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Fans of *Mapstation* and *Burnt Friedman* will also appreciate Kreidler's attention to detail and their ability to create immersive sonic landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by artists such as *Tied \u0026amp; Tickled Trio*, *Pole*, and *Mouse On Mars*, Kreidler has developed a distinct sound that defies categorization. Their music seamlessly blends elements of electronica, krautrock, jazz, and post-rock to create something truly unique. 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Starting with around a dozen sketches, the band produced eight pieces, including \"\u003cem\u003eFlood I – iv\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eFlood v\u003c\/em\u003e\", an ensemble of five songs that – in LP terms – fills the entire second side of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50472955478347,"sku":"1073801","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50472957182283,"sku":"1073800","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5cc974ae-8254-4e91-97dc-4f8d3b915765_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727425184"},{"product_id":"spells-and-daubs","title":"Spells and Daubs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a year of the moon, \u003cstrong\u003eKreidler\u003c\/strong\u003e have produced the album \u003cem\u003eSpells and Daubs\u003c\/em\u003e. In a year of the moon – and in a year with 13 moons. Such years are known for not being the most comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 2020, the band met for exploratory sessions and initial recordings in Düsseldorf, in the familiar settings of the Kabawil Theater. That already has a certain tradition. The impetus this time was a solitary gig in the conspicuously spacious surroundings of the (former) Philipshalle, in a year that threw everyone back on themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the winter, \u003cstrong\u003eKreidler\u003c\/strong\u003e worked remotely, sifting through the material, arranging the pieces, adding textures and contours. They met again in the spring of 2021 for further recordings at the Uhrwerk Orange studio in Hilden, near Düsseldorf. That, too, has a certain tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom fifteen pieces, they filtered out ten, and thus held an album in their hands. Then – and this is new – they took it to London, to Peter Walsh, so that he could mix the tracks. Daubs are in no doubt here. This is a tenfold of colourful blotches thrown onto canvas. Then a stepping back, contemplating, remixing paint, layering, overlaying, scraping free again elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd these spells are not devastating curses, rather they are enchanting incantations, a calling forth a spring without having to ban winter in a somber mask. \u003cem\u003eSpells and Daubs\u003c\/em\u003e is a melodious interplay. Not that \u003cstrong\u003eKreidler\u003c\/strong\u003e neglect the rhythmic; their characteristic drive runs through all the pieces on \u003cem\u003eSpells and Daubs\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpells and Daubs\u003c\/em\u003e is like a collection of short stories. Its ten pieces explore the same space drawn together by an overlaying arc. All of them have the length of a single, and each one has the potential of a single in the way the arrangements are laid out – so enticing is the melodic line and the beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis succinctness was perhaps last heard on the 2000 eponymous \u003cstrong\u003eKreidler\u003c\/strong\u003e album. The drums are powerful with a light swing. The bass alternates beyond its functionality and its indicator just of the low frequency, swoops up and takes over the melodic lead. Perhaps most beautiful in the irresistible pop gems \"Arena,\" \"Unframed Drawings,\" and \"Revery.\" Aptly Alex Paulick moved to the fretless Bass – conjuring the spirit of Mick Karn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor all of their Krautrock attributions, \u003cstrong\u003eKreidler\u003c\/strong\u003e never tire of reminding us that their musical development stemmed from a love of British pop music. So you might say the co-op with Peter Walsh is a match made in heaven. 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