Protonica is a German progressive
psytrance
Psychedelic Trance, Psytrance or Psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...
band, formed in 2003. Band members include Piet Kaempfer and Ralf Dietze from Berlin, Germany. Billboard ranked Protonica 8th in 2013, on their ''Next Big Sound'' chart.
The band performs regularly on music festivals, all over the world, for instance at
Universo Paralello (Brazil),
Rainbow Serpent
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(Australia),
Ozora Festival
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History and growth
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(Hungary),
Fusion Festival
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(Germany),
Ilo Festival (Mexico),
Groove Attack (Israel) and
Boom Festival (Portugal). The Vancouver Sun mentioned about Protonica in 2013, ''one of the most in-demand acts in the world''. Protonica tracks are often in Beatport charts.
Synapse Audio
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calls Protonica some of the biggest players in the Psy Trance genre.
Reviews and charts
Search
Search was listed 1st in the Top 10 Psy Trance charts by Juno Records, in September 2009.
Form Follows Function
BPM magazine called the album solid. Inside Dance Music Magazine, called the Form Follows Function album a masterpiece. Psyreviews was impressed, and gave it 4 of 5 stars. ''I Am Not A Music Journalist'' gave the album 8 out of 10 stars.
Discography
Albums
*''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
External links
Official website* {{discogs artist
Psychedelic trance musical groups
German musical groups