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ORTMANN, ANDY - Psychoacoustic Electronics

Format: 3 x LP Label & Cat.Number: Nihilist - 111 Release Year: 2023 Note: Chicago based member of PANICSVILLE (known for wild performing) and man behind NIHILIST with a captivating, epic album dealing with "Psychoacoustic Electronics", working with unlistenable (but perceivable) frequencies, binaural and masking effects, etc.. => field and object recordings + found sounds heavily transformed, noises and vocal mutations, an album full of surprises and unusual twists, an aural adventure and experience ! - lim. 300 copies, gatefold cover, inlay Price (incl. 19% VAT): €48.50 More Info Picking up where 'Pataphysical Electronics' left off, 'Psychoacoustic Electronics' goes beyond the realms of Electroacoustics and Musique Concrète, straight into the eye of Psychoacoustics itself. Over the span of three LPs (clocking in at 122 minutes and 44 seconds), Ortmann presents twelve compositions exemplifying the phenomenological aspects of Psychoacoustic Electronics. Experience temporal masking effects and missing fundamental demonstrations ! Endure subjective duration and cognitive binaural exercises !! Keep an open mind, which will bend and melt from the skeuomorphic illustrations !!! *Optimal playback system will be able to reproduce a frequency range of 16Hz-22kHz, with front, rear and sub-woofer speaker Recorded and constructed by Andy Ortmann 2019-2023. Art & design by Ortmann. Mastered at Solid State Electronics Laboratory, Chicago IL by Andy Ortmann, Jan.2023. EVP recordings provided by Michael Esposito on 'Paranormal Underground' This track appeared on Michael's fantastic 'Pandemic Response Division' compilation in 2020, via his Spectral Electric imprint. The version presented here has been drastically reworked. 'Torso' is a collaboration with Bryan Lewis Saunders for his epic 'Stream of Unconscious' series. Vocals on '3 Scenes in 457 Seconds' by Louise Bock. Image enhancement by Hali Palombo. Inner gatefold panoramic X-ray of Andy Ortmann by unknown lab technician. https://nihilistrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/psychoacoustic-electronics