CLOT Magazine presents CURSES - Sleep Walking Lullabies

CLOT Magazine

We open the festivities season with a very special mix from DJ, producer and musician Curses, with a dreamy compilation of cinematic elements, radio and tv samples from the 80s and 90s, and an extension of his passion for mixing Wave and the dark and weirder side of Italo Disco. Originally hailing from New York and currently based in Berlin, Curses is well known for blending his Rock & Roll roots with the darker side of Disco and Electro. In both his DJ and live sets. Curses also incorporate his ghostly vocals and guitar with flashes of EBM, New Wave, Post-Punk, and Psychedelic synth vibes. After his debut full-length Romantic Fiction in 2018 on Jennifer Cadini’s Dischi Autunno, this year Curses released his second album, Incarnadine, also on Dischi Autunno. His compositions blend Morricone-inspired guitars with elements from early 80s music genres like New Wave, Post Punk and New Beat, pushing the boundaries of these references with an emphasis on his own mysterious vocals and guitars. The album is a dialogue between the inner self and outer, and the romance of eternal and immortal existence. With a big inspiration from the cult classic film The Hunger which explores themes of immortality, love and timelessness, the post-modern vampire film contains a dark glamorous atmosphere. Slick production and dark, grooving melodies push the listener down a sinuous path with nostalgic moody guitars, and haunting vocals. Music is caught in a push and pull between the melancholic beats of the past, contrasted with a contemporary and sophisticated production; the album pays homage to Curses’ musical roots and the sounds that have shaped him. The mix he has prepared for us is a sort of version of all the artist's inspirations taken to the weirdest and most experimental, and as he says, is another good disconnect from the screen overload. Escape with it. I really enjoyed doing something different than a club mix. It is always in the back of my desires but rarely comes to fruition. Tracklist: 0. Curses - Miriam (Doom Scroller's Edit) 1.In-D - Virgin In-D Sky's (Curses Carpenter Edit) 2. Emeralds - Double Helix 3. Tangerine Dream - Police Car / Julie's Bedroom w/ Aline Baxley Sermon Excerpt 4. Sofie Winterson - Turning (Waterlelyck remix) 5. Ultimate Spinach - Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess 6. Luca Venezia, The Last Defender - Hollow Shells 7. John Carpenter - The Thing 8. Marcell - Rust Patch 9. Gary Numan - Trois Gymnopedies (First Movement) 10. Floating Spectrum & Lemna - Mr. Dentin's Bubble 11. Autechre - Rale 12. Roni Griffith - Spys 13. Curses - Shade of New_ Death 14. John B - Up All Night 15. S-F-X - HINOKI SKIN 16. Delicate Features - This World 17. Michael Bishop - Steal The Night 18. Curses - Shadows Rising 19. Local Suicide Ombra INTL x Vertere Vocal Utility Tool 20. Paul Hertzog - Morning After 21. Curses - Levitate 22. Laurie Anderson - Gravity's Angel