Panicsville is a Chicago
noise music group founded in 1992 by
Andy Ortmann (founder of
Nihilist Records) with David Forquer and Ryan Kohler. It has become an ongoing project for Ortmann to work with other musicians. Early shows consisted of pelting the audience with items like dry ice, meat, blood and insects. Now the group generally plays shrieking, high-pitched noises dressed in strange black latex outfits, and physically attack their audience in a violent but playful fashion.
At one time, the group consisted of 15 members --
Ben Armstrong and
Drew St. Ivany from
Laddio Bolocko
Laddio Bolocko was a noise rock band from New York City, formed in 1996 by members of Panicsville and the Dazzling Killmen. Their sound has drawn comparisons to experimental rock groups such as This Heat and Can and free jazz musicians like Albe ...
and
The Psychic Paramount
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History
The band was formed by guitarist Drew St. Ivany and bassist Ben Armstrong after the dissolution of noise rock band Laddio Bolocko. ...
among them; however, Jeremy Fisher and Andy Ortmann are the only two permanent members of the group. Recent collaborators include filmmaker
Usama Alshaibi
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,
Cock E.S.P., M.V. Carbon from
Metalux
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and Thymme Jones from
Cheer Accident.
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Musical groups established in 1992