Before becoming a member of German mid-eighties pop group Propaganda, Düsseldorf resident Ralph Dörper put out this intriguing mini album, using samples from David Lynch's Eraserhead being put through various synthetic treatments. Evoking the uncomfortable atmosphere of the film, it's a dank and gloomy listen. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of information to be found about Ralph himself, aside from his membership of the long-running cult industrial band Die Krupps, although as always, a good place to start for further research is on discogs.
(apologies for the poor artwork scanning technique.)
Ralph Dörper's Eraserhead
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Eraserhead is my all time favorite film. Nebver heard of this and looking forward to hearing it. Thanks a lot, as always.
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ReplyDeleteI went to school with Ralf and am pretty familiar with his career - well sort of career.
ReplyDeleteAnyone interested in his manipulation/synth editing of tapes and the like should go and look for early S.Y.P.H. recording - he was a member for some time (there is a pretty good compilation of the band's work on Glitterhouse with comments from The Walkabouts' Chris Eckman who is a fan).
Haven't seen Ralf for the last three years but guess he still has his day-time job at a bank.
It's Eraserhead and it isn't Eraserhead. Beautifully dark. Thank you so much.
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