Mapstation

Mapstation can be an experimental electronic single task of Düsseldorf musician Stefan Schneider founded in 2000 after his departure from Kreidler, an electronic/post-rock music group he previously co-founded 6 years prior. Besides co-founding Kreidler in 1994 alongside Thomas Klein, Andreas Reihse, and Detlef Weinrich, and adding to the albums Weekend (1996) and Appearance as well as the Recreation area (1998) before his departure from your group, Schneider also performed bass within the post-rock music group To Rococo Rot alongside Robert Lippok and Ronald Lippok, with whom he released the albums To Rococo Rot (1996), Veiculo (1997), as well as the Amateur Look at (1999). Schneider produced his single debut as Mapstation in 1999 having a self-titled mini-album within the London-based label Spirit Static Sound. Some releases followed within the Staubgold label, like the albums Rest, Engine Rest (2000), Ways to Find your day (2002), and Edition Train (2003), along with the 12″ solitary New Path (2002), which presented reggae vocalist Ras Donovan and signaled Schneider’s change toward experimental dub-reggae (as explored at size on Version Teach). Additionally, Schneider collaborated with previous Pale Saints vocalist/guitarist Meriel Barham (aka Kuchen) for the recording Kuchen Matches Mapstation (2003) within the Karaoke Kalk label. Over time of comparative inactivity, Schneider revived his Mapstation task within the Berlin label ~scape using the full-length record Distance EXPLAINED Things to End up being Said (2006) as well as the 7″ one In the increased loss of Clarity (2006).