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| caption = Dahlke (left, keyboards) and Michael Kemner (bass) playing with Fehlfarben in Hagen in 2006
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| name = Kurt Dahlke
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| alias = Pyrolator
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| caption = Dahlke (left, keyboards) and Michael Kemner (bass) playing with Fehlfarben in Hagen in 2006
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|4|29}}
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| origin = [[Wuppertal]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia|NRW]], Germany
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| birth_name = Kurt Dahlke
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| instrument = Synthesizers, keyboards
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| alias = Pyrolator
| genre = [[Experimental music|Experimental]], [[techno]], [[post-punk]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|4|29|df=yes}}
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| occupation = Musician, producer, [[Music engineer|engineer]]
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| origin = [[Wuppertal]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia|NRW]], [[Germany]]
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| years_active = 1979–present
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| instrument = Synthesizers, keyboards
| genre = [[Experimental music|Experimental]], [[techno]], [[post-punk]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| label = Warning Records, [[Ata Tak]], [[Bureau-B]], [[Captain Trip Records]], [[Suezan Studio]]
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| associated_acts = [[Der Plan]], [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F]], [[Fehlfarben]], [[A Certain Frank]], [[Bombay 1]], [[Burkina Electric]]
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| occupation = [[Musician]], [[Record producer|producer]], [[Music engineer|engineer]]
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| website = pyrolator.com <ref>[http://www.pyrolator.com/ ]</ref>
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| years_active = 1979–present
| label = Warning Records, [[Ata Tak]], [[Bureau-B]], [[Captain Trip Records]], [[Suezan Studio]]
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| associated_acts = [[Der Plan]], [[D.A.F. (band)|D.A.F.]], [[Fehlfarben]], [[A Certain Frank]], [[Bombay 1]], [[Burkina Electric]]
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| website = [http://www.pyrolator.com/Pyrolator.com]
| notable_instruments = [[Don Buchla|Thunder]] [[Don Buchla|Lightning II]], [[Brontologic]]
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'''Kurt Dahlke''' (April 29, 1958) is a German [[musician]] and [[producer (music)|producer]]. He is a founding member of record label/publishing company ''Ata Tak'' and has worked and still works in several bands. Dahlke is also known as '''Pyrolator'''.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pyrolator</ref> Several times he has been commissioned by the [[Goethe-Institut]] for workshops or concerts.
'''Kurt Dahlke''' (born 29 April 1958) is a German musician and record producer. He is a founding member of record label/publishing company ''Ata Tak'' and has worked and still works in several bands. Dahlke is also known as '''Pyrolator'''.<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pyrolator |title=Pyrolator Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref> Several times he has been commissioned by the [[Goethe-Institut]] for workshops or concerts.


On stage Dahlke operates his computer/synthesizer hardware by the movement or the pressure of the hands, with ''Thunder'' and ''Lightning II" two controllers built by [[Don Buchla]].
On stage, Dahlke operates his computer/synthesizer hardware by the movement or the pressure of the hands, with ''Thunder'' and ''Lightning'', two controllers built by [[Don Buchla]].


== Career ==
==Career==
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In 1978, Dahlke was a founding member of [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F]], but left the band in 1979,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Deutsch+Amerikanische+Freundschaft |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Discography |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref> when he became a member of [[Der Plan]] (until 1992), and [[Fehlfarben]] (until 1980 and again since 2002). From the same year on he labeled his solo work as ''Pyrolator''.<ref name="discogs1"/>


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Dahlke collaborated on several films of director [[Rainer Kirberg]], with ''Der Plan'' in ''The Last Revenge'' (1983) and ''Grottenolm'' (1985) and in 2011 as sound designer in ''Das schlafende Mädchen''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197106/|title=Kurt Dahlke|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>
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In 1978 Dahlke was a founding member of D.A.F., but left the band in 1979,<ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Deutsch+Amerikanische+Freundschaft "Kurt Dahlke was replaced by Chrislo Haas (electronic instruments, bass-guitar, saxophone) in 1979"</ref> when he became a member of [[Der Plan]] (until 1992), and [[Fehlfarben]] (until 1980 and again since 2002). From the same year on he labeled his solo work as ''Pyrolator''.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pyrolator</ref>


