Anyone following this guest mix series will probably know our next guest. He’s been a huge inspiration for Blank Wave, and one of the main reasons this platform exists in the first place.

Luca Venezia aka Curses — the Berlin-based DJ, producer, and label curator — blends New Wave, Post-Punk, Italo-Disco and EBM into dark, romantic club soundscapes that bridge nostalgia and modern energy (like no other). His latest album Another Heaven (2024) showcases his evolving sound, following Incarnadine (2022) and his debut Romantic Fiction (2018).

Together with Skelesys, he brought the duo Silver Tears to life, delivering a guitar-driven mixture of Post-Punk and Dark Wave with haunting melodies and cinematic textures. Curses also curates the brilliant Next Wave Acid Punx compilation series and runs Ombra International, a label dedicated to shadowy dance music from around the globe. His live sets, often featuring bassist Dame Bonnet, add a raw, post-punk edge to the dance floor and you should visit his live show whenever possible. With his monthly radio show Together Alone, Curses continues to navigate the twilight zone between wave and club culture — making him one of the defining voices of this darkly romantic movement.

Enough said, Blank Wave Guest Mix 115  — an exclusive spellbinding journey made just for this series incl. some rare vinyls, some all time favs and lots of premieres. Curses forever!

Follow: @cursesforever 

Artwork: @silent-shouts

Photo: Reyes Vollmond

Tracklist:

01.⁠ ⁠Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission
02.⁠ ⁠Luca Venezia/ Last Defender OST -  Hollow Shells
03.⁠ ⁠Oh Well - We Will Rock You (Ullman Mix)
04.⁠ ⁠Blind Vision - Betialic Beat [PITCHED DOWN]
05.⁠ ⁠Kim Wilde - You Came (Dub Version) [PITCHED DOWN]
06.⁠ ⁠Mina - Capisco
07.⁠ ⁠Steel Mind - Bad Passion (Instrumental Version)
08.⁠ ⁠Enigma - Sadeness (Violent U.S. Remix)
09.⁠ ⁠Electrosexual - Age Of Access [PITCHED DOWN]
10.⁠ ⁠Art Of Noise - Donna
11.⁠ ⁠Danse Alice - Petit Monde
12.⁠ ⁠Center of the Universe - Who put Acker Bilk on the guestlist
13.⁠ ⁠Valentina Moretti - Planet X
14.⁠ ⁠Kebab Traume - SinisterFunk
15.⁠ ⁠Orion Agassi - Ultrabarrio
16.⁠ ⁠P.J.istes - Sofocation (Mystery Edit)
17.⁠ ⁠O - Track With No Shame (Curses Edit)
18.⁠ ⁠Madd Rod - You Don't Want My Heart (Vocal Mix)
19.⁠ ⁠Charlou - It Is A Revolution
20.⁠ ⁠MCL - New York, New York (JUST DRUMS Curses Revamp)
21.⁠ ⁠Art Fact - Im Jealous (Curses Remix)
22.⁠ ⁠Blind Vision - Don't Look At Me (Razormaid Mix)
23.⁠ ⁠Guru Josh (Curses Pecorino Revamp)

Blank Wave Guest Mix 115: Curses

R.i.O. welcomes a member. Straight in full length. An album created by Dorsten, North-Rhine-Westfalia based producer Aroma Von Troisdorf - a man who refuses to be put in a box. Unlike others, who politely stay in one lane, he is a tuneful shape shifter. Already his 2021 debut on the Cologne based label Papercup Records smashed Krautrock, Synth-pop, Electro, Ambient, and dub together. His 2023 and 2024 Papercup Ep’s "Buttergolem" and "Rodeln am Rhein" added Italo-Disco, Synth-pop and a drop of experimental Electro to his versatility. Now eight new creations, brilliantly composed, yet - even in odd flashes - effortlessly catchy. They bring once more a stylistic melting pot, now enlarged with The Cure-ish dreamscapes, stretching over guitar riffs and bass grooves, like in the closing ambient-folk star “Zeiten” or the dreamy opening track “Fog Frog Green”. There is the motorik krautrock pulse of “Osmopower”, that boogies heavy in drum machine hypnosis under Aroma’s entrancing new-wave vocals. Tunes like “Dreams Unfold” or “Amplify Shrooms” are likewise propulsive, each one psyching in its very own rhythmic sector. More voices are present too. In the two-minute manic preacher “Colas”, were Togolese rapper and political activist Yao Bobby chants edgy. Or in “Closer”, where singer Aprico sends spoken-word trances echoing through the cosmic jacking. And there is “Lovers Lake”, a hypnotic drift of witchy vocals, bluesy chords, and endless synthscapes, that makes you swim on your feed. Shift the shapes, “Blaumilch” opens the gates.



Bandcamp

Aroma Von Troisdorf - Lover's Lake

Bio:

Ruksby (Alexander Klygin) is a Moscow-based producer, cofounder "OMERTA RECORDS". 
His musical preferences is a constant experiment with sound, blending acid rhythms, melancholic disco, powerful ebm and electro. 
The boundaries of genres are blurred: sometimes these styles mix within a single composition, creating a unique hybrid, while at other times, he explores each direction separately. 
You can experience this by checking out his tracks.

