INCARNADINE LP - Dischi Autunno

Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX [Eskimo Recordings]

Another Heaven

Across two mammoth, critically acclaimed compilations Berlin-based Musician and DJ Curses' Next Wave Acid Punx series has shone a blacklight onto the darker side of club music. Featuring tracks from the 1970s right up to the present day made by both musical legends and up and coming talents alike, Curses has expertly threaded the needle between Experimental Pop, Post Punk, EBM, Electro, Techno and more to produce a stunning alternative history of clubland.

But, as every good digger knows, there's always more gems to uncover and so once again Curses has crowbarred open the electronic music's vaults to bring us four more long forgotten tracks, each one "Revamped" for maximum Dancefloor effect with Curses himself providing 2 edits alongside precision tooled reworks from Melbourne based Stockholm Syndrome and NYC's Andi.

First up from Curses is his Revamp of Deborah Sasson’s (Carmen) Danger In Her Eyes, a curio from the wildly inventive mid late 80s that saw the American opera singer collaborate with German producers MCL (MicroChipLeague). A European chart topper on its original release, it's long since languished in obscurity but in Curses' hands is now ready to once again add more than a touch of melodrama to dancefloors.

For his second edit, Curses reworks J.W.B. Hits The Beat's House Fatale, having previously taken a razor to their Body On Body track on Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX. Originally released in 1988, House Fatale is a classic example of just how fast electronic music was evolving back then, bringing together elements of Electro, Freestyle, House and more amongst a riot of samples, all elements Curses retains whilst nudging the tempo and giving the track a harder edge.

Sticking with the same Westside label that gave us House Fatale, Stockholm Syndrome turns his attention to Voyou's Houseman. Or, as it happens, the 1988 edit by LA's Razormaid that first honed its edges for club play and merged the title track with its b-side. The resulting edit rejuvenates this classic slice of late Cold War club music, its pounding beat, portentous strings and the repeated overdriven vocal refrain of Germany Calling perfect for basement clubs today, in Berlin and beyond.

Finally to complete the EP we have sample-heavy 1988 cut Not Leaving Without Jerry by Belgian duo Mark Borgions & Jo Lijnen aka Philadelphia Five. Originally produced by Luc Van Acker, (better known for his work with the likes of Front 242, Ministry and Revolting Cocks), the track has been handed over to NYC producer Andi, who ups the tempo and hones in on the rhythm section, putting the focus on the staccato drums and throbbing bass line the focal point now and creating a perfect soundtrack for sweat lashed bodies. 

Together these four tracks revisit a moment in clubland when the rules were still being written, as Curses explains. "This was a pivotal moment where all genres were still evolving, figuring out what sounds would eventually become staple elements of one another which gave it all this naive, innocent and punk feel. You’ve got Trance arpeggios, those heavy snares of early EBM, chopped vocals in the style of Chicago and NY formative House music all mixed with Electrofunk and percussive Latin freestyle grooves. A time when we were dancing without boundaries, something very much in the spirit of Next Wave Acid Punx.”

Next Wave Acid Punx Revamps

DJ MIXES / LIVE RECORDINGS

Gold & Silber

Gold & Silber (feat. Perel)

Romantic Fiction

Surrender

Gold & Silber (Chinaski Painkiller Bonus Mix) [feat. Perel]

Surrender (Jennifer Cardini Remix)

“The album is a dialogue between the inner self and outer, and romance of eternal and immortal existence. Hence the first single, ‘Miriam’ being a ballad to the Vampiress main character in The Hunger book and film from the 80s. How do we make an emotion timeless?“

Order the album here : linktr.ee/dischiautunno

All tracks written and produced by Luca Venezia
Bass on Miriam, Gretchen Bender, Coma & Made in Shade by Ben Airey
Vocals on Boundless by Jennifer Touch
Vocals on Ghost Of Arms by TERR
Mixed & Engineered by Sasse @ Blackhead Studios, Berlin
Mastered by Sam Berdah @ The Wall
Artwork by Last Veil
Cat no. DA019 – All rights reserved
℗ & © Dischi Autunno 2022

