Der Plan/Geri Reig/Normalette Surprise (1996/1979-1980)

A music performance group from Düsseldorf and one of the mainstays of the 1980s Neue Deutsche Welle (German New Wave) scene. Features ex-DAF member Kurt Dahlke (aka Pyrolator). A CD reissued on Ata Tak label in 1996. Includes all the tracks of first two full-length albums, "Geri Reig" (1979), "Normalette Surprise" (1981) and three additional tracks from early singles. Experimental and quirky techno/underground pop full of humor and childishness. The 1st "Geri Reig" has experimental sounds inspired by the Residents. The 2nd "Normalette Surprise" has electronic pop-oriented sounds influenced by Kraftwerk.