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ESK 668180
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$21.50
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RELEASE DATE: 2/21/2025
Curses bring four more long forgotten tracks, each one "Revamped" for maximum Dancefloor effect with Curses himself providing two edits alongside precision tooled reworks from Melbourne based Stockholm Syndrome and NYC's Andi. 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. 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). 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. Sticking with the same Westside label that gave "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 comes sample-heavy 1988 cut "Not Leaving Without Jerry" by Belgian duo Marc 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.
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3CD
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ESK 667030
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Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX is the second compilation for Eskimo Recordings compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ Luca Venezia, aka Curses, to explore the darker side of club music. Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX features a mammoth 49 tracks that join the dots between early industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle, EBM legends like Nitzer Ebb, and the post-punk experiments of people like Malcolm McLaren and Big Audio Dynamite with some of the most exciting artists around today, such as Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento, and Years of Denial. Where the first Next Wave Acid Punx compilation was a personal journey for Luca, a lockdown inspired exploration of his record collection to find the thread that ran through the music that had soundtracked much of his life, DEUX is a celebration of that music let loose on the world, the thrill of music performed live, the smoke and strobe filled clubs you'll hear it in and the artists you'll find on those stages. Featuring Mary Möör, Sad Lovers & Giants, Cabaret Voltaire, Clan Of Xymox, In Sotto Voce, Psyche, Propaganda, DAF, Vicious Pink, Book Of Love, Absolute Body Control, Boytronic, The KVB, Cardinal & Nun, Jennifer Touch, Matrixxman, Years Of Denial, Silver Tears, Essaie Pas, Aili x Transistorcake, Dina Summer, Patriarchy, Maelstrom & Louisahhh, Dame Area, Kris Baha, Desire, Blind Delon, I Hate Models, Poison Point, Roe Deers, Mariana Saldaña, Silent Servant, J.W.B. Hits The Beat, Hungry Boys, Autumns, Buzz Kull, Soft Crash, Dame Bonnet & Mufti, Ultra Sunn, Neu-Romancer, EVA, Andi vs Randolph & Mortimer, Zanias, The Hacker, and Paradox Obscur.
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ESK 667033
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Double LP version. Chapter 1. Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX is the second compilation for Eskimo Recordings compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ Luca Venezia, aka Curses, to explore the darker side of club music. Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX features a mammoth 49 tracks that join the dots between early industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle, EBM legends like Nitzer Ebb, and the post-punk experiments of people like Malcolm McLaren and Big Audio Dynamite with some of the most exciting artists around today, such as Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento, and Years of Denial. Where the first Next Wave Acid Punx compilation was a personal journey for Luca, a lockdown inspired exploration of his record collection to find the thread that ran through the music that had soundtracked much of his life, DEUX is a celebration of that music let loose on the world, the thrill of music performed live, the smoke and strobe filled clubs you'll hear it in and the artists you'll find on those stages. Featuring Mary Möör, Sad Lovers & Giants, Cabaret Voltaire, Clan Of Xymox, In Sotto Voce, Psyche, Propaganda, DAF, Vicious Pink, Book Of Love, Absolute Body Control, Boytronic, The KVB, Cardinal & Nun, Jennifer Touch, Matrixxman, Years Of Denial, Silver Tears, Essaie Pas, Aili x Transistorcake, Dina Summer, Patriarchy, Maelstrom & Louisahhh, Dame Area, Kris Baha, Desire, Blind Delon, I Hate Models, Poison Point, Roe Deers, Mariana Saldaña, Silent Servant, J.W.B. Hits The Beat, Hungry Boys, Autumns, Buzz Kull, Soft Crash, Dame Bonnet & Mufti, Ultra Sunn, Neu-Romancer, EVA, Andi vs Randolph & Mortimer, Zanias, The Hacker, and Paradox Obscur.