Smoke

Boundless Feat Jennifer Touch

Gretchen  Bender

Blood Oath

“The album is a dialogue between the inner self and outer, and romance of eternal and immortal existence. Hence the first single, ‘Miriam’ being a ballad to the Vampiress main character in The Hunger book and film from the 80s. How do we make an emotion timeless?“

Incarnadine LP out on March 11th : https://linktr.ee/dischiautunno

All tracks written and produced by Luca Venezia
Bass on Miriam by Ben Airey
Mixed & Engineered by Sasse @ Blackhead Studios, Berlin
Mastered by Sam Berdah @ The Wall
Artwork by Last Veil
Cat no. DA019 – All rights reserved
℗ & © Dischi Autunno 2022

Miriam

This weekend (12/02/2022) fabric welcomes dark sounds pioneer Curses to our lovely Room 2. 

Curses has put together a mix to showcase what you can expect to hear from the main man himself. Enjoy

https://ra.co/events/1479300

Curses @ fabric 12/02/2022 (Promo Mix)

Here's my the audio recording from my livestream, Aug 3rd at Berlin's, HÖR for the 2nd Next Wave Acid Punx takeover w/ Jennifer Touch & Rogermultiuse

1. Amarcord - Spleen
2. Be Dellow (Violet Poison) - I Loved You
3. Pasqua Pancrazi - Bernie
4. Black Light Smoke - Work feat. Léah Lazonick (Happy707 Remix)
5. Theus Mago & Curses - Testaroja
6. PHUNKADELICA - By The Power Of Grayskull
7. New Hook - Manipulation (Curses remix)
8. Jarle Bråthen & Miss Plug Inn - Boys Of The Night (Omer Remix)
9. Mundo D - Hypnosis
10. Real Life - Send Me An Angel (Unconscious Rework)
11. Sesto Senso - Bass Girl
12. MCL - Satellite (Curses Edit)
13. Romain FX - Agree To Disagree
14. Roe Deers - Egypt Edit
15. BODYONBODY - Curses EDIT
16. Curses - Vertere Utility Drums
17. Alvee - Perdido (Curses Remix)
18. Laurence Matte - 105 (Curses Remix)

photo: Carol Bonarde

August

Curses @ HÖR ~ 𝑁🝗𝑋✞ 𝓦𝖆𝖛𝖊 🄰🄲🄸🄳 ₱Ʉ₦Ӿ ~ 3.8.2022

3615... 4 magic numbers created in the 80's by the best french engineers which allowed you to connect with the world !

Let's bring them back to connect you with the best artists and Djs.

#3615 CURSES

Berlin-based Curses brings a romantic edge to the dance floor, blending 80's New Wave, the darker side of Italo-Disco and flashes of EBM with his own ghostly vocals.

The debut album from Curses, 'Romantic Fiction' dropped on Jennifer Cardini's Dischi Autunno imprint in October 2018, launching his live act which brings the guitars, vocals and energy of the album to stage as a duo.
 Whether it's DJng in the main room at Circoloco DC-10, or performing live at festivals like, Nuits Sonores, Curses brings punk and new wave energy to all dance floors of any size.

Curses has also released on labels such as Permanent Vacation, Bordello A Parigi, Oráculo Records, and Wrong Era, and curated a double- LP vinyl compilation (NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX) Via Belgian powerhouse, N.E.W.S, showcasing a passion for New Beat, Early EBM, Post-punk and obscure Italo which gained critical acclaim worldwide. 

The 2nd album, 'Incarnadine' returned to Dischi Autunno in April, with a special edition vinyl in collaboration with Parisian Fashion brand, Saint Laurent.
Curses continues to bring a romantic and punk energy to the club, threading the ethereal nostalgia of the 80s and 90s into the future of now.

