Pole is the pseudonym for German electronic artist Stefan Betke. Pole is unique in that his music cirles around a broken Pole-Waldorf filter. The filter, originally designed to process sound information, now emits a crackle similar to
vinyl hiss.
By taking this hiss and looping it, Pole creates a subtle backdrop to his forte: very ambient dub music.
Pole is distributed on Matador Records in the U.S., and was included on Mille Plateaux's Clicks and Cuts compilation.