Tracklist:

01. Kisikililake - Sacr
02. Richard Sen - Tough On Chug, Tough On The Causes Of Chug
03. madd rod - after the world collapsed
04.T.D.D - Mysterious Man
05. The Bleak Engineers, Moralez, Zombierella - Existance
06. Gegen Mann - I Am Not The Destroyer
07. Darío - Maldito pulso (Ruksby Remix) mstr
08. Gelainheim - Tough Style
09. Sons Of Slough - Red Machine (Golden Lion Soundcheck)
10. Högt i tak- Acid Voices (MAN2.0 Communion Mix)
11. Anatolian Weapons - Trapped
12. Velax - Illusion of Choice
13. mandruvá & Ruksby - Cargo Cult (TKUZ Remix) 
14. Tkuz - Volta (High) (Ruksby Remix)
15. Jordan Passmore - Iso 15159

Ruksby MIX 003

Halloween is the perfect excuse for a dystopian, dark, haunting selection. Been digging deep lately and found some real gems that kept my mind spinning for days. Curious? Good, have a listen and check the tracklist below.

1- Fearless - Roberto Auser - Faceless Future (Enfant Terrible)
2- Symbionts Came Through The Green Lights - The Exaltics - 2 Worlds (Clone West Coast series)
3- Chrome - London Modular Alliance - Material EP (Dimensions Recordings)	     	
4- Rhumba - Kris Wadsworth - Infiltrator (ULTRAMAJIC)
5- Infiltrator - Kris Wadsworth - Infiltrator (ULTRAMAJIC)
6- Compton - Nuklear Prophet - Prophecies 11:21 (U-TRAX)	
7- No Estamos Solos - Robert Cosmic - Verdades Incómodas (Aspecto Humano)
8- Impulse - ELEKTROTECHNIK - Impulse EP (Tiger Weeds)		   
9- Retrofuturism - Zobol - Retrofuturism EP (Tiger Weeds)	     	
10- Electro Queen - VR-System - VA008 (Clear Memory)	     	
11- Sei Motto (Dark Vector Remix) - Synths Versus Me - So Far (Oráculo Records)	     
12- Der Mechanismus - ELEKTROTECHNIK - Impulse EP (Tiger Weeds)
13- Be Scared of Clowns - PRZ & Ori - Constellations Vol. 2 (Mechatronica)		     
14- Bonnetje - Dog Balls - Tell It To My Dog (Clear Memory)
15- Red Pyramid - L.F.T. - Red Pyramid EP (Mechatronica)
16- Global Revolution - DJ Mell G - Nexus of Shadows (Mechatronica)
17- Strive for More - Shedbug - Timeframe (Lobster Theremin)		


OPERATOR - Inside The Vortex #4 DJ set [1/11/25]

Guest Mix 117 is a live recording of the 2nd Blank Wave anniversary event with dear friends and Berlin-based DJ and producer duo Local Suicide who have been active in the electronic music scene since first teaming up in 2008. The Greek-German couple initially gained recognition through their events across Berlin before capturing global attention with their eclectic DJ sets combining new wave, Italo, indie dance, post-disco, EBM, and dark techno.

Recognized as one of the key figures in the dark disco scene, Local Suicide’s impressive discography spans over 200 tracks. Their extensive collaborations include befriended artists such as Curses, Theus Mago, Lena Platonos, Hard Ton, The Hidden Cameras, Rodion, Kalipo, Alejandro Paz, Thomass Jackson, Skelesys & Franz Matthews, with tracks featured on notable labels including Bordello A Parigi, Duro, Ombra INTL, Lumière Noire, Eskimo, AEON, TAU, Space Factory, Sincopat, and Discotexas, among many others.

Follow: @localsuicide

Artwork: @silent-shouts



Blank Wave Guest Mix 117: Local Suicide

Don’t Turn Your Back on My Love Extended Dance Remix Djloops (1984)

Eyes On You is a five-track EP built from lost projects spanning 2010 - 2025. It blends raw industrial textures, heavy percussion, and soundtrack-like layers. The EP moves between tension and release, turning old studio experiments into a story that explores the unsettling feeling of always being watched, both in personal and social life.

Credits:
Produced & mixed by Modeca
Mastered by Kill Shelter
Artwork: Diana Tolstovaite
Management: Egzotikka
Format: Digital
Release date: 5th of Dec / 2025
Pre-order here: https://metamoto.bandcamp.com/album/modeca-eyes-on-you-ep

Follow Modeca:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/modeca 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/modeca__

Pre-Order

Modeca - Eyes On You EP (Preview)

Schatten im Klang

We’re excited to premiere “Hair We Are (Fabio Me Llaman Soltero Remix)” from shishi’s upcoming EP, set to be released via Good Skills on December 8.
The EP also includes remixes from Kate Stein, Kabinett, and THE NGHBR$.

@bandshishi  @fabiomellamansoltero @goodskills

PREMIERE: shishi -  Hair We Are (Fabio Me Llaman Soltero Remix)  [ Good Skills ]

21st chapter of the mix series. I just turned on the decks, pressed record and started spinning some records from my new beat, EBM and old techno crate, withou any preparation and just for fun... A LOT OF CLASSIC BANGERS INSIDE!!!

Enjoy!

www.wldv.es

WLDV - Harmonious Combinations Vol.21 - Nov 2025 - The Sound Vinylmix

Driving Eclectic Reactions since 2014 and the Vocoder Club from 2014 to 2019.