Aux Armes et Cætera [French Bonus Disc]

• Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
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• Release Date: 2003
• Genre: Rock

Review

This is one messed up set. Dig the fact that this is Serge Gainsbourg in dread beat and booze. Aux Armes et cætera is literally Gainsbourg on the rocksteady tip with Sly and Robbie, Flabba Holt, Michael "Mao" Chung, Ansel Collins, the I-Threes, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, and Judy Mowatt, Sticky Thompson, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, and a bunch of French folks playing puff-the-ganja and help the white man in Kingston. Gainsbourg knew what he wanted -- a Lee Perry-styled dubber and dread outing -- and he knew the cats to hire to get it. These two CDs contain the original album, containing 15 cuts; some cuts, such as "Javanise," are remakes, while others, "Des Laids, Des Laids," were written for the session. The Jamaican studio musicians are solid, rocking it down the pipe, dark, smoky, and deadly in their grooves. While Serge would seemingly be at a creative impasse, having been one of the whitest men ever to record a side, his tunes work here because he's allowed them to be completely transformed by the Rastas, and his vocals work because they are chanted rather than sung. On Disc Two, the listener gets 24 tracks of dub versions, and DJ covers with toasting. This is weird, dangerous, and campy music, but it works like a charm. In its day this album was reviled, now it's the work of a visionary. Go figure, but if you dig Gainsbourg, this is for you. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Javanaise Remake [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:28)
Aux Armes et Cætera [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:11)
Les Locataires [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:10)
Des Laids des Laids [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:11)
Brigade des Stups [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:05)
Vieille Canaille [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Sam Theard, Jacques Plante	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:03)
Lola Rastaquouère [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:48)
Relax Baby Be Cool [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:31)
Daisy Temple [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(4:03)
Eau et Gaz À Tous Les Étages [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(0:35)
Pas Long Feu [Versions Serge Gainsbourg]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:14)
Marilou Reggae Dub [Version Longue]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(5:11)
Planteur Punch [Inédit][Version]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(4:25)
Marilou Reggae [Version Inédite]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:47)
Daisy Temple [Version Chantée Inédite]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(4:02)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Javanaise Dub [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:34)
Dub et Cætera [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(4:11)
Dub Locataires [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:13)
Des Laids des Dubs [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:00)
Dub des Stups [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:58)
Dub Rastaquouère [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(5:41)
Daisy Dub [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:30)
Eau et Dub À Tous Les Étages [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(1:44)
Pas Long Dub [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:07)
Marilou Dub [Versions Dub]	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:22)
Javanaise Remake	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg, LMJ	(3:07)
Aux Armes et Cætera	Serge Gainsbourg, Manley Buchanan	Big Youth, Serge Gainsbourg	(3:17)
Les Locataires	Serge Gainsbourg, Carl Reid	Serge Gainsbourg, The Spectacular	(3:39)
Des Laids des Laids	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg, King Stitt	(2:57)
Brigade des Stups	Serge Gainsbourg, Kenneth "Mr Murphy" Phillips	Serge Gainsbourg	(1:33)
Vieille Canaille	Sam Theard, Jacques Plante	Serge Gainsbourg, Culture-T, The Spectacular	(3:19)
Lola Rastaquouère	Serge Gainsbourg, Lisa Mitchell	Serge Gainsbourg, Lisa Dainjah	(3:16)
Relax Baby Be Cool	Serge Gainsbourg	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:55)
Daisy Temple	Serge Gainsbourg, Devon Black	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:59)
Eau et Gaz À Tous Les Étages	Serge Gainsbourg, Anthony Waldron	Serge Gainsbourg, Lone Ranger	(3:13)
Pas Long Feu	David Grant, Anthony Watson, Serge Gainsbourg, Carl Reid, Courtney "Spydaman" Allen	Serge Gainsbourg, Culture-T, President B	(3:26)
Marilou Reggae Dub	Serge Gainsbourg, Rupert "Buffalo Bill" Reeves	Serge Gainsbourg	(3:39)
Planteur Punch	Serge Gainsbourg, Frederick "Doctor Kex" Henry	Serge Gainsbourg	(2:48)
Lola Rastaquouère [Version Anglaise]	Serge Gainsbourg, Bruno Blum	Serge Gainsbourg, Bruno Blum	(3:19)

Credits

Rita Marley (Choeurs), Rita Marley (Group Member), Judy Mowatt (Choeurs), Judy Mowatt (Group Member), Serge Gainsbourg (Arranger), Serge Gainsbourg (Voices), Ansel Collins (Organ), Barry Bailey (Trombone), Radcliffe Bryan (Guitar), Geoffrey Chung (Engineer), Sly Dunbar (Drums), Marcia Griffiths (Choeurs), Marcia Griffiths (Group Member), Solgie Hamilton (Engineer), Solgie Hamilton (Remixing), Delroy "Dr. Marshall" Harrison (Engineer), Lisa D. Mitchell (Voices), Robbie Shakespeare (Basse), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (Percussion), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (Sifflet), Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (Drums), Philip Ziadie (Assistant), Errol "Flabba" Holt (Basse), Culture-T (Voices), King Stitt (Voices), Robby Lyn (Piano), Manley Buchanan (Voices), Bruno Blum (Guitar), Bruno Blum (Arranger), Bruno Blum (Voices), Bruno Blum (Engineer), Bruno Blum (Remixing), Bruno Blum (Photography), Bruno Blum (Concept), Bruno Blum (Production Executive), Bruno Blum (Musical Direction), Bruno Blum (Text), Bruno Blum (Realization), Bruno Blum (Digital Layout), Philippe Lerichomme (Engineer), Philippe Lerichomme (Photography), Philippe Lerichomme (Digital Layout), Delano "Baddable" McLaughlin (Engineer), Gilles Verlant (Liner Notes), Thierry Bertomeux (Montage), Thierry Bertomeux (Vocal Mixing), Courtney "Spydaman" Allen (Voices), Sherrie Ann Bernard (Choeurs), Sherrie Ann Bernard (Group Member), Devon "Rizzlamigo" Black (Voices), Lukas "Blasty" Chauvière (Montage), Michael "Mao" Chung (Guitar), Michael "Mao" Chung (Piano), June Cole (Choeurs), June Cole (Group Member), Lucas Corthesy (Photography), Ramon Cucchi (Graphic Design), Ramon Cucchi (Musical Direction), Bruno Gruel (Mastering), Mathieu Marietti (Montage), David "Telegram" Grant (Voices), Ian McLean (Engineer), David McFarlane (Engineer), David McFarlane (Mixing), Frederick "Doctor Kex" Henry (Voices), Wayne "Niko" Hinds (Organ), Wayne "Niko" Hinds (Piano), Courtney McLaughlin (Engineer), Courtney McLaughlin (Mixing), Kenneth "Mr Murphy" Phillips (Voices), President B (Voices), Rupert "Buffalo Bill" Reeves (Voices), Carl "Spectacular" Reid (Voices), Ellenore "Brady" Walters (Choeurs), Ellenore "Brady" Walters (Group Member), The Spectacular (Performer)