The Berlin project Sprung Aus Den Wolken was part of the "Genialen Dilletanten" movement in the early 1980s, along with Einstrüzenden Neubauten and Mechanik Destrktiw Komandh. The band first released an EP on ZickZack in 1981, followed by further releases on the band's own label Faux Pas in 1982 and 1983, then on the French distributor Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier until 1991. The track "Pas Attendre" was part of the soundtrack of Wim Wenders' film "Wings of Desire" and became an underground hit. Bureau B is pleased to re-release the debut EP under the title "1981 West Berlin" with more songs from the band's early days, carefully remastered from the original cassettes.
