Alright, this week has been hard fought, but quite successful, I would say… Six articles on The Faust Cycle have been posted, and there will be six more of them. I posted my commentaries on: the Cowon iAudio 7 & 9 players, A Brief Word About Security, and the iPad & iBooks. I continued serveral series: …
Artist: Ergo Phizmiz Title: The Faust Cycle (or The House of Dr. Faustus) So today’s listening was a turning point on The Faust Cycle for me. Actually, it wasn’t a single turning point, but rather multiple turning points. First was the introduction of The Faust Cycle Podcast. My first impression about this was: what a …
Artist: Ergo Phizmiz Title: The Faust Cycle (or The House of Dr. Faustus) This section of The Faust Cycle has been sub-titled Culinary Philosophy. The narrator, Ergo Phizmiz himself (which I have failed to mention previously), finds that while he was asleep he has been relocated in the house. Of course, it has been difficult …
Artist: Ergo Phizmiz Title: The Faust Cycle (or The House of Dr. Faustus) This is day two of listening to this extremely experimental piece. I have to say, some of the things that I initially suspect are coming true. The narrative is turning into a twisting and turning shaggy-dog story. As I mentioned on my …
Artist: Ergo Phizmiz Title: The Faust Cycle (or The House of Dr. Faustus) Ergo Phizmiz & Firends have an accomplishment that is possibly the most insane thing I have seen yet: they have produced a 14+ hour piece and released it on the netlabel Headphonica. So the question becomes, how do you listen to such …
Introduction Building a classical music collection can be both daunting and mystifying. Big symphonies and operas can sometimes seem quite foreign and difficult to approach and understand, and are quite lengthy and difficult to keep track of. So, how should you start listening to classical music if you find these pieces to be too much? …
