P16.D4
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Germany
- Born: 1980 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Died: 1988
- Active: 1980–1988
Biography
P16.D4 were a Frankfurt collective led by Ralf Wehowsky, active from 1980 to 1988, who turned punk and Neue Deutsche Welle beginnings into abstract tape music. Working through the #Selektion# collective, they solicited recordings from international correspondents, then cut, looped, distorted and recomposed them, building albums such as 'Kühe in 1/2 Trauer' and 'Distruct' from the results. Their improvised, anti professional method made them central figures in the European industrial tape network of the 1980s.
Genres
P16.D4 Discography
- Kühe in ½ Trauer (1984) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Distruct (1985) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Acrid Acme (Of) P16.D4 (1989) - Album - rated 3.53/5
Members
- Ralf Wehowsky - electronics, tape manipulation, guitar, bass (1980–1988)
- Ewald Weber - percussion, vocals, saxophone (1980–1988)
- Roger Schönauer - percussion, vocals (1980–1988)
- Stefan E. Schmidt - piano (1983–1988)