dee) along with a spatial gust performance from the good lady Martha of Moopette. Produced by Ergo, with thanks to the Co-Op bins and Vulnavia's astounding business acumen. Recorded at the Mechanischemusikabbinett, this last week but mainly the other day, 2009.
During the sessions Monkton's balls were cupped. But by whom?
And it'll be on this blog very soon..... next day or so is the theory..... tell all your friends and put on your dancing shoes.....
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Ergo Phizmiz & The Midnight Florists, Live at Camp Bestival
Ergo Phizmiz & The Midnight Florists bash out a take on The Rivington's "The Bird's The Word", whilst in the background a crowd of thousands run past attempting to keep out of the rain, which burst from the sky approximately two minutes before the show began.
And an unreleased Ergo Phizmiz song "Something Dirty".
The line-up is Ergo Phizmiz (Voice, Guitar, Ukulele, Accordion), The Travelling Mongoose (Bass), Amie Willingale (Violin, Guitar), Vulnavia Vanity (Drums, Melodica), Monkton Wylde (Toys, Devices and Shapes).
At this point Ergo & The Florists had only been a band for six days. The video was filmed by the master English pipe-smoker, ceramicist and film-maker Martha Moopette. Keep an eye out for the new Ergo Phizmiz album "Things to Do and Make", soon on Care in the Community Recordings.
And an unreleased Ergo Phizmiz song "Something Dirty".
The line-up is Ergo Phizmiz (Voice, Guitar, Ukulele, Accordion), The Travelling Mongoose (Bass), Amie Willingale (Violin, Guitar), Vulnavia Vanity (Drums, Melodica), Monkton Wylde (Toys, Devices and Shapes).
At this point Ergo & The Florists had only been a band for six days. The video was filmed by the master English pipe-smoker, ceramicist and film-maker Martha Moopette. Keep an eye out for the new Ergo Phizmiz album "Things to Do and Make", soon on Care in the Community Recordings.
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