☎ Connect ☎
https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever
https://www.facebook.com/cursesforever
https://www.instagram.com/cursesforever/

#3615 CURSES

Curses presents 'Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX' will be out October 20th, 2023

Read all about it -> https://post-punk.com/listen-to-curses-club-primed-remix-of-nuovo-testamentos-heartbeat-the-next-wave-acid-punx-deux-compilation-tracklist/

Exclusive remix of Los Angeles and Bologna based Nuovo Testamento's Heartbeat by Curses himself! Taken from the band's 2023 album Love Lines, Heartbeat - in its original form a shimmering italo synth pop number, part Danceteria-era Madonna, part Yazoo - has been ruthlessly retooled here by Curses for strobe lit sweatboxes. Shifting the emphasis from its sparkling synths and pop melody towards the rhythm section, the track's synth bass now dominates the track just as its martial kick drums and gated snares push us deeper into EBM territory.

‘Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX’ is a return to the dark romantic of the past, present and future. An undying passion for all things post-punk/wave/body music and beyond. Release date: October 20th. 2023

https://www.eskimorecordings.com

Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX

Nuovo Testamento - Heartbeat (Curses Remix)[Eskimo Recordings]

Taking us on a sleazy, strobe lit tour of the darker corners of clubland Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX is the second compilation curated for Eskimo Recordings by Luca Venezia, aka Curses. Threading the needle between early industrial, EBM, post-punk experiments and some of the most exciting music being made today, the 49 track compilation also features some of Luca's own exclusive remixes such as his 'Revamp' of New Beat classic J.W.B. Hits The Beat's 'Body On Body'.

Originally released back in 1987, Curses' remix brings the track right up date, pushing the tempo and toughening up the drums whilst stripping it back down to focus on the portentous choral synth pads and teasing us with its ecstatic vocal samples before the effervescent Italo melody brings it all together. A perfect synthesis of past and present, much like the compilation it's taken from.

J.W.B. Hits The Beat - Body On Body (Curses Revamp) [Eskimo Recordings]

Originally Released VINYL ONLY - MEGABREAKZ 03
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'' MEGABREAKZ is the brainchild of the collaboration between Oráculo Records, Musa Records, and Ombra Festival.

It's born to be a tribute to the iconic Valencia sound of the late 80s, when the city was a global epicentere of dance music, avant-garde exploration and cutting-edge creativity. ''

All tracks have been specially mastered for vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young and Cold Studios (Germany)

DIGITAL
https://cursesforever.bandcamp.com/album/t-u-t-t-o-v-e-t-r-o-no-mercy

NEON GREEN VINYL
https://oraculorecords.bandcamp.com/album/megabreakz-03-curses-presents-tutto-vetro-no-mercy

TUTTO VETRO - Untouchable (Megabreakz III)

TUTTO VETRO - 2 Much Power (Megabreakz III)

TUTTO VETRO - Tuff Love (Megabreakz III)

TUTTO VETRO - No Mercy (Megabreakz III)

One of the compilations of 2023 Curses' Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX saw the Berlin-based Musician and DJ explore the darker side of club music. Bringing together 49 tracks that joined the dots between early industrial pioneers, EBM legends and post-punk bands with some of the most exciting artists around today this was a celebration of the kind of raw electronic music best performed live in smoke filled clubs.

One might suspect that between this and the first equally acclaimed, and substantial, Next Wave Acid Punx album clubland's gothic vaults might be eerily empty. But, just as every good live act knows, you should hold something special back for an encore, and so Curses is back with Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX - Secret Cuts, 11 bonus tracks that all deserve their own moment in the strobe light.

"Curating Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX was a big puzzle," explains Curses. "Figuring out how to fit all these tracks across 6 different 12"s required a lot of calculations and, to be quite frank, I was never that great at maths. Unfortunately this meant we had to cut some real heaters off of DEUX. But Eskimo and I decided that we couldn't let these gems go to dust. I've been DJing them loads in my sets, so it was only fair to share them with y’all to DJ and rage to yourselves. So, here it is... the final blast of bonus tracks for Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX: Secret Cuts."