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In 1996 he worked with his ''Der Plan'' partner Frank Fenstermacher as ''A certain Frank, in ''2005 he started a collaboration with painter Jörn Stoya as ''Bombay 1''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://groenland.com/en/artist/bombay-1-2 |title=Bombay 1 |publisher=Groenland.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>
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Dahlke collaborated on several films of director [[Rainer Kirberg]], with ''Der Plan'' in ''Die letzte Rache'' (1983) and ''Grottenolm'' (1985) and in 2011 as sound designer in ''Das schlafende Mädchen''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197106/</ref>


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Until today he's been involved as musician, engineer or producer in more than 400 releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kurt+Dahlke |title=Kurt Dahlke Discography |publisher=Discogs.com |date=29 April 1958 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>
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In 1996 he worked with his ''Der Plan'' partner Frank Fenstermacher as ''A certain Frank, in ''2005 he started a collaboration with painter Jörn Stoya as ''Bombay 1''.<ref>http://groenland.com/en/artist/bombay-1-2</ref>

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Until today he's been involved as musician, engineer or producer in more than 400 releases.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kurt+Dahlke</ref>


=== Pyrolator ===
=== Pyrolator ===
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In 1979 he released ''Inland'', his first album as ''Pyrolator''. The cover stated: ''Pyrolator Synthesizer Inland'', the music is quite experimental, close to industrial music, incorporating field recordings and harsh electronica. On the follow-up ''Ausland'' (1981) he worked with a list of Ata Tak associated guests including his Der Plan colleagues and [[Holger Hiller]]. The songs range from experimental electronica to synth-pop, where ''Wunderland'' (1984) became his most playful, melodic and popular effort with references to world music.
In 1979 he released ''Inland'', his first album as ''Pyrolator''. The cover stated: ''Pyrolator Synthesizer Inland'', the music is quite experimental, close to industrial music, incorporating field recordings and harsh electronica. On the follow-up ''Ausland'' (1981) he worked with a list of Ata Tak associated guests including his Der Plan colleagues and [[Holger Hiller]]. The songs range from experimental electronica to synth-pop, where ''Wunderland'' (1984) became his most playful, melodic and popular effort with references to world music.


In 1985 Dahlke collaborated with Arnd Kai Klosowski for the album ''Hometaping Is Killing Music'' an early effort in popular music based entirely on [[Sampling (music)|sampling]].<ref>[http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2008/09/ak-klosowski-pyrolator-home-taping-is.html "Demented pop music from the very early days of sampling" Digitalmeltd0wn]</ref>
In 1985 Dahlke collaborated with Arnd Kai Klosowski for the album ''Hometaping Is Killing Music'' an early effort in popular music based entirely on [[Sampling (music)|sampling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2008/09/ak-klosowski-pyrolator-home-taping-is.html |title=Digital Meltd0wn: A.K. Klosowski & Pyrolator |publisher=Digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com |date=18 August 2010 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>
1987's ''Pyrolator's Traumland'' with Susan Brackeen on vocals and a whole range of guest musicians became his most commercial and less experimental album. He then teamed up with Linda Sharrock and Frank Samba for ''Every 2nd'', an album commissioned for the German Olympic pavilion at the 1988 Seoul Games.
1987's ''Pyrolator's Traumland'' with Susan Brackeen on vocals and a whole range of guest musicians became his most commercial and less experimental album. He then teamed up with Linda Sharrock and Frank Samba for ''Every 2nd'', an album commissioned for the German Olympic pavilion at the 1988 Seoul Games.


