Franz Scala + Guests: 'Cafe Futuro' DJ Set + Signing
Rough Trade Berlin, Berlin
This night happened — Wed 15 Oct 2025
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
the pairs that have met
1 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Franz Scala and Furotica — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Wed 15 Oct 2025.
- Franz Scala and Local Suicide — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Wed 15 Oct 2025.
Who they are
“Franz Scala’s sets are as diverse as the music he curates as label head of Slow Motion.”
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Franz Scala’s sets are as diverse as the music he curates as label head of Slow Motion. Weaving smoothly between Italian Dance, Psychedelic Disco and Proto House, Franz quickly turns the dance floor into a vignette-tainted retro nostalgia rave fueled only by his music. Born in Italy and now a resident of Berlin for a decade Franz has his roots in noise rock and elettronica but was led by the record collectors passion into acquiring a taste for modern and not so modern dance floor music. He frequently inspires dancers in clubs all over Europe with his eclectic blend of spacey House, New Wave, Italo and Acid speckled with hints of Electro and Chicago House. Aside from producing on his own imprint, he has releases on World Unknown, Bordello A Parigi, Bahnsteig 23, Tusk Wax, Mechatronica or Discodromo´s Cocktail d’Amore Music. Franz is link to many events around the german capital such as the monthly Wrong Era, Italian Dance Wave and Italorama night in Panorama Bar, Magic Waves or New Dance Fantasy Festival. Beside long time collaboration with Sameheads he is regular dj at Griessmuhle and Salon zur Wilden Renate. In 2013 he joined Dimitri SoEmotional in the “Studio Luce” projectTheir RA profile lists Slow Motion, World Unknown, Bordello A Parigi, Clouded Vision and 6 more.Recently at Berghain, Sameheads, RSO.BERLIN · often with Fabrizio Mammarella, Eyesdice, Paty Vapor, none of them here that night
“Furotica, formerly known as Furor Exótica, is an Argentinian dancefloor-oriented duo from Buenos Aires, formed in 2014 by vocalist Barbie Garbage and producer Ric Piccolo.”
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Furotica, formerly known as Furor Exótica, is an Argentinian dancefloor-oriented duo from Buenos Aires, formed in 2014 by vocalist Barbie Garbage and producer Ric Piccolo. They have five powerful EPs and multiple V/A collaborations on labels such as Bordello A Parigi, Toy Tonics, Tom Tom Disco, and Boots & Legs. Their latest release, Rebirth Is Hardwire (2025), the duo shed their former skin to reveal a sleeker, more menacing incarnation. One where vintage synth-wave collides headfirst with razor-edged Italo-disco, wired tight with a delirious, psychedelic charge. Since the project began, they have toured extensively across South America, Europe, and Asia, performing at various clubs and festivals worldwide. Furotica has been remixed by Franz Scala, Kay-chi. Richard Rossa, Frank Agrario, Fabrizio Mammarella, Leitstrahl, Future Feelings, Kayroy & Greetings, Alan Dente, Trujillo, and Donald's House, among others.Their RA profile lists Bordello A Parigi, Tom Tom Disco and Boots & Legs.Recently at Lauschangriff, Marmorbar · often with Melanie Havens, Hara Katsiki, Barbie Garbage, none of them here that night
“The history of the DJ & producer duo and couple Local Suicide stretches back over a decade to the year 2008.”
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The history of the DJ & producer duo and couple Local Suicide stretches back over a decade to the year 2008. Since meeting, Munich-born Brax Moody and Thessaloniki native Vamparela have collaborated together on various projects, all culminating in the conception of Local Suicide in Berlin. Local Suicide’s distinctive sound, is an energetic fusion of new wave, EBM, post disco and dark techno that they themselves have given the name technodisco, while Beatport declared them as one of the key figures in the uprising dark disco scene. Their DJ career has carried them to all four corners of the world, whipping crowds into a frenzy at Lollapalooza, Melt!, ADE, Off Sonar, Festival Forte, Berlin Festival and almost every club the German capital has to offer. Their live cuts have been honed to perfection with years of shows alongside the very best in the scene, even being invited by New Order to warm up for their live performance. This hectic schedule has taken them across Europe, Asia, North Africa, South America and the United States. With solo & collaborative releases with Curses, Theus Mago, Lena Platonos, Hard Ton, The Hidden Cameras, Rodion, Alejandro Paz, Thomass Jackson, Skelesys, Franz Matthews & more on labels such as Bordello A Parigi, Multi Culti, Duro, Ombra INTL, Lumière Noire, Eskimo, AEON, Ransom Note & TAU the duo had numerous releases reaching the top 10 iTunes, Beatport & Juno charts and had massive editorial playlist support by Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music and Deezer. Local Suicide has had a stunning amount of press coverage from leading mags like DJ Mag UK/IT/US/LA/ES, Mixmag, FAZE, Groove, TRAX, Time Out, Tsugi, XLR8R & Rolling Stone and has played themselves in Fett & Fett, a series broadcasted on the biggest german national TV station ZDF in which their musical productions were featured extensively as well. In 2021 the powerhouse launched their own label Iptamenos Discos where they recently released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Eros Anikate’ among others. In 2022 the duo also revealed their new live band project Dina Summer with Kalipo with which they released their debut album ‘Rimini’ on Audiolith Records. The LP got praised by German magazines such as Der Spiegel, Musikexpress, Musikwoche, Kulturnews, Sonic Seducer and was featured as album of the week on Sunshine Live & Laut.Their RA profile lists Eskimo Recordings, PIAS, Darkroom Dubs, My Favorite Robot Records and 6 more.Recently at Urban Spree, KitKatClub, Kater · often with Frankie Flowerz, ACID BOGEN, Ricardo Rodriguez, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- ACID BOGEN4 with Franz Scala and 3 with Local Suicide
- Paty Vapor6 with Franz Scala and 1 with Furotica
- HOPPER4 with Franz Scala and 2 with Local Suicide
- Melanie Havens4 with Franz Scala and 2 with Furotica
- Fabrizio Mammarella7 with Franz Scala
- Eyesdice6 with Franz Scala
- Giulia Gutterer6 with Franz Scala
- Berlin Bunny5 with Franz Scala
14 said they were going.
The room
Rough Trade Berlin — 11 events and 15 distinct artists since Oct 2025.
Who put it on
Rough Trade Europe — 9 events and 12 artists since Oct 2025.