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Aux Armes et Cætera [French Bonus Disc]

 
Album Review: Aux Armes et Cætera [French Bonus Disc]
 

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 TitleComposersPerformersTime
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 TitleComposersPerformersTime
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)
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