Featuring the likes of Ghost Cop, Paresse, Nuovo Testamento, You Man, plus a new Curses track and Redux version, Secret Cuts is a worthy companion piece, packed full of the kind of jagged synths, jackhammer kickdrums, heavily gated snares and punk attitude that saw Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX named a BBC 6 Music compilation of the week, score a perfect 10 from Faze Mag and go straight in the record bag of every DJ that appreciates the darker things in life.

Curses - The Deep End (Redux)

Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX - Secret Cuts

Curses - Get Lost [Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX - Secret Cuts - Eskimo Recordings]

Elegant Death

Pour ce numéro 148, nous avons l'honneur de recevoir pour ce dernier Foutoir de la saison, quelqu'un que l'on ne présente pas : @cursesforever ! Luca Venezia de son vrai nom est un dj et producteur américain basé à Berlin, il y a maintenant plus d'une dizaine d'années qui a su se réinventer et est aller puiser dans ses influences passées à savoir le punk et l'électronique des années 80. De ce savant mélange en est sorti la Next Wave Acid Punx, terme qu'il utilisé pour ses superbes compilations sorties chez Eskimo Records. Est-ce un style ? Plus un art de vivre où se retrouverait les gothiques et les fans de new beat... avec toujours une touche de rock.

Ortrotasce - Lifeline
Raudive - Visitor 
Yerno Vil - Leave
Future City Punks - Covert Negotiations
Cowboy Rhythmbox - Rattle
DC Salas - Time Well Spent (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)
New Order - Vanishing Point (Curses Revamp)
Neskeh - Open Barsten
Karolina BNV - Germany Calling
Interactive - The Search For Truth 
Daichi - You Got Me
Walentin Pauer - Voyager III (Stockholm Syndrome Remix)
Jezebell	Weekend Machines 
Pancrazi Pasqua - Trek (Ombra INTL Back 2 Basics Remix)
Masters At Work - Body (pitch*** IT DOWN)
Max Buchalik - Higher State (Venice Arms Remix) 
Dark Vektor ans Gravedad Cinetica - Hoy Tengo Ganas
A.M.Q.N - Natura

Plus de Curses :
https://www.instagram.com/cursesforever

Curses | Foutoir Moderne #148

Caviar

H2SG

Echoes

Heart & Cane

Helium (Feat. Marie Davidson)

Vanish (Feat. Skelesys)

Like Porcelain

Across two mammoth, critically acclaimed compilations Berlin-based Musician and DJ Curses' Next Wave Acid Punx series has shone a blacklight onto the darker side of club music. Featuring tracks from the 1970s right up to the present day made by both musical legends and up and coming talents alike, Curses has expertly threaded the needle between Experimental Pop, Post Punk, EBM, Electro, Techno and more to produce a stunning alternative history of clubland. 

But, as every good digger knows, there's always more gems to uncover and so once again Curses has crowbarred open the electronic music's vaults to bring us four more long forgotten tracks, each one "Revamped" for maximum Dancefloor effect with Curses himself providing 2 edits alongside precision tooled reworks from Melbourne based Stockholm Syndrome and NYC's Andi. 

Get the 12" here -> https://cursesforever.bandcamp.com/album/next-wave-acid-punx-revamps

Having previously taken a razor to J.W.B. Hits The Beat's Body On Body track on Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX, Curses now turns his attention to the group’s House Fatale. Originally released in 1988, House Fatale is a classic example of just how fast electronic music was evolving back then, bringing together elements of Electro, Freestyle, House and more amongst a riot of samples, all elements Curses retains whilst nudging the tempo and giving the track a harder edge.

https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings

J.W.B. Hits The Beat - House Fatale (Curses Revamp) [Eskimo Recordings]

As part of his Next Wave Acid Punx series, Curses offers up his “Revamp” of Deborah Sasson’s (Carmen) Danger In Her Eyes, a curio from the wildly inventive mid late 80s that saw the American opera singer collaborate with German producers MCL (MicroChipLeague). A European chart topper on its original release, it's long since languished in obscurity, but in Curses' hands this mix of operatic vocals and raw house beats is now ready to add its more than a touch of melodrama to dancefloor's once again. 

