SHAPE+ broadcast series : PEB

“A raw annihilation to the lunar plexus, the Berlin-based duo of Ilia Gorovitz and Asja Skrinik is a relentless fusion of industrial, punk, noise rock, and metal, crafted with the precision of a sonic weapon. Gorovitz’s ruthless drumming anchors Skrinik’s aggressive shrieks and guttural vocalisations, riding on dissonant layers of droning soundscapes, mechanical hums, and shattered metallic crashes and alternating between fierce outbreaks and moments of eerie, atmospheric build-ups—a sojourn through industrial wastelands with the septic beauty of a rusty oil sheen. As a live act, PΞB thrives on intensity, blending elements of Grand Guignol horror, spoken word poetry, and metal-inspired vocal performance to create a viciously throbbing experience both musical and theatrical.

A painstaking interplay of arguments and overthinking, their combined sonic weight unleashed devastating performances across Berlin and European underground venues before they even laid down tracks in the studio, weirdifications featuring feedback loops and cryptic field recordings hypnotising with sinister intent. Drown your ears in their evisceratory debut LP IAMCHAINSAW for a taste of what’s to come: beauty in ruins, serenity in noise, liberation in chains.” (CTM Festival 2025)  

PΞB is an act of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art.