The most accessible project of German experimental artist Marcus Schmickler, Pluramon achieved some of the more remarkable hybrids of standard guitar/drums/bass, abstract electronics, and non-traditional instruments. Pluramon first appeared with 1996's Pickup Canyon, a hypnotic set of post-rock which dipped into Krautrock, dub, trip-hop, and drone elements. Render Bandits (1998) and a glitch-heavy remix album (2000's Bit Sand Riders) followed. Pluramon then went in a more melodic, dream pop-influenced direction with 2003's Dreams Top Rock and 2007's The Monstrous Surplus, both of which featured guest singer/songwriter Julee Cruise.