With the singles ''Ficcion Disco'' and ''City Space'' from 1992/1993 he moved towards Techno, which lead to his productions for ''Antonelli Electr.'' the techno project of [[Stefan Schwander]] - another Ata Tak artist (with ''The I-Burnettes'', 1990, and ''The Bad Examples'', from 1996 on).
With the singles ''Ficcion Disco'' and ''City Space'' from 1992/1993 he moved towards Techno, which led to his productions for ''Antonelli Electr.'' the techno project of [[Stefan Schwander]] – another Ata Tak artist (with ''The I-Burnettes'', 1990, and ''The Bad Examples'', from 1996 on).


''Neuland'' from 2011 is the first Pyrolator album not released on Ata Tak but [[Bureau-B]]. It received a four star rating on [[Allmusic]].<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/neuland-mw0002219712</ref>
''Neuland'' from 2011 is the first Pyrolator album not released on Ata Tak but [[Bureau-B]]. It received a four star rating on [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|author=John Bush |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/neuland-mw0002219712 |title=Neuland – Pyrolator &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=25 October 2011 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>


=== Ata Tak ===
===Ata Tak===
Dahlke is a founding member of the independent record label and publishing company ''Ata Tak'', as well as associated label ''Das Büro'', from 1979 on, and with over 150 releases still in operation.<ref>[http://www.atatak.com//e/assets/s2dmain.html?http://www.atatak.com//e/eatatakhistory/dasbuerolabel/dinfo3.html Catalog of Ata Tak]</ref><ref>[http://www.atatak.com//e/assets/s2dmain.html?http://www.atatak.com//e/eatatakhistory/dasbuerolabel/dinfo3.html Catalog of Das Büro]</ref>
Dahlke is a founding member of the independent record label and publishing company ''Ata Tak'', as well as associated label ''Das Büro'', from 1979 on, and with over 150 releases still in operation.<ref name="atatak1">{{cite web|url=http://www.atatak.com//e/assets/s2dmain.html?http://www.atatak.com//e/eatatakhistory/dasbuerolabel/dinfo3.html |title=Ata Tak |publisher=Atatak.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>


The two labels have been a fulcrum of the German [[Post-punk]]/ [[Neue Deutsche Welle]] scene, with releases of artists like [[Der Plan]], Lost Gringos, [[D.A.F. (band)|D.A.F.]], Die Zimmermänner, [[Holger Hiller]], [[Andreas Dorau]], [[S.Y.P.H.]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], or Minus Delta T.
The two labels have been a fulcrum of the German [[Post-punk]]/ [[Neue Deutsche Welle]] scene, with releases of artists like [[Der Plan]], Lost Gringos, [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|DAF]], Die Zimmermänner, [[Holger Hiller]], [[Andreas Dorau]], [[S.Y.P.H.]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], or Minus Delta T.


Later on Ata Tak e.g. released [[The Bad Examples]], [[Element of Crime]] or 1993 the first album of [[Oval (band)|Oval]].
Later on Ata Tak e.g. released [[The Bad Examples]], [[Element of Crime]] or 1993 the first album of [[Oval (band)|Oval]].


== Selected Discography ==
==Selected discography==
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*'''Pyrolator''' albums:

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*''Pyrolator'' albums:
**Inland (1979)
**Inland (1979)
**Ausland (1981)
**Ausland (1981)
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** Every Second (as Pyrolator/Sharrock/Samba) (1988)
** Every Second (as Pyrolator/Sharrock/Samba) (1988)
**Neuland (2011)
**Neuland (2011)
**Con-Struct (2015) (with [[Conrad Schnitzler]])

*''A Certain Frank'' albums:
*'''A Certain Frank''' albums:
**no end of no (1996)
**no end of no (1996)
**Nobody ? No! (1998)
**Nobody ? No! (1998)
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**Nothing (2001)
**Nothing (2001)
**Wildlife Live (2006)
**Wildlife Live (2006)
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*'''Fehlfarben''' albums:

