Moonstompers
Ivan Smagghe, Vera, Walrus
TBA, Berlin
This night happened — Fri 27 Feb
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Who they are
“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.”
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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. In January 2020, Smagghe & Cross released their second LP, 1819, on Offen Music and are working on a new lp for the end of the 2025. Ivan & Johnny is his project with Quinn from Paranoid London, it will cater exclusively to the furthest corners of the dancefloors. After co-running the legendary french label and parties, “Kill The DJ,” Ivan washeading up his own imprint, “Les Disques De La Mort”; an outlet for a unique taste in music and spanning releases & remixes from long staples (Manfredas, Cosmo Vitelli, Marco Passarani, I-Cube, Red Axes, Roman Fluegel) & special new comers (Elles, Sworn Virgins, Zillas on Acid). LDDLM is a label that is always faithful to an instinctively recognisable “style of no style” and the refusal to be pigeonholed. Covid reframed the way of making and diffusing music : whilst thinking of reactivating some label action, Ivan has opened Amor Fati with Niv Arzi from Red Axes, a counterintuitive blog page giving away edits to whoever wants them. The collaboration between these two may take form in Customs & Faces, a new outlet and an Axes x Smagghe 12”. “Dresden”, the party/dj duo Ivan shares with Lithuanian legend Manfredas is a celebratory manifestation of Ivan’s ethos and has expanded from London & Vilnius residencies to world touring. Look out for their all-nighters (and their recordings), their t-shirt collabs with Magic Castles and soon, their not-so-functional club music. Ivan also has been transmitting on NTS, London’s Uber-cool London radio.Channeling, his much-loved show with Nathan Gregory Wilkins has kept strange music aficionados on their toes for more than ten years, You can catch Ivan subverting the masses any given weekend in clubs & festivals such as Lux/Lisbon, Nitsa/Barcelona, Rex/Paris, In Between/Los Angeles, Corsica Studios/London, DC10/IbizaNuits Sonores/Lyon, Love International/Croatia, Waking Life/Crato, Houghton/Norfolk and many other dens of iniquity worldwide.Their RA profile lists fabric Records, Kill The DJ, The Flame Recordings, Live At Robert Johnson and 3 more.Recently at Berghain, ZENNER · often with Berghain, 3. HALLE - 23:00, Patrick Russell, none of them here that night
“Veras timeless music selection, a subtle mixing style and her authentic, elegant appearance behind the decks impressed clubbers and promoters all around the globe.”
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Veras timeless music selection, a subtle mixing style and her authentic, elegant appearance behind the decks impressed clubbers and promoters all around the globe. Constantly evolving and picking up impulses, she follows her intuition rather then trends and she keeps surprising with unexpected sets. Veras media are her vinyls, that she’s choosing from an extended record collection. For her it’s all about the story a DJ is telling and the ambience being created, not about genres or playing one big tune after the other. Each gig she prepares passionately, imagining and selecting the right music for each place she's visiting. Her roots reach back to the golden age of techno and house- the early 90’s. Two decades of experience behind the decks turned her into a routined DJ, that is booked in numerous places all over the world. Since 2004 she has been a resident DJ at the Robert Johnson Club in Offenbach. As a producer Vera released music on respected labels like Perlon, Oslo, Hello? Repeat - solo works as well as collaborations with Ricardo Villalobos, Federico Molinari and with Maayan Nidam, under the moniker Mara Trax. Since 2011 Vera lives and works in Berlin, where she’s hosting regular nights at her favorite Berlin music spot, Club der Visionäre. In 2015 she founded the label Mellliflow together with her long time friend and DJ colleague Alexandra from Romania.Their RA profile lists Perlon, Moon Harbour Recordings, Cargo Edition, Oslo Records and 5 more.Recently at Sonnenraum, Berghain, Hoppetosse · often with Tiago Oudman, Martin Gilleshøj, Cassy, none of them here that night
“Born and raised in the well-known cradle of electronic music culture called Belgium, Walrus has for the past twenty years been challenging our perceptions of club music with a fiery passion that, beyond his personal take on deejaying has resulted in the creation of his label, Basic Moves.”
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Born and raised in the well-known cradle of electronic music culture called Belgium, Walrus has for the past twenty years been challenging our perceptions of club music with a fiery passion that, beyond his personal take on deejaying has resulted in the creation of his label, Basic Moves. A visionary artist with idiosyncratic taste, Walrus is always willing to shift the scales, to radically surprise, and to give us something profoundly new. Living in his own personal musical space, the former Fuse club resident builds up tension in a way that is as serious as it is open-minded. Underpinned by a sincere appreciation and interest in dance music both old and new, Walrus takes the extra steps to place himself in the middle of the action. Penned by Resident Advisor as one of Belgium's most exciting locals, this praise is not based on hype, but dedication, sincerity and the simple fact you're bound to feel his unique presence while moving from the edge to the center of the dancefloor. Currently based in Berlin and working as a record distribution manager for the apparel and vinyl brand Tanzform.Their RA profile lists Meakusma, Testtoon Records, Vlek, Roze Balletten and 5 more.Last at Hoppetosse in Jan · often with DJ_FT, Poppy (BE), Thoma', none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Berghain2 with Ivan Smagghe and 2 with Vera
- Bell Towers2 with Vera
- Cassy2 with Vera
- Curses2 with Vera
- Dragana2 with Vera
- Justin Shaffer2 with Vera
- Kidcat2 with Vera
- LOLSNAKE2 with Vera
The room
TBA — 300 events and 1,258 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who put it on
Moonstompers — 10 events and 30 artists since Aug 2025.