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
Can or
Faust than any of the more contemporary rock-based extrapolators. The group record for Kiff SM and produced their first album,
Weekender, in 1996. The remix EP
Resport featured work from
Jim O'Rourke and
L@n, among others. Their second album
Appearance and the Park earned a record deal with Mute. A self titled album followed a year later, in 2000. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide