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Manfredas

MIXES & RADIO

Ivan Smagghe is stepping up to take over Tapes #142. Known for his ability to play music like a raw conduit between famously obscure records whilst never losing sight of the dancefloor’s strobe soaked bodies - injecting something of himself seamlessly into the mix along the way. 

His genre defying/defining production from Black Strobe, It’s A Fine Line, Smagghe & Cross and now Ivan & Johnny has connected him to and garnered the praise from the likes of Craig Richards, Vladimir Ivkovic, Paranoid London, Solar and of course, his long time friend Andrew Weatherall - all fellow crusaders in the fight to prove that electronic music is so much more than a one dimensional soundtrack for a night on the lash, and so much more than an Instagram account. 

Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/ivan-smagghe-mix

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Origins Tapes 142 - Ivan Smagghe

The king of blur himself for his Opium opener. recorded live 21-09-2024.

More Dresden 24 - Chris Stoker

recorded at More Dresden 21/09/24 - Opium, Vilnius . A beautiful Saturday (and Sunday Morning). huge thanks to Enrica. <3

More Dresden 24 - Enrica Falqui

Vladimir Ivkovic live from Dimensions 2024.

@vladimir

Vladimir Ivkovic - Live From Dimensions 24'

Recorded live at 宀 in Hong Kong on November 2nd 2024

After we've carefully set up a few traps, and after Vladimir's extended set for Strange Weather back in October, we can surely say mission accomplished and entanglement's achieved

We like to think that calling him uncompromising triggered the sweetest response: a deffiant cruise barely over 80bpm, only (if ever) reaching a 100 two hours in. But we're only trying to get some credit for these five hours of dignified dancefloor shatter

Because make no mistake, it's been an undoubtedly clubbing experience, with music so excessively fictional but without ever resorting to mime, as like in a dancer's body, with decisions in progress on full display (you know that exact moment, usually before a sequence or combination of movements, that one fraction of a second that happens in a dancer's body - a moment of tension, an unintended delay between the decision to execute a move and the actual execution ; it's not really rethinking or being indecisive - it's another instance in the dancer's body, inseparable from them but remembering things differently, it's an instinct, like right before you wake up, that rarely privileged moment, with only outlines of consciousness available ; a dream is still in progress, but there's potential to intervene as a director)

Live At 宀

MIX070 - Vladimir Ivkovic (貝爾格萊德）[Live for Strange Weather]

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”

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Four Four Global Selection 060 - Ivan Smagghe

Favourite episodes of my show on Radio Vilnius from year 24. Lots of gold. Put this together to compliment a little write-up on substack.

Fade In Gently August 27 2024

Fade In Gently 29 October, 2024

Fade In Gently 17 September, 2024

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

Savage Club in Hanoi Feb 7, 2025

all night long at Platforma Wolff in Bucharest 25.02.22

Felon - "Isla" ft. Kaleem Taylor (Kydus Remix)

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

Post AIM festival, 2 hour round-up special featuring Dreems and Manfredas

Multi Culti Transmission Vol V feat. Dreems & 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

Get the download: http://www.wearesoundspace.com/download-sammy-porter-asha-rae-look-back-scott-forshaw-greg-stainer-remix
Submit Your Repost: http://www.wearesoundspace.com/submit-your-repost/

Spotify: goo.gl/phNY5q
YouTube: goo.gl/MlPo8d
Facebook: goo.gl/WGjgHO
Twitter: goo.gl/QJgbtz
SoundCloud: @wearesoundspace

Scott Forshaw
https://soundcloud.com/scottforshawofficial
https://www.facebook.com/scottforshawofficial

Greg Stainer
https://soundcloud.com/gregstainer
https://www.facebook.com/GregStainerOfficial

Sammy Porter
https://soundcloud.com/iamsammyporter
https://www.facebook.com/iamsammyporter

Asha Rae
https://soundcloud.com/asharaeofficial
https://www.facebook.com/asharaeofficial

Get the free download!

Download: Sammy Porter X Asha Rae - Look Back (Scott Forshaw & Greg Stainer Remix)

‘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

Rui Da Silva ft. Cass - Touch Me (@vanillaace & @dharkfunkh Remix) out now as a free download on Homerun House

Touch Me

Free Download

Touch Me (Vanilla Ace & dharkfunkh Remix)

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)

Club/Hotel Autarkic at TEDER FM Radio (25/7/17)

Broadcast live on WNYU 89.1FM in New York City on September 5th, 2017. 
https://soundcloud.com/manfredas
http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/902
http://www.facebook.com/bisradio
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http://beatsinspace.bandcamp.com

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Beats In Space

BIS Radio Show #902 with Manfredas

Deaf Chonky - Dolijute (Manfredas Remix) DIGITAL ONLY

STREAM / DOWNLOAD | http://lnk.to/msr210
If you vibe click the [↻ Repost] button!

Following on from his much acclaimed remix for the 2014 summer anthem Groovejet and his chart-breaking Shine On Me EP on the label just recently, Andrey Exx returns to Milk & Sugar Recordings - now teaming up with renowned vocalist Terri B! - for the release of their collaborative re-work of the legendary 1993 house classic 'Been A Long Time'.

As supplement to the original mix, Hungarian duo Earth n Days from Budapest are adding further quality to the mix package with their funk laden groover.

For more information visit:
http://bit.ly/MSSpotify
http://facebook.com/milksugarrecordings 
http://instagram.com/milkandsugarrec 
http://youtube.com/milksugarrecordings 
http://soundcloud.com/milkandsugarrecordings

MSR210 - Been A Long Time

STREAM/DOWNLOAD

Andrey Exx feat. Terri B! - Been A Long Time (Original Mix)

My brand new release is out now! :)
http://www.beatport.com/release/analogia-ep/1099610

Jay Lumen - It's Over (End Title) Low Quality Preview

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