Samo x Italian Dance Wave

Who they are

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  Franz Scala

  Central, Italy · 2 bookings since Sep 2025

  “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” project
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  Their RA profile lists Slow Motion, World Unknown, Bordello A Parigi, Clouded Vision and 6 more.

  often with Fabrizio Mammarella, Eyesdice, Paty Vapor, none of them here that night

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  Diego Montiel

  Barcelona, Spain

  “Diego Montiel is a DJ / Producer born in Buenos Aires but based in Barcelona for more than 15 years.”

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  Diego Montiel is a DJ / Producer born in Buenos Aires but based in Barcelona for more than 15 years. He is the founder and director of the This Side UP Club as well as the Record Label Side UP Works and the academy BeSide School born from that club. In his more than 20-year career, he has shared a booth with artists such as March Houle, The Hacker, Ewan Pearson, Jennifer Cardini, Kasper Bjørk, Rex The Dog, Swayzak, Moscoman, Danny Daze and Camea among many others.
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  Their RA profile lists Kolibri Space Shuttle, Quixotical Records and Under The Trees.

  often with Frankie Flowerz, Ricardo Rodriguez, EXTRAS, none of them here that night

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• Facets

  Belgrade, Serbia · 66 bookings since Aug 2023

  “New York-based Facets has a passion for all things dark synth, leftfield, techno, electro, new beat, EBM, acid, italo-disco, trance, and beyond.”

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  New York-based Facets has a passion for all things dark synth, leftfield, techno, electro, new beat, EBM, acid, italo-disco, trance, and beyond. Facets' music has been described as "made for the sweaty confines of the dancefloor's fog-filled spaces—ones that flicker with strobes and neon lights, alight from the energy of the crowd." Hot on the heels of his recent releases on Optimo Music, KRI, Dischi Autunno, Ombra International, Skylax, Soil Records, Khoinix, and Electric Shapes. More original music from Facets will be out soon on Sonic Groove, Pinkman, and more. Over the years, Facets has been releasing edits on his personal channel and other outlets such as Calypso's 12" edits Correcciones series, Blkmarket’s vinyl-only Party Edits, Slow Motion, Death on Wax, Amor Fati, Hard Fist, Italo Moderni, Deep House Amsterdam, and more. Facets has been billed with some of the scene's top talent, such as Ivan Smagghe, John Talabot, Ellen Allien, Vladimir Ivkovic, Moritz von Oswald, Adam X, Kim Ann Foxman, Curses, Perel, Phase Fatale, David Vunk, Charlotte de Witte, and lots more, Eli Escobar, David Carretta, Lindstrom, Interstellar Funk, Reka, Tornado Wallace, Franz Scala, Augustus Muller (Boy Hasher) and lots more. He has played in underground venues such as Panorama Bar, Bar Americas, RSO, Sunday Sunday, La Terrrazza, Moth Club, Else, Le Rachdingue, Mali Barbarellas, Good Room, Public Records, Klub 20/44, and more, across the US, Mexico, and Europe. Facets is the founder of Samo Records and Samo Nights, the club night associated with the label. Over the years, he has booked the likes of Black Merlin, Manfredas, Joakim, Hugo Capablanca, Andi, Sacha Mambo, Willie Burns, Wrecked, Sharlese, DatKat (Analog Soul), In Flagranti, DJ Overdose, Cosmo Vitelli, Bustie, Patrick Russell, Sharif Laffrey, Heap, and more. Samo Records is a label exploring the darker, moodier side of electronic music. Some of the artists featured on the label so far include: Anatolian Weapons, Local Suicide, Skelesys, Intergalactic Gary, Tutto Vetro aka Curses, DC Salas, Neud Photo, Antoni Maiovvi, Zombies in Miami, Fabrizio Mammarella, Balam to name a few. He hosts a show at The Lot Radio, which has included artists featured at the label-related parties and/or on previous releases. Facets is the founder of Italomatic, Brooklyn's premier italo-disco, new wave, freestyle, and synth party.
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  EBM on 18, Techno on 10, New Beat on 9 and Electro on 7. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Eskimo Recordings (2), Blkmarket Underground Music Party Edits (1) and KRI (3) (1); their RA profile also lists Optimo Music, Samo Records, Calypso Records, Dischi Autunno and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at Mansions, LoHi, Good Room · often with Andi, Rok One, Italomatic, none of them here that night