This time last year, we shared the debut track from Marco Van Basten & The Castles, a band put together in Berlin by Mark Cummins, formerly known as one half of White Collar Boy.
Marco Van Basten & The Castles, featuring a cast of musicians also based in Berlin, and the band performed three songs from their debut EP at Popschutz Studio with some friends including AS Fanning, Sean Reilly, Rachel Thomas, Itta Nakamura, Diego Ferri, Joa Luna and more.
The three songs are ‘A Different World Around Me’, ‘The Castles’ and ‘DŁUGA’.
Recorded at Popschutz Studio, Berlin by Arne Berger
Shot and edited by Loren Lazić-Duffy
The band play a party also on Saturday November 25th at a warehouse space in Berlin-Wedding with 6 bands at Studio.dB.
The DJ on the night is NTS resident 80s Rampwalk, and performances come from Go Mahhh, The Castles, SSMMÜTT, Lemon Grab, Novatron and Imperial Drones.
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