Dresden is both the DJing duo of Manfredas & Ivan Smagghe and a series of parties held where they feel it is right. The two met over ten years ago at legendary Vilnius party: Smala, where Manfredas was resident and gave Ivan a USB containing tracks which were good enough for him to create his Les Disques De La Mort label. There was always a strong complicity of all kinds between the two but the pandemic reset made them want to create something strong out of it: Dresden was born at Opium Vilnius in November 2021. Vilnius and London (at Corsica Studios mainly) are its spiritual home but they also took the circus on the road these past years playing major festivals: Glastonbury, Houghton, Love International, Sonar Lisbon, Wonderfruit to mention a few.

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In September 2023 and 2024, they held MORE DRESDEN a weekender in Vilnius. More to come on those extended versions for 2025. The heart of Dresden is both of them playing all night long, but it is also now an extended family. There are very little musical rules with Dresden. Though there is obviously a Dresden sound which prevails during their all-nighters, recognisable by fans, accessible by all, some new music at the forefront, some memories reactivated through a psychedelic haze. Dresden is also a strong visual identity through their collaboration with designer Luca Lozano and clothing brand Magic Castles.

“where difference remains the same, standing strong yet refusing to be still, where you become what you are, where we become what we always were, unruly people & unruly music”

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