Ergo Phizmiz
Nose Points In Different Directions

5
...according to our Brian on 08 February 2007.

After much deliberation, we've opted to give album of the week to ERGO PHIZMIZ. Well, actually it took us 2 seconds to decide & we threw all the other records in the bin & set them on fire. 'Nose Points in Different Directions' is what I love to regard as a sonic "stew". A spazmodic blend of itchy lunacy. Sampletronic electroscopic nutterdom that comes atcha like a multi faceted gurning raver with 18 limbs & 5 eyes. His music is the logical, melodic conclusion to all the berserk post breakcore Adadaat stuff (Check the Agaskodo Teliverik CD I implore you!). There's Aphex in there mixed with Terry Riley & Philip Glass. Plus probably Senor Coconut on acid. Tom Waits & Beefheart sabotaging the Radiophonic Workshop after downing a case of Bourbon each. There's a million ideas on this widescreen kaleidoscopic opus & they all work, tripping over each other, helping one another up in the chaotic melee. Organic samples bounce off frantic layered percussion & disjointed rhythyms. There's a very human, humorous element to this maverick music & this some vibrant, langurous downtempo moments along the way to give you the true sense of a "journey". I wouldn't listen to it on drugs unless you want to go completely mental. It is a drug y'see. So hear what this chap has been recording for the last 5 years & wonder why you still buy Squarepusher records (no offence!!!!) check him here
It's a CD, digipak stylee, with initial copies arriving in your letterbox accompanied by a FREE 12 TRACK CD of insane cover versions of largely contemporary R&B cover versions. Courtesy of the lovely Womb records.

NB. Only the 1st 50 copies come with this marvellous freebie so be quick!!

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What their label says...

“Nose Points In Different Directions : Music By Ergo Phizmiz 2001 – 2006”
A retrospective of choice cuts from the past five years of musical activity from Ergo Phizmiz. Featuring rare cuts, previously unreleased tracks, and excerpts from Ergo's work for radio, soundtracks, installations, and short-run releases. All tracks have been remastered for sound quality.