'Kreidler is a Düsseldorf-based side-project of Stefan Schneider, bassist with Cologne neo-Krautrock group To Rococo Rot. Kreidler is similar to that group in its attempts to combine catchy, acoustic-based compositions (e.g., guitar, bass, drums) with bizarre electronic tangents, a tact that allies them with such American post-rock outfits as Tortoise and Trans Am. However, Kreidler's approach is both more filled out than the former and less derivative than the latter, and is probably closer to countrymen    [ read more ]

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Though in many ways Appearance and the Park is merely a continuation and slight development of earlier Kreidler motifs and approaches, there are also enough tweaks and explorations here and there on the overall approach which help make the album more than just a pleasant listen. The slight but noticeable rhythm time shift on opener "Tuesday" is in many ways a seismic one, in that it gives a sense that Kreidler are willing to play around a bit and see what happens. There's also more of a sense of   [ read more ]

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Originating in Dnsseldorf, Germany, the first two albums by Kreidler sparked considerable interest in America during the late '90s. Along with other synth-based instrumental songscape groups from Germany such as To Rococo Rot, Mouse on Mars, and Pluramon, Kreidler whet the appetite of American critics and hipsters by taking the sounds of electronic dance music and filtering them through almost pop-like song structures full of melodic hooks, while still staying far from the more obvious pop/ro   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. "Düsseldorf based electronic trio Kreidler is back with a new mini album. Kreidler's Eve Future is like an attic, like an archive of European song-culture. In baroque guise they take a glance back upon their own musical history, creating variations upon themes of known Kreidler songs, fabricating replicas, playing around with titles. The sound of strings, tympani, trumpets -- then suddenly an entire clockmaker's shop seems to spring into life. The listener immediately thinks of film, searching for    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT!! "Düsseldorf based electronic trio Kreidler is back with a new mini album. Kreidler's Eve Future is like an attic, like an archive of European song-culture. In baroque guise they take a glance back upon their own musical history, creating variations upon themes of known Kreidler songs, fabricating replicas, playing around with titles. The sound of strings, tympani, trumpets -- then suddenly an entire clockmaker's shop seems to spring into life. The listener immediately thinks of film, searchin   [ read more ]

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Like many Krautrock-inspired bands of the '90s, Kreidler can at times seem like they're loving their inspirations not too wisely, but too well. At once funky and astringent rhythms straight from Can at their prime, droning washes familiar from the likes of Ash Ra Tempel and Neu!, the overall air of experimentation crossed with restraint -- Weekend is, if nothing else, well aware of its particular heritage. But if it's a tentative start in ways, Weekend is still a very listenable one, wi   [ read more ]

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