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We revive our Global Selection series with a standout contribution from one of France's most authoritative selectors of his generation, Ivan Smagghe.

Ahead of his return to Dublin for Big Dish Go this weekend at Centre Point, Smagghe delivers a masterful hour of storytelling through sound. From shimmering downtempo rarities to deep, driving house cuts and smoky, electro-kissed grooves, his mix unfolds like the hazy soundtrack to a foggy morning in the hills of an undisclosed rave, transporting you there, or wherever your wandering mind takes you.

Few DJs can transform obscurity into dancefloor gold like Ivan Smagghe. With a musical ethos reminiscent of the late, great Andrew Weatherall, Smagghe acts as a raw conduit, channelling his notoriously esoteric record collection into the pulsing bodies beneath the strobe. His latest mix is yet another example of his singular talent—a deep dive into the avant-garde fringes of electronic music, held together by an intuitive understanding of groove and space.

Smagghe has long been at the intersection of Parisian hype and unwavering musical integrity. From his pioneering work with Black Strobe to his boundary-pushing productions as one half of It’s A Fine Line, he has received praise from some of the most respected names in electronic music, including James Murphy, Trevor Jackson, Ata, Optimo, and, of course, Weatherall himself. What is their shared mission? To demonstrate that electronic music is more than just a hedonistic soundtrack; it is a constantly evolving art form.

“I have very fond, if a bit blurred, memories of the Big Dish Go parties in the basement of Kennedy’s… Loud and wild they were but we live in the now and we must let that spirit live on. It’s just about freedom, in that mix (who cares what style it is) and in that ephemeral companionship with David Holmes. Freedom & Love”

Ivan Smagghe
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Four Four Global Selection 060 - Ivan Smagghe

BIG DISH GO were great parties in Dublin about 15 years ago and the basement at Kennedys some kind of legendary place. The boys found back a few old recordings of our nights. They are what they are :)

IVAN SMAGGHE & ROMAN FLUGEL - BDG KENNEDYS OCT 2011

all night long at Platforma Wolff in Bucharest 25.02.22

CHLOE has helped define the transformative power of a club and the emotional power of a DJ set. Away from the over-commercialisation of electronic music, she has championed a versatile and out-of-the-box electronic music practice that inspires fans and artists alike. 

https://www.instagram.com/listentochloe
https://soundcloud.com/chloe-dj-producer

CHLOE @ The Lot Radio 02-26-2025

Pelican Daughters - Stormdog
Peter Grudzien - Innocents
Tomutontuu - Uusi Aamu
O Morto - Ali Baba
Torn Hawk - To The Flag
Rome Streetz Daringer ScHoolboy Q - Sage
Sonic Boom - ALL EYES AND EARS
Ela Orleans - Something Higher
Ultramarine - Zombie
Stabudown Productions - Moody Runes
DJ Hell vs. Richard Bartz - 1,2,3,4
Good Sad Happy Bad - Turbine
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Earth 1
Hetzweet - Attack
11:11 & Lucky I’m Luke - SaDaTeD
DJ Bone - Space Shall
DJ Godfather - D3T-313
µ-Ziq - Never
The Sisters of Mercy - Marian
Children’s Crusade - Decade Of The Worm

Fade In Gently February 25, 2025

One hour excerpt from the Aries April Acid party @multicultifamily HQ April 4, 2025
Featuring DECIUS, NIEV, JAMIE PATON, ROY OF THE RAVERS, classics from the likes of 808 STATE, plus unreleased Multi Culti acid tracks from THOMASS JACKSON & UMOJA 

Thomas Von Party @ Multi Culti Zodiac Club III - Aries Acid

@colonelgatito live at Sunday Service on December 1st - a moment suspended in the haze of an infinite afternoon, somewhere in a foggy room in Montreal…

Ivan Smagghe ༄ Live from Sunday Service (December 2024)

Music played : 

Madteo - Emo G (Sticky Wicket)
Monolake - Fragile
Doctor Rockit - Tape Measure
Connective Zone - Palm Palm (Broom And Hill Remix)
Lbe - Nothing But The Electricfunk
Eletun Selona - Livia
Djrum - Frekm, Pt. 2
Patrick Conway - Silencio
Terre Thaemlitz - Seashore (Sprinkles’ Ambient Ballrooom)
Miles J Paralysis - Still Waiting
Jay Glass Dubs - Swint
Multicast Dynamics - The Process
Various – KWALK
Giraffe - ATOM I
5AM - Coffee Milk
In Camera - Fragments Of Fear
Index For Working Musik - 2×1

Fade In Gently 15 April, 2025

Two hours in the center of Tokyo with the best sound I've ever heard, dream line-up including Chida, 5ive and Powder and the perfect crowd that stayed until the very end. If there is ever a 100 out of 100 party, when you don’t have to prove anything behind the decks, but instead, just enjoy the ride, this one came the closest. RA pick, full room, no photo and video, family soundcheck, tons of friends, four channels, and alpha mixer. What else do you need?

Stay tuned for more / reposts are welcome. hugs. no war. G

@tgtg7676 @thinner_groove @chida73

Odopt @ Tokyo, Japan

first two hours of my annual all-nighter back home.

ALL NIGHT LONG @ GALLERY1986, 2025

Segment fra en prøvesampling - picking berryz

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Manfredas and Vilnius are not one and the same but so intrinsically linked that the Lithuanian capital makes a good starting point. Although, Manfredas got his first musical experience via his hometown radio (long shifts soundtracking a country exploding itself out of the Soviet glaciation), it was his move to Vilnius that started it all. 

Skip a few shifts at legendary club Gravity and an electroclash band and we get to Opium and Smala. It is quite hard to fathom how important the club and Manfredas’ imprint were to the Vilnius nightlife, and still are. For years, this was the party and what a party that was; creating a scene out of not much, educating a couple of generation of clubbers, tightening friendships and making Manfredas the international DJ he is today. For many, it made Vilnius unexpectedly the best clubbing city in the world.

After a string of solo releases and remixes aimed at the furthest corners of the dancefloor, Manfredas took a deep breath and reached out even beyond that furthest corner. With drummer Marijus Aleksa, he created Santaka, an organic/electronic post-jazz (insert whatever term you please) with releases on Byrd Out and legendary Finnish label Sahko, and a live project where the dance floor and non-dancefloor merge hypnotically.

When Manfredas co-created Radio Vilnius in 2021, a hub for experimental music in a dire national landscape, it was another way to pay his dues to the local scene. Born online, Radio Vilnius has now launched it's own record label, inaugurated by Santaka themselves.

When The Last Smala happened in 2020, Manfredas & Ivan Smagghe created a new party outfit: Dresden, a bastard child of Vilnius and London, mother of all nighters, designer of t-shirts, travelling circus (from Love International to Wonderfruit, Glastonbury to Sonar). More hours put in for unruly people, more psychedelic music, including a two-day “weekender” at Gallery, the new hyper-club opened by the Opium crew.

Jack of all trades but master of many (we haven’t talked about his love of food), you can find Manfredas touring the world searching for that extra sparkle and sharing it with all of us.

bookings : caroline@spunoutagency.com

Fade In Gently 15 April, 2025

MANFREDAS

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