Mastering · Production
Stefan Betke
aka Pole
Düsseldorf, Germany
Stefan Betke is credited on 1,409 releases across 583 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1994–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,409
Credits
583
Albums
4
Decades active
179
In collections
Biography
Stefan Betke (b. 1967), known under the artistic name Pole, is a German dubtronic/glitch artist, producer and mastering engineer. Originally from Düsseldorf, currently based in Berlin. Betke started working as a mastering engineer in 1996 at Dubplates & Mastering, and in 2000 opened his own company Scape Mastering.
In 1999, he founded ~scape label (closed in 2010). In September 2011, Stefan Betke launched his new label Pole, to release his own music.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,409 releases · 583 albums · active 1994–2026
- Mastering · 1,497
- Production · 72
- Performance · 65
- Engineering · 34
- Other credits · 10
Studios: Electric Ladyboy · The Institute Of Gizmology · Lab Studio, Berlin · Scape Studio, Berlin
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
1981

Forever Young
1984

Tranquilizer
2025

Substrata
1997

Be A Rebel
2020

Ssss
2012

Foregrow EP
2016

Micro-Phonies
1984

The Crackdown
1983

Shortwave Memories
2022

The Third Chimpanzee
2021

The Third Chimpanzee Remixed
2021

Sounds From The Far East
2015

Succour
1995

The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord
1985

Implosion
2025

Forever! Best Of 40 Years
2024

Asakusa Light
2021

TOS2020
2020

Shadow Of Fear
2020

Concrete Desert
2016

Bottle Living
2003

Everything Is Nice • The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
1999

Red Mecca
1981
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