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*''Fehlfarben'' albums:
**Monarchie und Alltag (1980)
**Monarchie und Alltag (1980)
**Knietief im Dispo (2002)
**Knietief im Dispo (2002)
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**Hier und jetzt (Live, 2009)
**Hier und jetzt (Live, 2009)
**Glücksmaschinen (2010)
**Glücksmaschinen (2010)
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*'''Bombay 1''' albums:

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*Bombay 1'' albums:
**The Identity Thing (2001)
**The Identity Thing (2001)
**Me Like You (2002)
**Me Like You (2002)
**Strobl (2005)
**Strobl (2005)
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*'''[[Der Plan]]''' albums:

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*[[Der Plan]] albums:
**Geri Reig (1980)
**Geri Reig (1980)
**Normalette Surprise (1981)
**Normalette Surprise (1981)
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**Die Peitsche des Lebens (1989)
**Die Peitsche des Lebens (1989)
**Live At The Tiki Ballroom (1993)
**Live At The Tiki Ballroom (1993)

*Other:
*Other:
**Ein Produkt der [[D.A.F. (band)|Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft]] (1979)
**[[Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft]] (1979)
**Trashmuseum - I’d Rather Die Young Before I Grow Old Without You (1985) (with Stoya and [[Fehlfarben|Thomas Schwebel]]
**Trashmuseum – I'd Rather Die Young Before I Grow Old Without You (1985) (with Stoya and [[Fehlfarben|Thomas Schwebel]]
**Air-Weaving (1995)
**Air-Weaving (1995)
**Telarana - Frühlingserwachen (1996)
**Telarana – Frühlingserwachen (1996)
**Beta Foly (1997) with [[Lukas Ligeti]]
**Beta Foly (1997) with [[Lukas Ligeti]]
**Pascal Plantinga Live (2006)
**Pascal Plantinga Live (2006)
**Burkina Electric (2006) (with Lukas Ligeti)
**Burkina Electric (2006) (with Lukas Ligeti)


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.atatak.com homepage of Ata Tak]
* [http://www.atatak.com homepage of Ata Tak]
* [http://www.pyrolator.com Official website]
* [http://www.pyrolator.com/ www.pyrolator.com/]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kurt+Dahlke Dahlke on Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kurt+Dahlke Dahlke on Discogs]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pyrolator-p20006 Dahlke on allmusic.com]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pyrolator-p20006 Dahlke on allmusic.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197106 Dahlke on IMDb]


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Kurt Dahlke
Dahlke (left, keyboards) and Michael Kemner (bass) playing with Fehlfarben in Hagen in 2006
Dahlke (left, keyboards) and Michael Kemner (bass) playing with Fehlfarben in Hagen in 2006
Background information
Also known asPyrolator
Born (1958-04-29) 29 April 1958 (age 66)
OriginWuppertal, NRW, Germany
GenresExperimental, techno, post-punk, electronic, new wave
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, engineer
Instrument(s)Synthesizers, keyboards
Years active1979–present
LabelsWarning Records, Ata Tak, Bureau-B, Captain Trip Records, Suezan Studio
Websitepyrolator.com [1]

Kurt Dahlke (born 29 April 1958) is a German musician and record producer. He is a founding member of record label/publishing company Ata Tak and has worked and still works in several bands. Dahlke is also known as Pyrolator.[2] Several times he has been commissioned by the Goethe-Institut for workshops or concerts.

On stage, Dahlke operates his computer/synthesizer hardware by the movement or the pressure of the hands, with Thunder and Lightning, two controllers built by Don Buchla.

