STEFAN SCHNEIDER is a Düsseldorf based musician and producer who, since a little more than two decades, is one of the most original and prolifc voices in contemporary electronic music. SCHNEIDER is a founding member of Düsseldorfs electronic outfit KREIDLER (1994-99) and has also been a third of the internationally highly acclaimed trio TO ROCOCO ROT (1995-2014). During the past couple of years he has also collaborated and produced with a.o. Joachim Roedelius (Cluster), Arto Lindsay, Bill Wells, Dieter Moebius (Cluster), Klaus Dinger (NEU!) Sofia Jernberg, Koshiro Hino (YPY/GOAT), John McEntire (tortoise) and fine art superstar Katharina Grosse. Since 1994 concerts in EU, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, China, Algeria, Kenya, Siberia.
On his fresh behind the ears label TAL, Schneider has recently released the music of kenyan folk singer OGOYA NENGO AND THE DODO WOMENS GROUP who have been on an extensive tour in Europe earlier this summer. TAL has also issued an OGOYA NENGO EP with remixes by the likes of ORSON, LENA WILLIKENS, TOLOUSE LOW TRACKS and DON'T DJ. plus a reissue of the stunning 1982 album of NON BAND from Tokyo.
Playlist :
Kreidler : A Painting - Vpro sessions 1997 (Mort Aux Vaches - Mort Aux Vaches - 1999)
To Rococo Rot featuring Arto Lindsay : Classify (Instrument - City Slang - 2014)
St.Etienne featuring To Rococo Rot : Blofeld Buildings ( (Built On Sand - fanclub - 2001)
Mapstation + Ras Donovan : Gravity (Version Train - Staubgold - 2003)
Philippe Poirier & Stefan Schneider : Les Minces Formes Du Monde (Automne Six - Dernière Band - 2002)
Roedelius & Schneider : Stunden III (Stunden - Bureau B - 2011)
Bills Wells - Annie Whitehead - Barbar Morgenstern - Stefan Schneider : The Dust Of Months (Pick Up Sticks - Leaf - 2004)
HINOSCH : 27 Clear (Hands - TAL - 2018)
Bradien & Eduardo Escoffet featuring Lydia Lunch : Forget To Breathe (Escala - spk.RK - 2015)
Ogoya Nengo And The Dodo Women's Group : Jawer Odonjo Engoma (On Mande - TAL - 2016)