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ESK 667035
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Double LP version. Chapter 2. Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX is the second compilation for Eskimo Recordings compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ Luca Venezia, aka Curses, to explore the darker side of club music. Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX features a mammoth 49 tracks that join the dots between early industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle, EBM legends like Nitzer Ebb, and the post-punk experiments of people like Malcolm McLaren and Big Audio Dynamite with some of the most exciting artists around today, such as Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento, and Years of Denial. Where the first Next Wave Acid Punx compilation was a personal journey for Luca, a lockdown inspired exploration of his record collection to find the thread that ran through the music that had soundtracked much of his life, DEUX is a celebration of that music let loose on the world, the thrill of music performed live, the smoke and strobe filled clubs you'll hear it in and the artists you'll find on those stages. Featuring Mary Möör, Sad Lovers & Giants, Cabaret Voltaire, Clan Of Xymox, In Sotto Voce, Psyche, Propaganda, DAF, Vicious Pink, Book Of Love, Absolute Body Control, Boytronic, The KVB, Cardinal & Nun, Jennifer Touch, Matrixxman, Years Of Denial, Silver Tears, Essaie Pas, Aili x Transistorcake, Dina Summer, Patriarchy, Maelstrom & Louisahhh, Dame Area, Kris Baha, Desire, Blind Delon, I Hate Models, Poison Point, Roe Deers, Mariana Saldaña, Silent Servant, J.W.B. Hits The Beat, Hungry Boys, Autumns, Buzz Kull, Soft Crash, Dame Bonnet & Mufti, Ultra Sunn, Neu-Romancer, EVA, Andi vs Randolph & Mortimer, Zanias, The Hacker, and Paradox Obscur.
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12"
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ESK 667066
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Curses presents Next Wave Acid Punx Deux. Ahead of the full release in the fall Eskimo is excited to present this DJ sampler as a taster. This 12" includes two unreleased Curses reworks of Nuovo Testamento and J.W.B. Hits The Beat originals that have been absolute highlights in his DJ sets lately, and two tracks by Mary Möör and Cabaret Voltaire that are taken from Curses' classics selection.
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ESK 512324
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Next Wave Acid Punx is a 38-track journey across nearly 40 years of dark club music compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ, Luca Venezia aka Curses. Curses' set takes you from music by Colourbox and Suicide to EBM pioneers, Front 242 through to recent club hits from Zombies in Miami, and 12 brand new, totally exclusive tracks from the likes of Shubostar, Chinaski, and Curses himself. Exploring the darker side of club music, Next Wave Acid Punx traces decades of a musical passion and joins the dots between the EBM, new beat, Italo and acid house tracks of the 1980s to present music of today. "Putting together a compilation like this is a strange experience. I've never been one to stay still too long. Whether as a musician, DJ, or producer I'd never wanted to tie myself down to one scene or one sound, always looking to move on before I'd maybe run a project completely dry. With an album you create a snapshot of who you are during that time in life, with a DJ set maybe just that night, but this felt more like trying to sum up a lifetime of musical experiences . . . The first chapter takes early tracks from bands who came directly out of the punk and new wave scenes, that played a major role in forming my musical taste. The second chapter celebrates current music influenced by these early pioneers, while the third chapter comprises exclusive new music made for this compilation, with the passion for these genres in mind..." --Luca Venezia (Berlin, February 2021)
3CD features: Borghesia, Gina X Performance, Suicide, Demolition Group, A Split Second, BPM AM, Ted Milton, Front 242, Colourbox, Yello, Mystery, In-D, Judy Torres, Hard Corps, Moderna & Theus Mago, Middle Sky Boom, Eliezer, Il Est Vilaine, Tiempo De Maldad, Alvee, Zombies In Miami, Moscoman, Juan Maclean, Fantastic Twins, Damon Jee & Darlyn Vlys, Zakmina, Radial Gaze, You Man, Paresse, Rina x Benji x Megaphonim, Modular Project, Curses, Chinaski, Shubostar, Cornelius Doctor, Mufti, Amarcord, Franz Scala, Tronik Youth, Cardopusher, Kendal & David Carretta, Local Suicide & Skelesys, and Pablo Bozzi.
