“The sky is strewn with stars. It will be fine tomorrow. The music does not stop. He knows he is delirious, but it does not worry him. He closes his eyes again, returns to the chimerical patterns projected on his eyelids. The intro to “Voodoo Chile” is longer, he hears Eddie Hazel getting into a groove, he finds this surprising, then he distinctly recognizes James Jamerson hooking a classic bass line, finally Janis Joplin’s voice breaks through, perfect in its purity. An arc of sounds curves above his body. Steve Winwood’s Hammond organ warps space, all that remains of Vernon is a fabulous tension, toward pleasure, a dilation in the darkness, he is the whole city, he is gazing down, Jimi and Janis are playing an unlikely concert that he alone can hear.”

Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, vol. 1, translation from French by Frank Wynne, to be published by FSG Originals November 5, 2019.

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Dj sets accompanying a full reading of the vol. 1 of best-selling French novel by Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, with Laurent Vacher, Catherine Eaton, Vanessa Place, Toni Blackman and Mikal Amin f/k/a Hired Gun. The audience is invited to experiment: dance while listening, listen while dancing.

Concept by Mériam Korichi, in collaboration with Laurent Vacher and Labtonic.