Mars Chronicles is a limited vinyl album by electronica group Kreidler, released in 2011.

Mars Chronicles
Studio album by
Released2011
GenreElectronic
Length31:33
Labelen/of
ProducerKreidler
Kreidler chronology
Tank
(2011)
Mars Chronicles
(2011)
Den
(2012)

Track listing

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Mars Chronicles I–IV

I "LX" – 8:14

II "Sølyst" – 7:37

III "April Moon" – 9:33

IV "Lo Firer Esplendor" – 6:02

Credits

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Recorded in Hamburg, Electric Avenue, by Tobias Levin.

Mixed in Berlin (I & III) and Düsseldorf (II & IV).

Mastered & Cut in Berlin, Dubplates & Mastering, by Rashad Becker.

Production

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The record contains 4 different remixes of a song called Mars,[1][2] with each member of the band contributing a version.[3] "LX" can be attributed to Alex Paulick, "Sølyst" is Thomas Klein's moniker for his solo-albums,[4] Andreas Reihse has released as "April",[5] which leaves "Lo Firer Esplendor" to Detlef Weinrich.

Mars Chronicles seems to be a verbicide on Ray Bradbury's book The Martian Chronicles (in German: "Die Mars Chroniken"[6]).

Release

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The album is the second collaboration between Georgian artist Andro Wekua and the band – after the album "Tank" earlier in 2011.

It was released August 2011 in a hand-numbered edition of 100 (plus 30 Artist's proofs) on Dutch/German label en/of[7][8] (EN/OF 043).

The first flapper of the gatefold sleeve holds Sunset a photo print signed by Andro Wekua,[9] the second flapper the vinyl.

Notes

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  1. ^ https://soundcloud.com/kreidler/mars-tours-petite-faucheaux Mars, live 2009 on Soundcloud
  2. ^ http://www.ikreidler.de/news.html "211_07_04 Rashad Becker, mastering and cutting Mars at Dubplates & Mastering for forthcoming release Andro Wekua / Kreidler - Mars Chronicles"
  3. ^ http://bottrop-boy.com/?page=842496 "Mars is where Kreidler travel to for their 12" for their Mars Chronicles I-IV, which consists of four 'versions' of the same track, each a solo approach by one of the band members."
  4. ^ http://www.bureau-b.com/solyst.php "Sølyst" on Bureau-B
  5. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/April "April" on Discogs
  6. ^ de:Die Mars-Chroniken
  7. ^ "MARS Chronicles I-IV".
  8. ^ http://bottrop-boy.com/?page=842501
  9. ^ http://bottrop-boy.com/?page=842496 "Andro Wekua's photo print "Sunset" is an image of the Black Sea in the beginning of the evening, all neon saturated colours of water & sky, looking more like Mars then Earth."
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