Career

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In 1978, Dahlke was a founding member of D.A.F, but left the band in 1979,[3] when he became a member of Der Plan (until 1992), and Fehlfarben (until 1980 and again since 2002). From the same year on he labeled his solo work as Pyrolator.[2]

Dahlke collaborated on several films of director Rainer Kirberg, with Der Plan in The Last Revenge (1983) and Grottenolm (1985) and in 2011 as sound designer in Das schlafende Mädchen.[4]

In 1996 he worked with his Der Plan partner Frank Fenstermacher as A certain Frank, in 2005 he started a collaboration with painter Jörn Stoya as Bombay 1.[5]

Until today he's been involved as musician, engineer or producer in more than 400 releases.[6]

Pyrolator

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In 1979 he released Inland, his first album as Pyrolator. The cover stated: Pyrolator Synthesizer Inland, the music is quite experimental, close to industrial music, incorporating field recordings and harsh electronica. On the follow-up Ausland (1981) he worked with a list of Ata Tak associated guests including his Der Plan colleagues and Holger Hiller. The songs range from experimental electronica to synth-pop, where Wunderland (1984) became his most playful, melodic and popular effort with references to world music.

In 1985 Dahlke collaborated with Arnd Kai Klosowski for the album Hometaping Is Killing Music an early effort in popular music based entirely on sampling.[7]

1987's Pyrolator's Traumland with Susan Brackeen on vocals and a whole range of guest musicians became his most commercial and less experimental album. He then teamed up with Linda Sharrock and Frank Samba for Every 2nd, an album commissioned for the German Olympic pavilion at the 1988 Seoul Games.

With the singles Ficcion Disco and City Space from 1992/1993 he moved towards Techno, which led to his productions for Antonelli Electr. the techno project of Stefan Schwander – another Ata Tak artist (with The I-Burnettes, 1990, and The Bad Examples, from 1996 on).

Neuland from 2011 is the first Pyrolator album not released on Ata Tak but Bureau-B. It received a four star rating on Allmusic.[8]

Ata Tak

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Dahlke is a founding member of the independent record label and publishing company Ata Tak, as well as associated label Das Büro, from 1979 on, and with over 150 releases still in operation.[9]

The two labels have been a fulcrum of the German Post-punk/ Neue Deutsche Welle scene, with releases of artists like Der Plan, Lost Gringos, DAF, Die Zimmermänner, Holger Hiller, Andreas Dorau, S.Y.P.H., Die Tödliche Doris, or Minus Delta T.

Later on Ata Tak e.g. released The Bad Examples, Element of Crime or 1993 the first album of Oval.

Selected discography

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  • Pyrolator albums:
    • Inland (1979)
    • Ausland (1981)
    • Wunderland (1984)
    • Hometaping is Killing Music (as Pyrolator/A.K.Klosowski) (1985)
    • Traumland (1987)
    • Every Second (as Pyrolator/Sharrock/Samba) (1988)
    • Neuland (2011)
    • Con-Struct (2015) (with Conrad Schnitzler)
  • A Certain Frank albums:
    • no end of no (1996)
    • Nobody ? No! (1998)
    • remixed by... (1999)
    • Nothing (2001)
    • Wildlife Live (2006)
  • Fehlfarben albums:
    • Monarchie und Alltag (1980)
    • Knietief im Dispo (2002)
    • 26 1/2 (2006)
    • Handbuch für die Welt (2007)
    • Hier und jetzt (Live, 2009)
    • Glücksmaschinen (2010)
  • Bombay 1 albums:
    • The Identity Thing (2001)
    • Me Like You (2002)
    • Strobl (2005)
  • Der Plan albums:
    • Geri Reig (1980)
    • Normalette Surprise (1981)
    • Die letzte Rache (1983)
    • Japlan (1985)
    • Fette Jahre (1986)
    • Es ist eine fremde und seltsame Welt (1987)
    • Perlen (1988)
    • Die Peitsche des Lebens (1989)
    • Live At The Tiki Ballroom (1993)
  • Other:

References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b "Pyrolator Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Kurt Dahlke". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Bombay 1". Groenland.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Kurt Dahlke Discography". Discogs.com. 29 April 1958. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Digital Meltd0wn: A.K. Klosowski & Pyrolator". Digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. ^ John Bush (25 October 2011). "Neuland – Pyrolator | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Ata Tak". Atatak.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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