Ivan Smagghe
Encyclopedia
Ivan Smagghe is a French
DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electrohouse and "minimal electro.". Smagghe's Death Disco compilation was a key release in the electroclash
genre. He formed Black Strobe
in 1997 with Arnaud Rebotini
, but left in 2006. Black Strobe
describe their dark electronic sound as "frozen balearic
gay biker house". Ivan is also a member of the Volga Select project, with Marc Collin.
French Fried Funk (Slip 'n' Slide Records, 1997)
As Ivan Smagghe:
How To Kill The DJ (Part One) (Tigersushi Records
, 2003)
Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck (React, 2004)
Death Disco (Eskimo, 2004)
Fabric 23
(Fabric London
, 2005)
Kill The DJ Introducing The Dysfunctional Family - A Mixed Up Compilation By Chloé Et Ivan Smagghe (Kill The DJ Records, 2006)
Cocoricò 03 (Mantra Vibes, 2008)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electrohouse and "minimal electro.". Smagghe's Death Disco compilation was a key release in the electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
genre. He formed Black Strobe
Black Strobe
Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
in 1997 with Arnaud Rebotini
Arnaud Rebotini
Arnaud Rebotini is a French musician. He is a member of the band Black Strobe, which released their debut album Burn Your Own Church in 2007.He has previously been a member of the death metal band Post Mortum, which later became Swamp....
, but left in 2006. Black Strobe
Black Strobe
Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
describe their dark electronic sound as "frozen balearic
Balearic Beat
Balearic Beat or either Balearic House and Balearic Trance is an eclectic blend of DJed dance music that originally emerged in the mid-1980s. It later became the name of a more specific style of electronic dance music that was popular into the mid-1990s...
gay biker house". Ivan is also a member of the Volga Select project, with Marc Collin.
Compilation Discography
As Ivan Rough Trade:French Fried Funk (Slip 'n' Slide Records, 1997)
As Ivan Smagghe:
How To Kill The DJ (Part One) (Tigersushi Records
Tigersushi Records
Tigersushi Records is an independent record label based in Paris, France. They have released music by MU, Ivan Smagghe, Poni Hoax and John Tejada, among others.-External links:* *...
, 2003)
Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck (React, 2004)
Death Disco (Eskimo, 2004)
Fabric 23
Fabric 23
Fabric 23 is a DJ mix compilation album by Ivan Smagghe, as part of the Fabric Mix Series.-Track listing:# Aswefall - Ride - Kill The DJ...
(Fabric London
Fabric (club)
Fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It was voted number 1 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll in 2007 and number 2 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
, 2005)
Kill The DJ Introducing The Dysfunctional Family - A Mixed Up Compilation By Chloé Et Ivan Smagghe (Kill The DJ Records, 2006)
Cocoricò 03 (Mantra Vibes, 2008)