Next Wave Acid Punx TROIS - DJ Sampler

CURSES

April 24, 2026

Dark Disco / Electronic / Post-Punk

Released this June, Next Wave Acid Punx TROIS sees Berlin based DJ & producer Curses, aka Luca Venezia, bring his critically acclaimed compilation series to a triumphant conclusion. As much musical memoir as compilation of often impossible-to-find tracks, NWAP has joined the dots between industrial, post punk and EBM from the 70s and 80s with the emerging rave scene of the 90s and proven that this spirit is still alive by unearthing some of the best unreleased dark disco, techno and electro produced today. Ahead of the series' concluding 3x 2LP entry, Eskimo brings you this limited 12" sampler featuring 4 cuts that perfectly capture the wildly creative spirit of the scenes that Next Wave Acid Punx has documented. Extended versions only! Kicking things off with Curses’ own darkly euphoric Crown of Ruin, Luca then reappears under his Tutto Vetro alias, teaming up with French producer Mala Ika for the celebratory rush of E-ternal. On the flip we head back to 1991 for the A.C. Mix of Metropolis's Time of War, a track that sits at the crossroads of the New Beat and EBM scenes of the 1980s and the sounds then emerging in cities like Frankfurt which, over the next few years. would evolve into Trance. Finally closing things out we have the Razor Mix of Interactive's No Control from 1990. Another track that captures a brief moment in time and the explosion of creativity that emerged from the early rave scene and would transform both electronic music and club culture forever. Expertly shining a strobe light on clubland's darkest corners, Next Wave Acid Punx TROIS is a celebration of the past, present, and future: Tech-Dance, EBM, New Beat, Aggrapo, Prototechno, Body Sonics NYC • Detroit • SF • Valencia • Frankfurt • Paris • Ghent • Milano • Rotterdam • London & Beyond. United by the beat of the drum: United as one.