NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX PT. 1: ORIGINS

TRACKLISTING


A1. Borghesia - Z.M.R.
A2. Gina X Perf ormance - Kaddish
A3. Suicide - Wild In Blue (2005 Remaster)
A4. Demolitio n Group - You Better Stay Alive
B1. A Split Second - Flesh
B2. BPM AM - Co me To Me (Vocal Version)
B3. Ted Milton - Love Is Like A Viol?nce

C1. Front 242 - Funkhadafi
C2. Colourbox - Fast Dump
C3. Yello - Lost Again (E xtended Dance Version)
D1. Mystery - Mystery Girl (Club Mix Remastered)
D2 . In-D - Virgin In-D Sky's
D3. Judy Torres - No Reason To Cry (Instrumental)< br>D4. Hard Corps - Porte Bonheur (Lucky Charm) 2021





I NFO


'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, L uca Venezia aka Curses. Inviting friends with a like-minded affection for an 80s rooted sound, and diving deep into his record collection, Curses has put togeth er a three CD/double vinyl set that takes us from music by Colourbox and Suicide to EBM pioneers, Front 242 through to recent club hits from Zombies in Miami, a nd 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 t he EBM, New Beat, Italo and Acid House tracks of the 1980s to present music of t oday.

"Putting together a compilation like this is a strange experie nce. I've never been one to stay still too long. Whether as a musician, DJ, or p roducer I'd never wanted to tie myself down to one scene or one sound, always lo oking to move on before I'd maybe run a project completely dry. With an album yo u 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. A bit daunting! But in putting this comp together I did find a pat h that led from listening to FRONT 242 and Ministry cassettes in my bedroom when I was just 11, through to the music I make and play today.

What link s these tracks together, is an attitude. It's one I've been drawn to since I was a teenager, playing in punk bands, skateboarding in NYC, hanging out at CBGBs, and following Sonic Youth around, to eventually raving every weekend at undergro und drum & bass and electro nights.

As a teenager I'd dig through the bargain bins at shops like Vinyl Mania and Bleecker Bob's where you'd find all these Freestyle, Italo and New Beat records. Straight away I zoned in on the "Du b" and "Extended Dance Mix" versions where the focus was on the drums and I coul d hear a link to bands I'd loved years before.

The first part takes e arly tracks from bands who came directly out of the punk and new wave scenes, th at played a major role in forming my musical taste. The second part celebrates c urrent music influenced by these early pioneers and exclusive new music made for this compilation, with the passion for these genres in mind.

Some of these songs may have been written decades apart, but they all share an energy, a raw spirit, it's those massive drums and gated snares that you hear on both De molition Group's 'You Better Stay Alive' from 1988, and Shubostar's brand new tr ack, 'Aya'. This mix of electric and electronic sounds have been part of my make up ever since I learned to play guitar accompanied by a DR550 drum machine.

After leaving New York, I found a scene that helped me realize I could c ombine all my own past influences into my productions, song-writing and DJ sets. Discovering underground parties like Wrong Era, Cocktail d'Amore in Berlin, La dame Noir in Marseille, and of course A Love From Outer Space, made the pieces f all into place for me. This is the sound of a community I love, a passion withou t sacrifice, that I now want to share with you."

- Luca Venezia (Berl in, February 2021)