Nul si découvert

An exclusive short story - set in the Shoreditch years - by Adelle Stripe appears in Nul si découvert, a new book about Ivan Smagghe by his friends and collaborators.

Born in 1971, Ivan Smagghe was raised in the Parisian suburbs, and has been a DJ since 1996. A Radio Nova host, journalist here and there, co-founder of Kill The DJ and other labels and club nights, he is a music producer when he chooses to be - but never out of obligation. Since 2005, he has lived in self-imposed exile in London.

As Smagghe often says, cinema is his life - and what has saved him more than once. Which is why he didn't simply write a book; he directed one. "Dir." as the cover announces: a cast of many voices, yet ultimately speaking as one. Known as a DJ, a journalist, a curator of records, Smagghe is here a curator of memories - fragments told by others, as if summoned by his call: "Write me." Images gathered, scattered, and stitched together. Nul si découvert is not an autobiography but a book of perspectives, a book that lives between the lines. Beneath its stark, minimal cover lies a quiet charge of emotion, waiting for the reader to decode. Never underestimate the reader. When asked to tell his story, he did — in his own way, as always. Smagghe is never where you expect him to be. Neither is his book.

Foreword by Antoine Molkhou with contributions from: Trevor Jackson, Philippe Azoury, Vladimir Ivkovic, Mayaan Sofia Weisstub, Shanti Celeste, Clovis Goux, Gilbert Cohen, Chloé Raunet, Craig Richards, Linda Bujoli, Kate Green, Harold Chlewicki and more. 

Softcover, 160 Pages 

Edition of 500

Published by CLASSIC Paris for Rex Club, 2025

Designed by Jessica Lau

Order a copy direct from Donlon Books