Ivan Smagghe announces Dublin residency

robbie against

A milestone for Big Dish Go, The underground and Irish electronic music is approaching……

On 30th April 2010, Ivan Smagghe (Kill the Dj) is beginning a new residency playfully named “What's your pleasure Jerry?” in The Underground, Dublin. After much success and adulation around his last two Big Dish Go visits, this will now see him return four times a year.

Ivan is renowned for being one of the most original and inspired DJs of the moment with a unique talent for constantly discovering sounds that no-one has heard or dared use before to such great effect. His name has become synonymous with innovative and intense electronic records which have earned him the adoration of contemporaries such as Andrew Weatherall, Tiga and Ewan Pearson to name a few. This description of him echos the music policy that has driven Big Dish Go from the beginning. Merge these ideas along with the unique intimacy of The Underground(which Smagghe loves so much) and it is a recipe for something very special brewing in Dublin.

To get “Whats your pleasure Jerry?” started, Ivan Smagghe will play a 5 hour back to back DJ set alongside Michael Mayer co-owner of Kompakt recordings. This will be just the first of a number of friends and influences that Ivan will invite to join him during his residency.

Ivan on DJing:

“I’m happy to be playing now because it’s really not going to be what people expect, which for me is a lot of what DJing is about. I’ve got this thing that’s coming from the (Andy) Weatherall approach – for me he’s always been the guy who’s got the best line of conduct and ideas about DJing and making music. Knowing how to say no, and when to say no, and don’t do what people expect because, otherwise, what is the point?”

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Diageio_Man

thats the Sh!t fair play robbie

bigdishgo

We are really excited about this.

Here is a link to a nice Smagghe mix here, for your listening pleasure

http://soundcloud.com/audiofamilies/ivan-smagghe-resonance-festival-avignon-aug-09

robbie against

Ivan on his Fabric release:

"Abstract bleeps and dark noises? Synths that rock? 4/4 electronics? Yes, all that. This is the scream of the guy who did not want to be pidgeonholed"

Download/listen to a Smagghe live mixes:

http://soundcloud.com/audiofamilies/ivan-smagghe-resonance-festival-avignon-aug-09

/IvanSmaggheChloKillTheDjNightRexClubSept2009.mp3

Ivan interview:

http://bodytonicmusic.com/watch/video/2009/apr/16/bodytonic-tv-ivan-smagghe-interview/

Discogs:

http://www.discogs.com/artistIvan+Smagghe?noanv=1

bigdishgo

Tickets will be on sale for this on event elephant in a few days

AnselmSakky

Ivan schmivan. About 3 years i was living in the south of spain in a very backwoods place called Almeria. Noone really played there so when Ivan did a show there of course I went along. I'm a very big black strobe fan. Anyway when the gig was over, he just walked out. I said 'hey ivan, how's it going'. He speaks english I know. Anyway he just walked right by me like he was some diva rock star. Wtf!!!. I could bet i was the only person there that night who knew who he was. On the same trip though i saw boys noize in madrid. i told him i travelled from the backwoods of spain 8 hours to see him and he said thanks and shook my hand. Now i'm sure we're all too grown up, mature and cool for this to make a difference but we directly pay these peoples salaries. Is it too much for a small glimmer of appreciation for the fans that put them where they are?? Btw Ivan was taken from the Almeria gig in a 20 year old VW Polo.

VinylJunkie

AnselmSakky wrote: »

On the same trip though i saw boys noize in madrid. i told him i travelled from the backwoods of spain 8 hours to see him and he said thanks and shook my hand.

What did you expect him to do, Invite you to an afterparty?

AnselmSakky wrote: »

Btw Ivan was taken from the Almeria gig in a 20 year old VW Polo.

AnselmSakky

no, if i went to see tiesto in the point i'd hardly expect him to sign a cd for me. but in the middle of nowhere with a load of locals (same faces there any week, gangsters doing coke, some good names occasionally played there), yeah i'd expect to even acknowledge the one fan that came up to him. At BN in madrid there were loads of people there and he pretty much talked to everyone. It was a little bit ****ty of Smagghe, i thought, that's all. Simple manners i would think.

VinylJunkie

I see where your coming from alright, but what's the point of it in this thread?