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- Date Released: February 3, 2004
- Genre: International
- Style: Western Europe
- Label: Sunnyside Records
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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.
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| 01. |  |
Javanaise Remake |
3:30 |  |
| 02. | |
Aux Armes Et Cetera |
3:11 | |
| 03. | |
Los Locataires |
2:10 | |
| 04. | |
Des Laids Des Laids |
3:11 | |
| 05. | |
Brigade Des Stups |
2:05 | |
| 06. | |
Vielle Canaille |
3:03 | |
| 07. | |
Lola Rastaquouere |
3:48 | |
| 08. | |
Relax Baby Be Cool |
2:31 | |
| 09. | |
Daisy Temple |
4:03 | |
| 10. |
Eau Et Gaz A Tous Les Etages |
0:35 | |
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| 11. | |
Pas Long Feu |
3:14 | |
| 12. | |
Marilou Reggae Dub (Long Version) |
5:11 | |
| 13. | |
Planteur Punch (Previously Unreleased) |
4:25 | |
| 14. | |
Marilou Reggae (Previously Unreleased Version) |
3:47 | |
| 15. | |
Daisy Temple (Previously Unreleased Alternate Vocal Take) |
4:04 | |
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15 Total Tracks, 48:48 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Javanaise Dub |
3:35 | |
| 02. | |
Dub Et Cetera |
4:11 | |
| 03. | |
Dub Locataires |
2:13 | |
| 04. | |
Des Laids Des Dubs |
3:00 | |
| 05. | |
Dub Des Stups |
2:58 | |
| 06. | |
Dub Rastaquouere |
5:41 | |
| 07. | |
Daisy Dub |
3:30 | |
| 08. | |
Eau Et Dub A Tous Les Etages |
1:44 | |
| 09. | |
Pas Long Dub |
3:07 | |
| 10. | |
Marilou Dub |
3:22 | |
| 11. | |
Javanaise Remake (feat. Bardy And LMJ) |
3:07 | |
| 12. | |
Aux Armes Et Cetera (feat. Big Youth) |
3:17 | |
| 13. | |
Les Locataires (feat. Spectacular) |
3:39 | |
| 14. | |
Des Laids Des Laids (feat. King Stitt) |
2:58 | |
| 15. | |
Brigade Des Stups (feat. Mr. Murphy) |
1:33 | |
| 16. | |
Vielle Canaille (feat. Spectacular And Culture) |
3:19 | |
| 17. | |
Lola Rastaquouere (feat. Lisa Dainjah) |
3:16 | |
| 18. | |
Relax Baby Be Cool (feat. Spydaman) |
2:55 | |
| 19. | |
Daisy Temple (feat. Rizzlango) |
3:59 | |
| 20. | |
Eau Et Gaz A Tous Les Etages (feat. Lone Ranger) |
3:13 | |
| 21. | |
Pas Long Feu (Telegram, Burning Spectacular, Culture T, Spydaman, President B) |
3:26 | |
| 22. | |
Marilou Reggae Dub (feat. Buffalo Bill) |
3:39 | |
| 23. | |
Planteur Punch (feat. Dr. Kex) |
2:48 | |
| 24. | |
Lola Rastaquouere (feat. Bruno Blum) |
3:22 | |
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24 Total Tracks, 77:52 Total Length
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Credits
- Rita Marley - Harmony Vocals // Rita Marley - Group Member // Judy Mowatt - Harmony Vocals // Judy Mowatt - Group Member // Serge Gainsbourg - Arranger // Ansel Collins - Organ // Barry Bailey - Trombone // Radcliffe Bryan - Guitar (Rhythm) // Geoffrey Chung - Engineer // Sly Dunbar - Drums // Marcia Griffiths - Harmony Vocals // Marcia Griffiths - Group Member // Solgie Hamilton - Engineer // Solgie Hamilton - Remixing // Delroy "Dr. Marshall" Harrison - Engineer // Lisa D. Mitchell - Vocals // Robbie Shakespeare - Bass // Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion // Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Whistle (Human) // Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Noise // Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - Drums // Philip Ziadie - Assistant Engineer // Robby Lyn - Piano // Manley Buchanan - Vocals // Bruno Blum - Guitar // Bruno Blum - Arranger // Bruno Blum - Vocals // Bruno Blum - Producer // Bruno Blum - Engineer // Bruno Blum - Liner Notes // Bruno Blum - Executive Producer // Bruno Blum - Remixing // Bruno Blum - Art Direction // Bruno Blum - Mixing // Bruno Blum - Photography // Bruno Blum - Concept // Philippe Lerichomme - Engineer // Philippe Lerichomme - Executive Producer // Philippe Lerichomme - Photography // Philippe Lerichomme - Original Session Producer // Philippe Lerichomme - Cover Photo // Gilles Verlant - Liner Notes // Thierry Bertomeux - Editing // Thierry Bertomeux - Mixing // Courtney "Spydaman" Allen - Vocals // Sherrie Ann Bernard - Harmony Vocals // Sherrie Ann Bernard - Group Member // Devon "Rizzlamigo" Black - Vocals // Lukas "Blasty" Chauvière - Editing // Michael "Mao" Chung - Guitar // Michael "Mao" Chung - Piano // June Cole - Vocals // June Cole - Harmony Vocals // June Cole - Group Member // Lucas Corthesy - Photography // Ramon Cucchi - Graphic Design // Ramon Cucchi - Art Direction // Bruno Gruel - Mastering // Mathieu Marietti - Editing // David "Telegram" Grant - Vocals // David McFarlane - Engineer // David McFarlane - Mixing // Frederick "Doctor Kex" Henry - Vocals // Wayne "Niko" Hinds - Organ // Wayne "Niko" Hinds - Piano // Kenneth "Mr Murphy" Phillips - Vocals // President B - Vocals // Rupert "Buffalo Bill" Reeves - Vocals // Carl "Spectacular" Reid - Vocals // Ellenore "Brady" Walters - Vocals // Ellenore "Brady" Walters - Harmony Vocals // Ellenore "Brady" Walters - Group Member // Erroll "Flabba Holt" Carter - Bass // The Spectacular - Performer
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