An exhibition of various vocal styles and electronic meanderings, the 1977 double-LP, Vous et Nous is an intriguing avant-garde pop album that encompasses French singer-song writer Brigitte Fontaine’s musical exploration. Composed with French composer Areski Belkacem, whom Fontaine met in the sixties and collaborated with thereafter for over 20 years, Vous et Nous is full of experimental recordings that inform the folk tradition that existed in Europe centuries before as well as the duo’s apparent interest in African/Algerian folk music. At times, Vous et Nous is even reminiscent of Ravi Shankar’s 1997 release Chants of India. Stereolab has often cited Brigitte Fontaine as a heavy influence, and if you compare hers with Laetitia Sadler’s vocals, that becomes very apparent. This essential experimental folk record can be found here:
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Track Listing:
1. "Vous et Nous"
2. "Patriarcat"
3. "Mon Enfance"
4. "Vent d'Automne"
5. "Le Serveur du Dome"
6. "Je Suis Venu te Voir"
7. "Rien que Changer"
8. "Le Ciel est Doux"
9. "Les Epis"
10. "Le Repas des Dromadaires"
11. "Vous et Nous - Reprise"
12. "L'Amour Parfait"
13. "Un Soleil"
14. "Dans ma Rue"
15. "L'Orage est Fini"
16. "Gamme"
17. "Le Brin d'Herbe"
18. "La Harpe Jaune"
19. "Je t'Aimerai"
20. "Diabolo"
21. "Cher"
22. "Ce n'est pas un Ennemi"
23. "Encaustique"
24. "Petit Sapin"
25. "Mon Lit"
26. "Je t'Aimerai - Reprise"
27. "La Dechirure"
28. "Le Petit Cheval Bleu"
29. "Personne"
30. "Les Rose sont Farouches"
31. "Le Bouc"
32. "Dessin"
33. "Les Muzdus"
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