Protonica
{{Short description|German progressive psytrance band}}
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| origin = Berlin, Germany
| genre = {{hlist|Psytrance}}
| years_active = {{start date|2003}}–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.protonica.de/}}
| current_members = *Piet Kaempfer
- Ralf Dietze
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Protonica is a German progressive psytrance band, formed in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.protonica.de/pics/h_press_interview_junior_2011.jpg|title=Protonica interview in Junior magazine|year=2011}} Band members include Piet Kaempfer and Ralf Dietze from Berlin, Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.protonica.de/b_about.htm|title=About Protonica|author=Protonica}} Billboard ranked Protonica 8th in 2013, on their Next Big Sound chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5841725/protonica/chart|author=Billboard.com|year=2013|title=Protonica chart history}}
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).{{cite web|url=http://edmtor.com/2015/01/event-preview-prog-monkey-presents-protonica-alongside-sara-dopstar-lumen-and-more-21-02-15/|title=EVENT PREVIEW: Prog Monkey presents Protonica alongside Sara Dopstar, Lumen, and more 21-02-15|author=EDMTOR|date=30 January 2015}} The Vancouver Sun mentioned about Protonica in 2013, one of the most in-demand acts in the world.{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/Vancouver+events+Believe+Festival+Neighbourhood+more/8642222/story.html|title=Vancouver events: Believe Festival, The Neighbourhood, and more|author=Nancy Lanthier|date=10 July 2013}} Protonica tracks are often in Beatport charts.{{cite web|url=http://beatportcharts.com/search/?query=protonica|title=Beatport Charts Protonica|author=Beatport Charts}} Synapse Audio calls Protonica some of the biggest players in the Psy Trance genre.{{cite web|url=http://www.synapse-audio.com/artists.html|title=Featured Artists|date=|author=Synapse Audio Software}}
Reviews and charts
=Search=
Search was listed 1st in the Top 10 Psy Trance charts by Juno Records, in September 2009.{{cite web|author=Juno|date=28 September 2009|title=Psy Trance - TOP 10|url=http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/685978-Protonica/320627-Chart}}
=Form Follows Function=
BPM magazine called the album solid.{{cite web|page=25|url=http://issuu.com/bpmmag/docs/bpmlifestyle_nov_dec12/3|author=BPM|year=2012|title=Protonica interview}} Inside Dance Music Magazine, called the Form Follows Function album a masterpiece.{{cite web|url=http://idmmag.com/musicreviews/latest-albums-reviewed-here/protonica-form-follows-function-iono-records/|title=Protonica – Form Follows Function (Iono Records)|author=IDM}} Psyreviews was impressed, and gave it 4 of 5 stars.{{cite web|url=http://psyreviews.net/2012/09/protonica-form-follows-function-iono/|author=Psyreviews|title=Protonica – Form Follows Function (Iono)|date=22 September 2012}} I Am Not A Music Journalist gave the album 8 out of 10 stars.{{cite web|url=http://iamnotamusicjournalist.blogspot.de/2012/09/review-protonica-form-follows-function.html|author=I Am Not A Music Journalist|title=Review: Protonica - Form Follows Function|date=17 September 2012}}
Discography
Albums{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/335865-Protonica|title=Protonica|author=Discogs.com}}
- 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
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External links
- [http://www.protonica.de/ Official website]
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