Danny Brown - Stardust (Vinyl) M83 The Nina Hagen Band were

The Nina Hagen Band were an unlikely new-wave band formed by former East Berlin female vocalist Nina Hagen shortly after her immigration to West-Berlin with musicians from Lokomotive Kreuzberg

Originally a thesis written for the creative non-fiction programme at the International Institute of Modern Letters

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double bassist Junius Paul and cellist Tomeka Reid play softly in the background

Danny Brown - Stardust (Vinyl) M83 The Nina Hagen Band wereStardust is Danny Brown at his most free stepping outside the frame to make something raw, melodic, and a little unhinged. The production comes from a crazy cast of outsiders including Frost Children, Underscores, Femtanyl and more. Pulling from experimental pop and underground electronics the final product is messy, emotional, and held together with a strange kind of clarity. I wanted this record to be vulnerable, honest, and free with no crutches