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, 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.
It contains 15 cuts; some, 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.
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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aux Armes et CaeteraSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:06 | 0 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Les LocatairesSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 02:09 | 0 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | Des Laids des LaidsSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 02:37 | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | Brigade des StupsSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 01:57 | 0 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Lola RastaquouèreSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:41 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Relax Baby Be CoolSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 02:31 | 0 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | Daisy TempleSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:55 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Eau et Gaz À Tous Les ÉtagesSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 00:36 | 0 MB | 3 MB |
| 9 | Pas Long FeuSerge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 02:37 | 0 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Javanaise -Remake) | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:16 | 0 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Vieille Canaille | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:02 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | Marilou Reggae Dub | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:53 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Planteur Punch (Instrumental Avec Choeurs, Mix Original - Version Inédite) | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 04:11 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | Je Ne T'Aime Plus Moi Aussi (Instrumental - Inédit)x | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:47 | 0 MB | 19 MB |
| 15 | Daisy Temple (Version Chantée, Mix Original - Version Inédite) | Serge Gainsbourg | Play | 03:54 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
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| 45 mins | 247 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Yves Billet | Editing |
| 2 | Geoffrey Chung | Engineer |
| 3 | Michael "Mao" Chung | Guitar, Piano |
| 4 | Ansel Collins | Organ |
| 5 | Serge Gainsbourg | Composer, Guitar, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Marcia Griffiths | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Jean Guerin | Mastering |
| 8 | Philippe Lerichomme | Photography |
| 9 | Rita Marley | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Jacques Plante | Composer |
| 11 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass |
| 12 | Lord Snowdon | Photography |
| 13 | Sam Theard | Composer |
| 14 | The Wailers | Vocals |
| 15 | Philip Ziadie | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |