P16.D4 & Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant–Nichts Niemand Nirgends Nie! -(Double Vinyl-Selektion-Germany-1986)

P16D4 was a German band whose music bordered on the industrial and on the cacophonous. On their debut album "Kühe In 1/2 Trauer" (Selektion, 1982) they managed to fuse the playful irrationality of dadaism and the oppressive tones of expressionism. Roger Schönauer and Ewald Weber focused on an austere art and technique of loop and tape manipulation. Stefan E. Schmidt joined the ensemble on Distruct (Selektion,1984), a deconstructed remix of sound sources provided by friends in the industrial scene. The double album Nichts Niemand Nirgends Nie (1985) delved into musique concrete and electronic improvisation. Tionchor (Sonoris, 1987) collects revised rarities.

Swimmign Behaviour Of The Human Infant is Achim Wollscheid a media artist whose work over the past 20 years has been at the forefront of experimental music. He has performed and presented installation projects internationally. His work in sound has led to an interest in the relation between sound, light and architectural space, which he pursues through public, interactive and electronic projects. He is a founding member of SELEKTION, an organisation for the production and distribution of information systems. His book, The Terrorized Term, was published by SELEKTION in 1999. Today he still works as an artist for light and sound installations in Frankfurt/Main.(info from Discogs)

German label (Frankfurt-based) for mainly experimental music and musique concrete. Evolved out of the art-punk-label "Wahrnehmungen", which ran in 1980-1981. Many electronic releases of various kinds. Run by Achim Wollscheid and Ralf Wehowsky.Their actual webpage is here.

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Tracklist 

A1	–P16.D4	Passagen-Kryptokontur
A2	–P16.D4	|=:-|/*|-;-|
A3	–P16.D4	|:"/"| Organ, Bass – Peter Lambert
A4	–P16.D4	Virtuelle Altäre
A5	–P16.D4	Neger Am Laster
B1	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	My Life In The Mailbox
B2	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	V
B3	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Dynasty
B4	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Ave Maria
B5	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Blues Organ, Bass – Peter Lambert
B6	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Ribbentrop
B7	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Rip'd'drop
B8	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Shavers
B9	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	Bunte Herrentaschentücher
B10	–Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant*	178
C1	–P16.D4 + S B O T H I*	My Last World Will Be
C2	–P16.D4 + S B O T H I*	Ex Post Facto
C3	–P16.D4 + S B O T H I*	Rotron II Conductor – Christoph WallhornTechnician [Tape-operating] – Charly Steiger
D1	–S B O T H I* + P16.D4	The Other Cellophane Upsurge Percussion [Additional] – Horst Maus
D2	–S B O T H I* + P16.D4	7 Abschnitte
D3	–S B O T H I* + P16.D4	Syntax Der Zerlegten Sinne

Credits

• Artwork – Charly Steiger, Makxs Caspers*
• Performer – Ewald Weber, Makxs Caspers*, Ralf Wehowsky, Roger Schönauer, S.B.O.T.H.I., Stefan Schmidt*

Notes

Packaged in gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet and A4 handicraft insert.

Sides A and B feature both projects individually in the studio using raw material, transformed tapes or finished songs of the other.
Side C features cooperative live works, improvised on the spot.
Side D features further transformations: D1 used material from A1 to C3, D2 uses material from A1 to D1, D3 uses material from A1 to D2.