Episode 38: Andy Ortmann (Panicsville, Nihilist)

Andy Ortmann is a music maker, a visual artist and the founder of Nihilist Recordings.

We discuss some of the releases, performances and stories of Andy's career — which stretches back to the early 90s.

Whether it's the many costumes worn onstage as part of his band Panicsville, the unique packaging of some of his own releases (and others on Nihilist) or the variety of different recording methods employed over the years, Andy continues to find new ways not to repeat himself.

Andy shares tales of meeting the members of Whitehouse, how he came to release music by Nurse With Wound's Steven Stapleton on Nihilist, why he chose to dress like a plant onstage and much else besides.

Closing track: "Poemè Psychoacoustique" from Psychoacoustic Electronics (Nihilist, 2023)

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