P16.D4
| Company type | Music ensemble |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Electronic noise music, tape manipulation, musique concrète recordings |
P16.D4 was a German electronic noise music ensemble active between 1980 and 1988. Their work focused on tape manipulation, musique concrète techniques, and reusing earlier recordings. The group collaborated with notable artists such as DDAA, Vortex Campaign, Nurse With Wound, and Merzbow. They played a significant role in the global industrial cassette culture, producing joint projects like Distruct, which incorporated source elements from Nurse with Wound, Nocturnal Emissions, Die Tödliche Doris, and The Haters. Among their enduring collaborations was with conceptual artist Achim Wollscheid, who utilized P16.D4’s audio for his LPs under the alias SBOTHI. Ralf Wehowsky, the only permanent member, subsequently pursued solo work under the name RLW.
Additionally, members participated in Selektion, a collective dedicated to sound and visual arts that released LPs, CDs, books, and design materials.
Albums
- Wer Nicht Arbeiten Will Soll Auch Nicht Essen! - 1981
- V.R.N.L. - 1981
- Kühe In 1/2 Trauer (Selektion) - 1982–1983
- Distruct (Selektion) - 1982–1984
- Nichts Niemand Nirgends Nie! (Selektion) - 1985
- Tionchor (Selektion) - 1982–1986
- Acrid Acme (Of) P16.D4 (Selektion) - 1986–1988
- Bruitiste (RRRecords) - 1988
- Fifty (RRRecords) - 1990
Compilations
- Three Projects (combining Bruitiste, Captured Music, and Fifty) (RRRecords) - 1993