Kurt Dahle is a Canadian

Canada

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 musician best known for his work as a drummer with the rock bands Age of Electric

Age of Electric

Age of Electric was a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s.The band, consisting of two pairs of brothers, formed in Lanigan, Saskatchewan in 1989. The members were guitarists Ryan Dahle and Todd Kerns, bassist John Kerns and drummer Kurt Dahle. Ryan, Todd and Kurt all contributed vocals as...

, Limblifter

Limblifter

Limblifter is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, formed in 1996.-History:The group was originally formed by brothers Ryan Dahle and Kurt Dahle, as a side project from their main band, Age of Electric, along with a third member, Ian Somers...

, and The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...

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Born in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Dahle first became known in Canadian music circles as a member of the band Age of Electric, along with his brother Ryan Dahle

Ryan Dahle

Ryan Dahle is a Canadian musician, best known for his contributions to the bands Age of Electric, Nasty Tryxx and Limblifter, each of which have scored several major radio hits.-The Age of Electric:...

 and another set of brothers, Todd Kerns

Todd Kerns

Todd Kerns and grew up in Lanigan, Saskatchewan is a Canadian musician who has worked with several successful Canadian bands, most notably Age of Electric...

 and John Kerns. Age of Electric spawned a handful of minor hit singles in Canada, earning a Juno Award

Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

 nomination for "Best New Artist" in 1998, nine years after the band was formed.

Kurt and brother Ryan began working on a side project, Limblifter, and released a self-titled album in 1996, which contained a trio of top-40 Canadian rock radio hits. After the dissolution of Age of Electric in 1999, Limblifter released a second album, Bellaclava in 2000. Kurt soon left the band to focus on his work with The New Pornographers, who gained much critical acclaim for their albums Mass Romantic

Mass Romantic

Mass Romantic is the debut album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. Produced by David Carswell and band bassist John Collins, it was released on Mint Records in 2000. The album was three years in the making, with musicians A.C. Newman and Dan Bejar writing songs as early as 1998...

(2000), Electric Version

Electric Version

Electric Version is the second studio album by the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador/Mint on May 6, 2003....

(2003), Twin Cinema

Twin Cinema

Twin Cinema is the third album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on August 23, 2005. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize.-Critical reception:...

(2005) and Challengers

Challengers (album)

Challengers is the fourth album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, released on August 21, 2007. The track listing for the album was revealed June 1, 2007...

(2007).

Kurt also worked on albums by The Awkward Stage

The Awkward Stage

The Awkward Stage is a Canadian indie pop band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia and fronted by singer-songwriter Shane Nelken. The band's supporting lineup currently consists of Tygh Runyan on lead guitar, Tony Koelwyn on drums and Chris Mitchell on trumpet and keyboards.Nelken, who works as a...

 and The Choir Practice

The Choir Practice

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, both released with Mint Records

Mint Records

Mint Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based independent record label founded in January 1991, by friends and campus radio enthusiasts Randy Iwata and Bill Baker....

. He was also the drummer for Bloody Chicletts

Bloody Chicletts

Bloody Chicletts was a Canadian new wave, power pop band best known for their only album; 1996's Presenting...Bloody Chicletts.-History:Bloody Chicletts consisted of guitarist/vocalist Glen Reid, keyboardist Devin Reschny, bassist Chad Reid and drummer Gabe Tracey...

 and drummed on the majority of the tracks on the first solo record by Chris Walla

Chris Walla

Christopher Walla is an American musician and music producer, most notable for being the guitarist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also a former DJ of KCWU, 88.1 The Burg...

, guitarist for Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....

, entitled Field Manual

Field Manual

__FORCETOC__Field Manual is the second solo album by Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, released on January 29, 2008 on Barsuk Records. The album is Walla's first under his own name...

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As a record producer he has worked with The Organ

The Organ

The Organ was a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They officially broke up on December 7, 2006, due to illness and personal conflicts in the band.-Early years:...

, in 2003.

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