France’s most sought after radio host and selector, Ivan Smagghe, stands at the crossroads between glamorous Parisian hype and musical integrity.

His Test radio show and compilations imposed a new vision of leftfield electronica on Radio Nova. During the past two years, Smagghe’s programming has served as a faultless example of quality eclectic selection. Though Smagghe hails from the early days of the Parisian underground—both through his connection with the defunct Rough Trade record shop and his remix contributions on various labels—he revisited music production in 2001 by launching his own Set imprint.

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