- Electronic music
- Experimentalism
- DIY
- Lo-fi
- Comedy music
- Hip-hop
- Noise
- Avant-garde
- Alternative
- Abstract
Comment: this
batch of 17 tracks, most of them are short snippets, is joyous and
playful being tinged with an amusing dadaist touch and poignant
electronic effects everywhere. Furthermore, his attitude is reflected
through a domestic imprint, Chinstrap Music (an album called
LOOK
SHARP! and hear the difference was released on it), which
is headed by Ergo Phizmiz, who can be considered to have been one of
the most well-known sound collage/plunderphonic artists with People
Like Us during the last two decades. I like the attitude of the
plunderphonic style because all we as humans and consumers are
closely related to public domain. On the other side, we have no
chance to surpass our mortality so our would be to live in a way God
would have fun by watching us. At the moment if we will watch around
us we can see something which can be considered divine comedy but in
an inferior sense. However, Merz is a superior case making us feel
more upbeat and hopeful. To feel himself/herself alright while
pretending to be a freak. Musically it is a wide spectrum ranging
from electronic effects obsessed noise and abstract sonic experiments
and acoustic anti-folk to obsessive yet somehow sparkling outsider
synth-pop to some haphazard rap exercises. I would like to paraphrase
the lyrics of a song by Suede – obsession in his head does not
connect to the (customary) intellect (of one or another style). By
producing his music the artist employs old school reel-to-reel tapes
and producing threads. In a word, his touch and thinking manner used
to make difference. The artist represents and undermines the
establishment at the same time. Overwhelming outing in any case given
that the future will not be owned by you and me, it will not be owned
by nobody else because one`s words are magniloquent and thoughts are
shoddy. Just the absolute void everywhere which may be filled with
this sound. At least as a thought it is fancy. Let`s have an um-business!
