10/09/2025
Kreidler found time to dig deep into the vaults of their Düsseldorf and Berlin archives: Thirty Years ago Kreidler’s eponymous mini-album was released on Cologne-based label Finlayson; and for RIVA, their first outing, on cassette tape it is even 31 years. Both released in limited physical formats and long unavailable. This edition documents the band‘s beginnings, with threads that can be followed throughout their whole history to their current work.
Still, they are straight out of a certain scene, at a certain place, at a certain time. Kreidler — formed from the encounter of the band Deux Baleines Blanches (Thomas Klein, Andreas Reihse and Stefan Schneider) with DJ Sport (Detlef Weinrich) — already in its initial years, and in those that followed, managed to hold seemingly contradictory strands, becoming a fluid form that could equally accommodate the various strengths and interests of its members. This ability has remained intact up to the present lineup of Thomas Klein, Alex Paulick and Andreas Reihse.
Kreidler - Early Recordings 1994-95 will be released on October 17 and is available for pre-order via: orcd.co/kreidler