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“It's not often you get an EP where all four tracks are equally
good, but this Codex Machine release hits the bullseye.” – Radio Kurtodrome “This beastly honey is gonna rip the backside of the coolest club
floors in the coming weeks.” – Losing
Today
“If this were a teen movie it would be: The Karate Kid.” – Culture Deluxe This release has
received airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6, Wales + Asian Network - Huw
Stephens, Rob da Bank, Steve Lamacq, Adam Walton,
& Pathaan - as well as WFMU (Charlie),
Another
Nice Mess, Radio Kurtodrome, Alooga Radio,
Homegrown
Podcast, Rhubarb Radio… “an instant primate hit” – Shadowplay * * * * * * * * * * * *
*** Album
of the Week at Norman Records *** “'Nose Points in Different
Directions' is what I love to regard as a sonic "stew". A spazmodic
blend of itchy lunacy….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".” – Brian / Norman
Records “This
collection of choice cuts from the last "five years of Phizmiz" has
a real direction, direction that comprises comedy of a certain
self-awareness, and a subtle compositional skill that makes for a strange
concoction of pleasure. Curiosity abounds from beginning to end, mystic
chanting mixed with tribal rhythms and samples of noises of nature and human
culture. Ergo's not a guy to give you a drum loop to chew on for fifteen
minutes like dry wood - he'll flavour it with world spices, set it on fire,
and shoot it to the stars.” – Neil Jones / MusicOMH “…this
offbeat collection encapsulates the expansive talent of one of our most
challenging composers…..“Nose Points in Different Directions” is the result of
all those years of breaking the barriers, and in that respect, is a rather
ominous pill to swallow. Unnerving, thought provoking and inspiring, to
digest what Ergo has accomplished you need to sharpen your senses and prepare
for mental stimulation….The pure appreciation for Ergo’s musical imagery is
commendable enough, but the fact that he continues to cross-pollinate with as
many genres as possible enhances the experience further.”
– Bruce
Turnbull / God is in the TV “This genius is hard to ignore.” – Maarten Schiethart / Pennyblackmusic “moments of genius matched with moments of insanity” – Talena / the-mag *** Russell Barker / Russell’s Reviews
*** *** John Siwicki / Comfort Comes ***
“It is such a marvel of sonic
experimentation. Ergo has turned recent pop songs into
experimental songs and he even covered “Hollaback Girl.” Ergo is an inventive
mind.” – J. Siwicki / Comfort Comes |
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