Description
A 12-track compilation vinyl by electronic music maverick Ivan Smagghe, a former member of Black Strobe and head of a cult label, weaving through the depths of Croatia’s popular festival under the banner of “the style of no style.”
The eighth installment in the joint compilation series by the Croatian dance music festival Love International and music publication Test Pressing. This edition is curated by London-based Ivan Smagghe, who leads the underground scene with his distinctive aesthetic vision.
Following his long-standing mantra, “the style of no style,” he has selected 12 tracks that span techno, house, and electro. The soundscapes, drifting between light and shadow, directly reflect the atmosphere of the festival as he has experienced it.
The compilation features a selection of electronic music that is appropriately rough, intuitive, and strangely deep, evoking the nights of the Adriatic. It masterfully captures the connection with the audience, curiosity, and the shared rhythm that holds the festival together at its core. A record packed with eccentric charm that reveals the diversity and depth of underground club music.
A1. Family Of God - Beautiful People
A2. Carolyn - I Can’t Get In (Mosque Mix)
A3. Polygamy Boys - Black Flower
B1. Chris & Cosey - Fantastique (Carl Craig Remix)
B2. Thee Majesty & Cotton Ferox - Searching For Substance
B3. Prinz Ezo - Outside House
C1. Rave 2001 Feat. Gina - Seduce Me
C2. Mat101 - Sintesi
C3. Leigh Dickson - Praise (Baby Ford's Heavenly Circuit Remix)
D1. Aquarius Heaven - Universe
D2. John Spring - Strange
D3. White Car - Statues In Mist
The Sound of Love International 008 curated by Ivan Smagghe.
The next chapter of Love International's compilation series with Test Pressing arrives through the lens of Ivan Smagghe. Guided by his long-standing mantra, “the style of no style,” the 12-track selection drifts effortlessly between shadow and light - a reflection of the festival as he knows it.
This is Smagghe’s version of Love International: unpolished in the right places, intuitive, and deeply attuned to the stranger corners of the Adriatic experience. The compilation captures the balance at the heart of the festival: connection, curiosity, and a shared rhythm that holds it all together. Slightly out of reach yet exactly where it should be.
