Recorded, produced and written by Richard H. Kirk, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, the album was constructed at Western Works, Sheffield, over a three-year period. Work began with recording on midi and analogue synthesisers before guitar and vocals (Kirk's first use of vocals in 10 years) were added.The album's title, Dasein (a German word meaning 'being there' or 'presence', often translated into English as 'existence'), is a fundamental concept in existentialism. In 2014, during the recording period, Kirk began work on Cabaret Voltaire live and so the two projects coexisted in tandem.

A1. Lets Jack
A2. Lear Jet
B1. Nuclear Cloud
B2. Do It Right Now
C1. New Lucifer/The Truth Is Bad
C2. Radioactive Water
D1. Invasion Pretext
D2. 20 Block Lockdown
D3. Sub/Antarctic/H20