Protonica Explained

Protonica
Origin:	Berlin, Germany
Years Active:	–present
Current Members:	Piet Kaempfer Ralf Dietze

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

Search

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

Form Follows Function

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

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)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

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