Plattenbau is an international Berlin-based band founded in 2011 by Welsh frontman Lewis Lloyd in a basement beneath the former Stasi headquarters in East Berlin. The current lineup - Lloyd (vocals/synth), Sally Brown (bass/vocals), Brandon Walsh (drums) and Jesper Munk (guitar/synth) - fuses post-punk, darkwave and noise-pop into what they call 'post-ideological surrealism'. Four studio albums on Oliver Ackermann's (A Place to Bury Strangers) label Dedstrange, with festival appearances at Fusion Festival and SXSW.
Plattenbau released their fourth studio album 'CURSED' via Dedstrange on October 31, 2025 - the band's heaviest record to date, drawing on doom, hardcore and dungeon synth.
In April 2025, Plattenbau released the single 'Revenge Body' with a remix by DJ Kirby and guest vocals from Lemongrab - a protest song with rave elements.
The single 'Held In A Curse' was released in September 2024 via Dedstrange as a preview of the album CURSED.
The third studio album 'Net Prophet' was released on September 8, 2023 on Dedstrange - a record about digital alienation and 'post-ideological surrealism'.
In 2022, Plattenbau released 'Shape / Shifting' on Dedstrange and supported A Place to Bury Strangers on 12 European concerts, including a sold-out release show at Haus der Statistik in Berlin.
