P16.D4

P16.D4
Origin	Germany
Genres	electronic music noise musique concrète industrial
Years active	1980–1988
Labels	Selektion, RRRecords, Odd Size (re-releases), Sonoris (re-releases), Was Soll Das ? Schallplatten (re-releases)
Members	Ralf Wehowsky, Ewald Weber, Roger Schönauer, Stefan E. Schmidt
Past members	Achim Szepanski, Gerd Poppe

P16.D4 was a German electronic noise music collective, active primarily from 1980 to 1988. P16.D4 embraced tape cut-ups, musique concrète, endless recycling and transformation of previously published material, and many long-distance collaborations with like-minded artists such as DDAA, Vortex Campaign, Nurse With Wound, and Merzbow. The longest-term collaboration was with the installation and conceptual artist Achim Wollscheid, who used P16.D4 sounds as the basis for LPs he recorded under the name SBOTHI. Ralf Wehowsky, the only constant member of the group, later released solo material under the alias RLW.

Members of P16.D4 were also involved with Selektion, a collective of people involved with sound as well as the visual arts. Selektion published LPs, CDs, books, visual art and design.

Discography

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 (Bruitiste - Captured Music - Fifty) (RRRecords) - 1993