Protonica

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Protonica
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active2003 (2003)–present
Members
  • Piet Kaempfer
  • Ralf Dietze
Websitewww.protonica.de

Protonica is a German progressive psytrance band, formed in 2003.[1] Band members include Piet Kaempfer and Ralf Dietze from Berlin, Germany.[2] Billboard ranked Protonica 8th in 2013, on their Next Big Sound chart.[3]

The band performs regularly on music festivals, all over the world, for instance at Universo Paralello (Brazil), Rainbow Serpent (Australia), Ozora Festival (Hungary), Fusion Festival (Germany), Ilo Festival (Mexico), Groove Attack (Israel) and Boom Festival (Portugal).[4] The Vancouver Sun mentioned about Protonica in 2013, one of the most in-demand acts in the world.[5] Protonica tracks are often in Beatport charts.[6] Synapse Audio calls Protonica some of the biggest players in the Psy Trance genre.[7]

Reviews and charts[edit]

Search[edit]

Search was listed 1st in the Top 10 Psy Trance charts by Juno Records, in September 2009.[8]

Form Follows Function[edit]

BPM magazine called the album solid.[9] Inside Dance Music Magazine, called the Form Follows Function album a masterpiece.[10] Psyreviews was impressed, and gave it 4 of 5 stars.[11] I Am Not A Music Journalist gave the album 8 out of 10 stars.[12]

Discography[edit]

Albums[13]

  • Search (2007, AP Records)
  • Upstream Remixes (2008, Analog Pussy)
  • Refresh EP (2010, IONO Records)
  • Form Follows Function (2012, IONO Records)
  • Symmetry (2019, Iboga Records)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Protonica interview in Junior magazine". 2011.
  2. ^ Protonica. "About Protonica".
  3. ^ Billboard.com (2013). "Protonica chart history".
  4. ^ EDMTOR (30 January 2015). "EVENT PREVIEW: Prog Monkey presents Protonica alongside Sara Dopstar, Lumen, and more 21-02-15".
  5. ^ Nancy Lanthier (10 July 2013). "Vancouver events: Believe Festival, The Neighbourhood, and more".
  6. ^ Beatport Charts. "Beatport Charts Protonica".
  7. ^ Synapse Audio Software. "Featured Artists".
  8. ^ Juno (28 September 2009). "Psy Trance - TOP 10".
  9. ^ BPM (2012). "Protonica interview". p. 25.
  10. ^ IDM. "Protonica – Form Follows Function (Iono Records)".
  11. ^ Psyreviews (22 September 2012). "Protonica – Form Follows Function (Iono)".
  12. ^ I Am Not A Music Journalist (17 September 2012). "Review: Protonica - Form Follows Function".
  13. ^ Discogs.com. "Protonica".

External links[edit]

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