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To set the mood for the weekend ahead, № 29 introduces one of the most prominent figures in the Lithuanian music scene, @manfredas.

Once a great salesman of plastic vampire teeth, Manfredas has been rocking the radio waves for as long as we can remember, running residencies at all of the major clubs and supporting the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Andrew Weatherall and Chemical Brothers on tour.

These days, Manfredas and the gang run '@ smalasmala' club night, home to @colonelgatito, @redaxes, @danielavery and many more.

http://edwin-europe.com

№ 29 - Manfredas

Manfredas goes for a couple of rounds in the Multi Culti traveller portal. Fighting and dancing are 2 things that flow through this man's blood in equal parts and all who have seen both in action at the same time can easily attest to this man being commonly referred to as 'The Champ' .

Multi Culti travellers

MCT-08 - Manfredas - Amateur Boxing In Lithuania

‘It’s almost two hours long, so that nobody has to work anymore’, said Manfredas upon delivering this.

Meet him, Aufgang B and the inches here: bit.ly/SMALA1118

SMALA RADIO 021: MANFREDAS

THE ARTIST: Manfredas
https://www.facebook.com/manfredasofficial/
https://soundcloud.com/manfredas

A Les Disques De La Mort affiliate and staple in the Lithuanian dance music scene.

SUNDAY MORNING - 24 - Manfredas

Manfredas. 
There was some debate going around on how to tame this wild, free-wheeling cowboy. What were we to do ? Narcotize his beer with valium ? Hypnotize him and feed him yoga ? Mesmerize him into a state of cool-as-a-cucumber-calm ?
Well it seems he has the power - deep inside him to even temper the most savage of beasts. A tranquil harmony washes over this mix exposing another raw side of this complex being. The man that is fredas... 
sweet dreems friends 
x

@manfredas

artwork by the talented Ms. Uriarte : www.carlauriarte.com

Sleepmix Volume 7 (Mixed By Manfredas)

BAR Radio #46 part 1 with Jennifer Cardini( @jennifercardini )
Tune in every Friday from 8 to 10 pm on Operator.

Recorded on March 16th 2018.

BAR Radio #46 - Jennifer Cardini

Rinse Fm Podcast

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BLOND:ISH - 30th April 2018

I've visited NTS radio in London to play some music from my country. Some old stuff, some edits and some brand new tunes that i will be putting out soon. Enjoy.

NTS RADIO / Lithuanian Special

I felt privileged to play at Robot Heart, and cherry on (their 10th anniversary) cake, it was my first 🤖❤ set. Dreamlike vibe, memorable gig, happy tribe. From the bottom of my ❤: thanks.

https://soundcloud.com/guylalibertedj

Photo: John Dill

Guy Laliberté - Robot Heart 10 Year Anniversary - Burning Man 2017

Photo Credit - Cassie Robinson

For Viscera 033 we present Forriner's 'We Thought We'd Pump It' mix.

You may have seen our recent interview with Oli and Lee (see below). We had the pleasure of talking to them about the launch of their killer new label 'Forriner Music' and we cannot wait to see what these guys bring to the table next. 

With a whole wealth of experience and talent between the duo that includes previously releasing on ME ME ME and Futureboogie, it's safe to say that there are many more big things to come from these two.

The title of the mix says it all. Time to get pumped.

Read our interview with Forriner here - http://www.visceramusic.com/Interviews-Forriner

@Forriner

Forriner | 033

Gavel Samt returns for The Attic Magazine, a few months after the Mescal Mix recorded at Camp Cosmic in the summer 2017...
Words at http://the-attic.net/audio/2214/the-attic-podcast:-gavel-samt.html

https://soundcloud.com/nighttravelonablanketshow

Gavel Samt (Low Bat b2b OKO DJ) for The Attic

Chic-le freak

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