NEW SONG: “MOVING TO L.A. (WITHOUT YOU)” BY DSCHUNGEL, NEUSWANSTEIN AND INAN BATMAN

THE DSCHUNGEL CONNECTION

The collaboration brings NEUSWANSTEIN together with DSCHUNGEL, the music and cultural project initiated by Götz Offergeld.

DSCHUNGEL takes its name from the legendary West Berlin nightclub that operated between 1978 and 1993. Known for bringing together people from music, fashion, art and nightlife, the club represented a particular moment in Berlin’s cultural history. The contemporary project draws on that history without attempting to recreate it. Instead, it brings together different artists and musical perspectives, allowing collaborations to develop across genres and disciplines.

The project began with “SOMETHING”, produced by DJ INAN BATMAN featuring DSCHUNGEL. The track’s success prompted Inan and Götz to take the idea further and begin working on an entire album.

“Moving to LA” now marks the first in a series of collaborations in which DSCHUNGEL works with different artists, deliberately leaving behind the limitations of any particular genre or musical direction.

The next release, a new track by INAN BATMAN x DSCHUNGEL, is planned for November 28.

THE STORY BEHIND “MOVING TO LA”

The song began with Julian, who had already developed much of the original demo, including its central line about moving to Los Angeles without someone. The initial idea was different. At one point, the song was conceived around leaving Los Angeles and returning to Berlin. During the writing process, the direction changed.

When Götz Offergeld became involved, the lyrics took on a more personal dimension. As NEUSWANSTEIN explained in our interview, both Julian and Götz were dealing with heartbreak at the time. The experience of separation, and of having to reconsider a future that had once seemed certain, became part of the writing process. Götz continued developing the lyrics, turning the original idea into a song about leaving, or at least imagining leaving.

Los Angeles functions less as a concrete destination than as the possibility of another life. The song captures the impulse to put distance between yourself and a relationship that has ended, even when the emotional distance is harder to achieve. There is something recognisable about that feeling. The idea of starting somewhere else often becomes most appealing when the present has become difficult to inhabit. “Moving to LA” doesn’t try to resolve that contradiction. Its energy suggests movement and determination, while the lyrics remain tied to the person being left behind.