"Hearing opera on the dance floor always hits me in a special way," explains Curses. "Decadent operatic vocals within decadent euphoric club environments just transports you to another time and place. When I first heard Danger In Her Eyes I was immediately inspired to make an edit that embraced that operatic escape but elevated the energy with harder drums and a proto-Trance EBM attitude like ate 80s early 90s releases from Manufacture, Interfront or BOY records.”

Buy / Stream

Deborah Sasson & MCL - (Carmen) Danger In Her Eyes (Curses Revamp)

PDA MIX 12 ♥ Curses

Ahead of appearing at PDA this weekend, Curses has given us the honour to host a rare mix from him for the latest edition of the PDA mix series. As a musician, DJ and head-honcho of the Ombra International label, Curses has deservedly earned a status as a luminary in the field of modern New Wave, Post-Punk, New Beat, EBM, Italo and beyond which you can hear expertly showcased over the course of the next sixty minutes.

Thank you Curses for the music 💘

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

PDA MIX 12 ♥ Curses

Welcome to Paradise: 
A FRONT 242-inspired Mix by Curses for www.KNOTORYUS.com
FULL INTERVIEW & FEATURE HERE:
https://www.knotoryus.com/articles/2018/11/6/welcome-to-paradise-curses-makes-us-a-front-242-inspired-mix
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1. Front 242 - Welcome To Paradise (Pitched)
2. Noise Unit - Ritualistic
3. Death In June - Born Again
4. The Weathermen - Poison
5. Front 242 - Kommando (remix)
6. Lokier and The Machine - Red Floor
7. Curses - Fortify
8. Fringe Society - Moltisanti
9. Boy Harsher - Motion
10. D.A.F. - Kebabträume
11. SA-FIRE - Let Me Be The One (Bonus Beats)
12. X-Marks the Pedwalk - Solitude
13. Front 242 - Masterhit (part 1 & 2)
14. Curses - Surrender
15. Fabrizio Mammarella - Diavoli
16. Djedjotronic - Take Me Down feat. Douglas McCarthy
17. Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened

Welcome to Paradise: A Curses Mix for KNOTORYUS.com

So Strange

Fortify

Chapter Three : Curses

Back For More

Bad For Business

Berlin-based Musician/DJ riding the next wave acid halo into the sun-shattered dusk.

On albums, Dame Bonnet joins on Bass as well as the Curses (live) tours and concerts.

The new album ‘Another Heaven’ just released with legendary Synth-wave label, Italians Do It Better, co-produced by Johnny Jewel. Curses has also done vocals for Artists such as Âme ('Shadow of Love'), on legendary Berlin-label Innervisions, keeping true to his punk and new wave approach on electronic music. Previous albums released on Dischi and fashion house, Saint Laurent. Curses has brought his unique sound to iconic venues such at DC-10 and festivals like Nuits Sonores and Grauzone, as well his residency at Berlin’s infamous Pornceptual party. Hosting a Monthly radio show, Together Alone, on Rinse FM France, Curses has also released various EP's and singles with labels such as, Oráculo, Bordello a Parigi, Running Back, and Wrong Era.
Curses is responsible for curating the acclaimed vinyl compilation series and party, Next Wave Acid Punx, showcasing a passion for New Beat, Early E.B.M, Post-punk and obscure Italo, which continues to gain a passionate cult following worldwide, including multiple support from BBC Radio 6.

Curses continues to bring a romantic and punk energy to the club, threading the ethereal nostalgia of the 80s and 90s into the future of now.
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Banner crop taken from Another Heaven album cover artwork by PATTY CARROLL.

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