It’s difficult to pigeonhole Ivan Smagghe’s sound in a shortbio. Equally likely to play chugging, discordant rarities as he is to spinChicago drum tracks or tripped-out looping techno, one thing is ever-present inthe Parisians’ sets: irresistible groove. Consider his slew of radio appearancesthroughout the last twenty years and those collaborative DRESEN sets with closefriend Manfredas more recently then, and very few can claim to have done morewith a pair of turntables over the past two decades. He returns to the pub withBristolian Ellie Stokes in tow, as we see out January in style.