Tank is an album by electronica group Kreidler, released in 2011.

Tank
Studio album by
Released2011
Recorded2010
GenreElectronic, krautrock
Length43:42
LabelBureau-B
ProducerKreidler
Kreidler chronology
Das iPhone Konzert 2010
(2011)
Tank
(2011)
Mars Chronicles
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
PopMatters7/10 Damn Good [2]

Track listing

edit
  1. "New Earth" – 6:41
  2. "Evil Love" – 7:22
  3. "Jaguar" – 7:31
  4. "Gas Giants" – 6:44
  5. "Saal" – 7:50
  6. "Kremlin rules" – 7:34

Credits

edit

Recording, Cask, Hall of Distant Fragrance: Tobias Levin, Electric Avenue Hamburg, 13–17 September 2010. Additional recordings by Kreidler, Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin, June 2010, Spreepark Studios Berlin, October 2010, and Klyne Düsseldorf, October 2010. Additional editing: Alex Rojas, October 2010. Mixing: Hannes Bieger, Berlin, October 2010. Mastering: Bo Kondren at Calyx-Mastering Berlin, 9 November 2010. Published by Edition Tapete/ Bureau-B.

Production

edit

The record was prepared during a three-day session at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, in five days recorded in Hamburg with Tobias Levin, then again in Berlin in eight days mixed analog on tape with Hannes Bieger, and mastered by Bo Kondren.[3][4]

Cover artwork

edit

The cover artwork is by Georgian artist Andro Wekua: for the vinyl version "Workshop Report" is printed glossy on the matt finished cover, with "Double Reality" on the inner sleeve. The cd is packed in a jewel case with the art works on two changeable cardboards.

Videos

edit

Four official videos were directed by Jörg Langkau, student of Heinz Emigholz:[5]

  1. "Kremlin Rules" – 4:14 (February 2011),[6]
  2. "Saal" – 5:00 (September 2011),[7]
  3. "New Earth" – 7:30 (March 2012),[7]
  4. "Jaguar" – 7:25 (August 2012).[8]

References

edit
  1. ^ James Allen (2011-03-07). "Tank - Kreidler | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  2. ^ "Kreidler: Tank". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ^ "TANK". Ikreidler.de. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ^ "Tank : Kreidler". Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "Startseite | Pym Films". Pym.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ^ "KREIDLER - Kremlin rules (official video)". YouTube. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ^ a b "KREIDLER - New Earth (official video)". YouTube. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ^ "KREIDLER - Jaguar (official video)". YouTube. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
edit