Vous et Nous is a 1977

1977 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....

 experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 album

Album

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 by French

France

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 music

Music

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ians Brigitte Fontaine

Brigitte Fontaine

Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix in the Brittany region of France, is a singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry and world rhythms...

 and Areski Belkacem. Vous et Nous is an avant-garde

Avant-garde

Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....

 double album mixing a variety of instruments and vocal styles. The album uses synthesizer and drum machine on some songs. Other, more acoustic, songs show the Algerian/African influence that Fontaine and Areski were known for. The album was not well understood upon release, but in later years was championed by musicians such as Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...

 and Stereolab

Stereolab

Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

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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"