28 January 2005
Friday 28 January 2005 22:15-23:30 (Radio 3)
A double bill recorded last year at the Spitz in East London and featuring sets by surrealist composer and sound artist Ergo Phizmiz, and the collaboration of London samplist Vicki Bennett aka People Like Us and San Francisco's Jon Leidecker aka Wobbly.
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes
Playlist
MIXING IT
Presented by Mark Russell and Robert Sandall
Produced by Felix Carey
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
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Friday 28 January 2005, 10:15pm
repeated from 14 May 2004
Featuring People Like Us and Wobbly and Ergo Phizmiz in concert
Recorded 8 May 2004 at the Spitz, London
People Like Us and Wobbly
A Transatlantic collaboration. People Like Us is British sound collage artist Vicki Bennett and Wobbly is her San Franciscan counterpart Jon Leidecker. They were performing on two Numark CDN-88 double CD decks.
See also http://www.peoplelikeus.org; http://www.detritus.net/wobbly
Discography:
Ergo Phizmiz, Xper.Xr & People Like Us: Gongexeva (Mukow KOW009 - http://www.mukow.gemm.com)
People Like Us: Recyclopaedia Britannica (Mess Media MESS 1 - http://www.soleilmoon.com)
People Like Us and Kenny G: Nothing Special (Mess Media MESS 3 - http://www.soleilmoon.com)
People Like Us/Wobbly/Matmos: Wide Open Spaces (Tigerbeat 6 MEOW 083 - http://www.tigerbeat6.com)
Wobbly: Wild Why (Tigerbeat 6 MEOW 055 - http://www.tigerbeat6.com)
Vicki Bennett hosts a weekly show on New York station WFMU; more details at http://www.wfmu.org
Ergo Phizmiz
Ergo Phizmiz is a young composer and sound artist who currently operates out of the Isle of Wight. This set was performed on laptop, and he was joined on stage (although you can't hear it) by dancer 'John the Baby'.
See also http://www.ergophizmiz.com
Titles:
Shirtbarf; Wacky Wacky Wacky; Mary My Glue/The Bad; Edvard Lift Me; Hell is a Conversation With; Wayday; Easily Recognised; Caterpillars and Up; Rectify
Ergo Phizmiz has released many CDs on the Mukow label; more details at http://www.ergophizmiz.com
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