Berlin-based musician and DJ Curses rides the next wave of acid, post-punk and dark disco. His latest album Another Heaven was released on the legendary synthwave label Italians Do It Better and co-produced by Johnny Jewel. Curses has also collaborated with Âme on Shadow of Love for Innervisions, while staying true to his punk and new wave approach to electronic music. He has performed at iconic venues and festivals such as DC-10, Nuits Sonores and Grauzone Festival, and holds a residency at Berlin’s infamous Pornceptual.
Through his Next Wave Acid Punx parties and vinyl compilations, Curses continues to champion New Beat, early EBM, post-punk and obscure Italo—bringing a romantic, punk-charged energy from the shadows of the 80s straight into today’s clubs.
First acts emerging from the grey:
✦ IC3PEAK - last Berlin show before hiatus
✦ CURSES (LIVE)
✦ AIGEL
✦ QUAL - Lebanon Hanover's William Maybelline solo project.
+ more acts to be announced
GREY SCALE FESTIVAL BERLIN 2026
13.06.2026 - Columbiahalle
🎟️ on sale now!
→ TrusT #4
📍Petit Cab, 41 rue Jobin 13003 Marseille
📅Dimanche 28 juin 2026
🕐18:00 - 00:00
💵12 € (+ frais)
🎟️https://shotgun.live/fr/events/trust-4
→ REMAIN et le Cabaret Aléatoire s’associent pour vous proposer le rendez-vous mensuel dominical, TRUST.
THIS IS TRUST :
Un dimanche.
300 personnes.
Son sans compromis.
Pas de scène. Pas de hiérarchie.
Pas de timetable.
Juste vous.
Nous.
La musique au centre.
→ TRUST #4 avec CURSES
Figure incontournable des nuits underground entre Berlin et New York, CURSES façonne depuis des années une signature unique où se croisent New Wave, Italo-Disco, Post-punk et Proto-House. Entre voix fantomatiques live, body music sombre et envolées romantiques, il transforme chaque set en voyage cinématographique.
Reconnu pour son approche instinctive du dancefloor, CURSES navigue avec élégance entre énergie brute et nostalgie euphorique, toujours avec cette tension punk et émotionnelle qui fait de ses sets des expériences à part entière.
Dernièrement aperçu sur le mythique label Italians Do It Better avec son album “Another Heaven”, co-produit par Johnny Jewel, il a également collaboré avec Âme sur Innervisions et signé des sorties sur Dischi, Bordello A Parigi, Running Back ou Wrong Era. Fondateur de la série culte Next Wave Acid Punx et résident de l’iconique Pornceptual à Berlin, CURSES continue d’imaginer le futur du club à travers les fantômes des années 80 et 90.
6h de musique et de partage
CURSES & REMAIN.
Vous. Nous.
La musique au centre.
TRUST
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23rd of May • 22:00 - 17:00
Secret Location • 18 Euro Entry
(15 Euro with membership)
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Here we gooooo!
NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX TROIS is coming June 4🔐
My new single, Crown Of Ruin drops today, the first single on the comp, alongside an invincible roster of artists from the past, present, and future.
3 x 2LP 12” + Digital
via @eskimorecordings
Teaser video @__n__s__m
12” & Digi Artwork @cranksnyc
CROWN OF RUIN~
Written & Produced by Luca Venezia
Mixed by @maspaventimastering
Mastered by @equus_audio_mastering
Grey Scale Festival | 13.Juni | Columbiahalle
Great news everyone! @trstonline and @karinparkofficial will join the line up with their both gloomy and luminous presence. Don´t miss out!
Acts announced for GREY SCALE FESTIVAL BERLIN:
✦ IC3PEAK - last Berlin show before hiatus
✦ TR/ST
✦ CURSES (LIVE)
✦ AIGEL
✦ QUAL - Lebanon Hanover’s William Maybelline solo project.
✦ KARIN PARK
GREY SCALE FESTIVAL BERLIN 2026
13.06.2026 - Columbiahalle
🎟️ on sale now! Get your tix via or
CURSES is one of the more distinctive acts in the current darkwave and post-punk scene — New York-born, Berlin-based, blending new wave romanticism with EBM and dark disco.
For Grey Scale Festival Munich, they’re bringing their live band set, performing alongside Lebanon Hanover, Ancient Methods, Bleib Modern, Years of Denial, Rhys Fulber, and others.
FR 12.06.2026 · Muffatwerk, Munich
Tickets at greyscalefestival.com — link in bio
Berlin-based musician and DJ Curses (@cursesforever ) performs “Another Heaven”, a track from his namesake album, live on Glamcult TV. The song is a quintessential expression of Curses’ sound and soaked in ghostly guitar riffs and haunting vocals that channel the spirit of early goth, post-punk, and cinematic New Wave. Blurring the lines between shadowy nostalgia and club-driven energy, “Another Heaven” is a ballad for the lost ones to belong.
Watch the full episode – link in bio
