Pyrolator

Pyrolator is the solo guise of German synth experimenter Kurt Dahlke, best known as a member of the groundbreaking post-punk/synth pop band Der Plan. Like that group, Pyrolator was chiefly inspired by the synthetic sleekness of Kraftwerk and the dissident surrealism of the Residents, fitting squarely into the emerging German new wave movement. However, Dahlke also drew from the experimental side of post-punk, employing proto-industrial beats and tape collages for a distinctly off-kilter brand of electronic pop. Dahlke began his career as a charter member of D.A.F., helping to...