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En studio avec Serge Gainsbourg
Pop · 2019

En studio avec Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg

A fly-on-the-wall perspective of Gainsbourg's creative process, featuring raw studio outtakes, isolated basslines, and intimate vocal rehearsals.

October 11, 2019 · Mercury Music Group

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This compilation is a masterclass in the art of the studio. It strips away the glossy finish of Serge Gainsbourg's most iconic recordings to reveal the raw, vibrating nerves underneath. You aren't just listening to songs; you are witnessing the construction of a sonic identity. The atmosphere is thick with the ghosts of nineteen-seventies Paris, smelling of Gitanes and expensive cologne. It is a deeply intimate experience that feels like sitting in the control room while history is being made, hearing the false starts and the moments of sudden, brilliant clarity.

Moments Worth Listening For
the moment gainsbourg corrects the bassist timing on a melody nelson outtake
the raw unpolished string section rehearsal for initials bb
hearing the dry unreverbed vocal track of je t aime moi non plus in isolation
the sudden stop in a take where the band laughs together
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does En studio avec Serge Gainsbourg sound next to the rest of Serge Gainsbourg's catalogue?

Live Recording+2.8σ

The production is built around live recording than this artist usually allows.

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