A passion project that started life as a very limited art print edition record, capturing the universal sounds of a handful of locked-down Berlin-based musicians, quickly spiralled into a 1,000-copy double vinyl, gatefold LP featuring diverse artists from around the world, all boasting an intimate bond with Die Hauptstadt.
Only the second compilation ever featured on Tim's Twitter Listening Party, the limited-edition gatefold 140g double vinyl Das Wasteland: Berlin Vol 1 & 2 features 17 artist all strongly connected to the Berlin city, Includes new track of The CHARLATAN's Tim Burgess (produced by Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe), contemporary trip hop from Drab City, spoken word compositions from award-winning author Rob Doyle and King Khan feat. John Burl Smith, legendary expat resident Eddie Argos's Art Brut, techno-infused remixes from frequent New Order collaborator Mark Reeder of Lithuanian superstar Alanas Chosnau and China's biggest English language band STOLEN, exclusive releases from alt folk music favourite Saint Leonard and Fat White Family founder Nathan Saoudi under his Brian Destiny alias and also local musical luminaries Stony Sugarskull, Hello Pity, Berlin Diaries, Bed Monsters, Otto Von Bismark and more...see all artist here:
Rob Doyle & Saint Leonard, Brian Destiny, Mustelide ft.Rapasa Otieno, Saint Leonard, Drab City, Alanas Chosnau & Shark Vegas, Bed Monsters, Eddie Argos/Art Brut, Vagrant Lovers, Stony Sugarskull, King Khan & John Burl Smith, Tim Burgess (Anton Newcombe), Stolen (Mark Reeder), Hello Pity, Martyn Klang, Berlin Diaries, Otto von Bismarck. From Berlin icon Mark Reeder's eclectic, techno-inflected remixes to the transcendental psychedelic sounds of Tim Burgess and signature indie belters from the likes of Art Brut to an original spoken word composition by literary legend Rob Doyle, Das Wasteland Berlin: Vol 1&2 is a sonic polaroid of musical culture in this most mysterious city _ captured as it is right now. It's a distillation of the global talent and mellifluous genres cascading down the Straße day and night.
