Italian Dance Wave
arkaoda Berlin, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 20 Dec 2025
Press play
Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Good Room in NYC, Thu 22 OctArvin T
- next: Sameheads, Fri 23 OctHara Katsiki
- next: Kater, Sat 24 OctFranz Scala
- next: Sameheads, Fri 23 OctRena Volvo
- Lamborghini Midnight *Live
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
7 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Hara Katsiki and Rena Volvo — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 31 Oct 2025.
- Hara Katsiki and Franz Scala — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Wed 3 Dec 2025.
- Franz Scala and Rena Volvo — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 20 Dec 2025.
Who they are
“Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions.”
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Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions. He is a resident at Brooklyn club Gabriela and a frequent collaborator with the renown dark dance label/party Synthicide. Arvin can also be found in rotation in New York City's vibrant club scene including regular appearances at Basement, Good Room, and Paragon; with a formidable international presence to match. His production navigates high-energy and bouncy progressive, while grounding those movements in the textures of wave, 90s house, and trance-oriented atmospheres. This versatile output has garnered support across the global circuit, anchored by releases on the Dutch imprint Return To Forever, alongside New York’s own E-Missions Recordings and Magic City.House on 1 and Techno on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesTheir RA profile lists E-Missions and Magic City.often with Andi, Eli Escobar, Sharlese, none of them here that night
“Hailing from Athens, Hara Katsiki brings a sophisticated sonic palette and perceptive ear to dance floors.”
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Hailing from Athens, Hara Katsiki brings a sophisticated sonic palette and perceptive ear to dance floors. Effortlessly sweeping you into the astral, Katsiki entwines her compelling cosmic selections with Italo, Cosmic Disco, Indie-Dance, New Beat, Techno, Synth-Wave and infatuating rarities. She is a member of the Berlin-based label Wrong Era Records, a sub-label from Slow Motion Records and a dependable force within Berlin’s revered scene, which she now calls home. With regular slots at the formidable likes of Panorama bar, Renate, About Blank and KitKat Club, she is a strong figure within the nocturnal city and parties across the globe. Hara is carrying – besides her extrasensory abilities – a Universal understanding about music and like a modern shaman, she is weaving a thread between sound and space-time creating a metagalactic cosmos, bringing a sophisticated sonic palette and perceptive ear to dancefloors. With an impressive, multi-disciplinary past within the creative industries, the former model, stylist and art director channels her abundant passion into intuitive, sensational mixes. It is no mystery that aside from DJing, she is a Quantum Healer. It is clear that Hara delicately weaves this approach into her selections, presenting an enticing and alluring journey mindful of its surroundings. Carefully chosen, warming gems fill her sets which lie within the realms of Balearic, Cosmic and Italo Disco. Katsiki explores the darker side of these genres but is not limited to them, driving you into an encapsulating ethereal experience. Powerful acoustic percussion, warm growling basslines and shimmering synths are a constant. With the gifted ability to take you on an interstellar journey through time and space, Hara Katsiki propels you into her starlit world. STYLE Italo /// Indie Dance /// Dark Disco /// HI-NRG /// Slow n Low /// Industrial /// New Beat /// Techno /// Synthwave /// Balearic /// Ambient //Recently at Sameheads, Humboldthain Club, Beate Uwe · often with Karolina Bnv, Niklas Wandt, Paty Vapor, none of them here that night
“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 OXI, Orangerie Neukölln, Sameheads · often with Fabrizio Mammarella, Eyesdice, Paty Vapor, none of them here that night
“Rena Volvo is a Berlin-based DJ and record collector with Sardinian roots.”
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Rena Volvo is a Berlin-based DJ and record collector with Sardinian roots. Her sets are an eclectic and playful mix of warm, energetic disco and timeless synth gems from around the world. As one quarter of Berlin's Automaticamore crew, her heart probably beats fastest for Italo Disco that whisks you back to the Rimini of 1983. She forms the vivid duo Liquid Sky alongside Hara Katsiki, embarking on a journey that explores all spheres of the synth galaxy, pushing the boundaries of sound and creativity. Volvo's passion for the unknown and obscure may also hold a few sneaky treats you’d be wise to stay curious about. 👀 💦 💕Recently at Humboldthain Club, Sameheads, Beate Uwe · often with Hank Clap, Flotonium, Niklas Wandt, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Paty Vapor6 with Franz Scala, 2 with Hara Katsiki and 2 with Rena Volvo
- Cosmo Vitelli3 with Franz Scala, 1 with Hara Katsiki and 1 with Rena Volvo
- Fabrizio Mammarella7 with Franz Scala and 2 with Hara Katsiki
- Karolina Bnv3 with Hara Katsiki and 2 with Rena Volvo
- Niklas Wandt3 with Rena Volvo and 2 with Hara Katsiki
- Amelia Holt1 with Hara Katsiki and 1 with Rena Volvo
- Andi26 with Arvin T
- Eli Escobar6 with Arvin T
43 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at arkaoda Berlin.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at arkaoda Berlin30
- Middle half finished between17 and 43
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted50
The room
arkaoda Berlin — 199 events and 842 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: House (4), Bass (3) and Experimental (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Slow Motion — 11 events and 28 artists since Aug 2025.