Palo Alto: Les Furtifs, Emeute Musicale Remixes – Experimental Soundscape Adaptation
French experimental collective Palo Alto releases a dual project based on Alain Damasio’s 2019 novel Les Furtifs. Following a 2023 theatrical performance at La Maroquinerie Paris (documented on CD/DVD), the group collaborated with author Damasio and visual artist Gilles Bénéjam to sonically adapt a chapter depicting an urban riot in near-future Marseille. The remix edition features contributions from prominent experimental musicians including Ptôse, Pacific 231, Judith Juillerat, Herb Duncan, and Norscq, blending psychedelic electronics, acid textures, and avant-garde dreamscapes. Released in CD and vinyl formats with illustrations by Kiki Picasso, this work maintains narrative immersion while exploring instrumental variations. The project exemplifies Palo Alto’s long-standing practice of literary collaboration, previously working with Jacques Barbéri and Richard Pinhas, merging post-industrial sonorities with contemporary French speculative fiction.
Original article published on Obskure — AI-generated summary, translated from French. Read the full article at the source.
