''Tank'' is an

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group

Kreidler Kreidler was a German manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles. Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim, between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire f ...

, released in 2011.

Track listing

# "New Earth" – 6:41 # "Evil Love" – 7:22 # "Jaguar" – 7:31 # "Gas Giants" – 6:44 # "Saal" – 7:50 # "Kremlin rules" – 7:34

Credits

Recording, Cask, Hall of Distant Fragrance: Tobias Levin, Electric Avenue

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, 13–17 September 2010. Additional recordings by Kreidler, Festsaal

Kreuzberg Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in 1990 it ha ...

Berlin, June 2010, Spreepark Studios Berlin, October 2010, and Klyne

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, 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

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.

Cover artwork

The cover artwork is by Georgian artist

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: 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

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with the art works on two changeable cardboards.

Videos

Four official videos were directed by Jörg Langkau, student of

Heinz Emigholz Heinz Emigholz (born 22 January 1948 in Achim, near Bremen, Germany) is a filmmaker, actor, artist, writer and producer. He lives and works in Berlin and Malta. Emigholz has produced a comprehensive filmic and artistic oeuvre and has also done perf ...

: # "Kremlin Rules" – 4:14 (February 2011), # "Saal" – 5:00 (September 2011), # "New Earth" – 7:30 (March 2012), # "Jaguar" – 7:25 (August 2012).

References

External links

Kreidler Tank

Bureau-B Kreidler Tank
{{Authority control 2011 albums Kreidler (band) albums Bureau B albums