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ESK 512334
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Double LP version. Part 1 of two parts. Next Wave Acid Punx is a 38-track journey across nearly 40 years of dark club music compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ, Luca Venezia aka Curses. Curses' set takes you from music by Colourbox and Suicide to EBM pioneers, Front 242 through to recent club hits from Zombies in Miami, and 12 brand new, totally exclusive tracks from the likes of Shubostar, Chinaski, and Curses himself. Exploring the darker side of club music, Next Wave Acid Punx traces decades of a musical passion and joins the dots between the EBM, new beat, Italo and acid house tracks of the 1980s to present music of today. "Putting together a compilation like this is a strange experience. I've never been one to stay still too long. Whether as a musician, DJ, or producer I'd never wanted to tie myself down to one scene or one sound, always looking to move on before I'd maybe run a project completely dry. With an album you create a snapshot of who you are during that time in life, with a DJ set maybe just that night, but this felt more like trying to sum up a lifetime of musical experiences . . . The first chapter takes early tracks from bands who came directly out of the punk and new wave scenes, that played a major role in forming my musical taste. The second chapter celebrates current music influenced by these early pioneers, while the third chapter comprises exclusive new music made for this compilation, with the passion for these genres in mind..." --Luca Venezia (Berlin, February 2021)
Features: Borghesia, Gina X Performance, Suicide, Demolition Group, A Split Second, BPM AM, Ted Milton, Front 242, Colourbox, Yello, Mystery, In-D, Judy Torres, and Hard Corps.
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Double LP version. Part 2 of two.Next Wave Acid Punx is a 38-track journey across nearly 40 years of dark club music compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ, Luca Venezia aka Curses. Curses' set takes you from music by Colourbox and Suicide to EBM pioneers, Front 242 through to recent club hits from Zombies in Miami, and 12 brand new, totally exclusive tracks from the likes of Shubostar, Chinaski, and Curses himself. Exploring the darker side of club music, Next Wave Acid Punx traces decades of a musical passion and joins the dots between the EBM, new beat, Italo and acid house tracks of the 1980s to present music of today. "Putting together a compilation like this is a strange experience. I've never been one to stay still too long. Whether as a musician, DJ, or producer I'd never wanted to tie myself down to one scene or one sound, always looking to move on before I'd maybe run a project completely dry. With an album you create a snapshot of who you are during that time in life, with a DJ set maybe just that night, but this felt more like trying to sum up a lifetime of musical experiences . . . The first chapter takes early tracks from bands who came directly out of the punk and new wave scenes, that played a major role in forming my musical taste. The second chapter celebrates current music influenced by these early pioneers, while the third chapter comprises exclusive new music made for this compilation, with the passion for these genres in mind..." --Luca Venezia (Berlin, February 2021)
Features: Moderna & Theus Mago, Zombies In Miami, Juan Maclean, Fantastic Twins, Damon Jee & Darlyn Vlys, Modular Project, Curses, Chinaski, Cornelius Doctor, Shubostar, Kendal & David Carretta, and Local Suicide & Skelesys.
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Romantic Fiction, the debut LP from Curses, is an honest musical expression drawing influences from his youth growing up in NYC in the '80s. References to new wave, post-punk, synth music and early EBM are skillfully merged with the DIY approach of punk and rock n' roll angst. Brandishing an immersive sonic palette, all instruments throughout the album were played and recorded by the artist. Exhausted by the current state of competitive dance music monotony, Romantic Fiction is a collection of songs, not DJ tools; songs that work at home, but also in the club should the right crowd beckon. It's about escapism and finding comfort in the unknown, fulfilling the empty void by embracing the mysterious. Darkness is a light undiscovered, not something to be frightened of. Curses invites friends who share a mutual love for incorporating post punk and new wave into contemporary electronic music. Perel delivers mighty Nina Hagen-esque operatic punk vocals on the first single, "Gold & Silber", whilst Dischi Autunno label boss Jennifer Cardini and Curses share a duet on the cold wave silk of "Silence In The Dark". As an amalgamation of influences from multiple decades, Romantic Fiction is a deeply personal album, triggering a feeling that is unnerving at times, familiar and welcoming at others.
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INS 12013EP
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"Institubes' latest record is a debut 12" coming straight from the deepest pit in hell -- Brooklyn. Curses is not a total rookie, though. Wrapped in this elegantly engineered cloak of mystery, is bass heavyweight champ, Drop The Lime. Under this new guise, he's all about reigniting the excitement of early '90s dance music. But he's so not retro. His peculiar brand of mutated house defies everything you think you know about 'proper club music.' He makes evil records that challenge you to play them out, LOUD, and then amply reward you for doing so."
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