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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1973 BYG album facsimile-edition
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Lacquers cut by Cicely Balston at AIR STUDIOS
    Exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre

    SIDE 1
    1. Le 6 Septembre
    2. Ragilia
    3. Il Pleut Sur La Gare
    4. Déclaration De Sinistre
    5. Les Murailles
    6. L’Engourdie

    SIDE 2
    1. Nous Avons Tant Parlé
    2. Les Borgias
    3. Les Petites Madones
    4. L’Abeille
    5. Après La Guerre
    6. La Tête Bandée
    7. Le Chant Des Chants

    Includes unlimited streaming of L'Incendie via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve & printed inner wallet.

    Original 1973 BYG album
    Expanded with 2 original single-version tracks
    Digitally mastered from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    16-page booklet with photos & exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre

    Includes unlimited streaming of L'Incendie via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Comes with in-depth sleeve notes by author and music journalist Kevin Le Gendre in fully illustrated 16-page digital booklet featuring photos, original credits and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP  or more

     

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L'Engourdie 02:38
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Les Borgias 03:14
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L'Abeille 02:17
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about

MAVERICK FRENCH SINGER-SONGWRITER DUO ARE ASSURED OF THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY WITH THIS PROVOCATIVE & ECLECTIC OFFERING

Vocalist-multi-instrumentalist Areski and singer Brigitte Fontaine are a legendary French musical couple that rose to prominence in the ‘60s, making a series of albums that showcased a boldly unorthodox approach to the art of song.

Taken as a whole the 13 pieces on L’Incendie stand as high-impact scenes or episodes in a theatre or TV production as much as they represent another take on the concept album. Translated from French L’Incendie means fire, but Areski & Fontaine give it admirably broad implications, as the hazardous situation is much more than material.

The stories of love, war, personal breakdowns, family strife and capital punishment, entre autres, peel away all the layers of a complex post-war society that, certainly in the wake of the upheaval of Mai ‘68 in France, has many pressing debates ahead of it.

While their defiantly esoteric style, which could veer from North African folk to Brazilian samba to subversive takes on French chanson, was striking their lyrics were no less provocative, broaching anything from mental health to social injustice.

With the longest piece lasting just over three and a half minutes, L’Incendie is a master class in concision, and the sharply focused interplay of the human voice and a wide range of instruments. The result is off grid, hors normes; something that is post-modern yet steeped in the ambiances of the Middle Ages or ‘early music.’ In many ways it is a template for any musical maverick, from Laurie Anderson and Bjork to Tom Waits and Meshell Ndegecello.

“This re-mastered version of a timeless work is a must-hear for open minds and open ears.” Kevin Le Gendre, 2022.

Original 1973 BYG album remastered from original BYG tapes.
Expanded with 2 single-bonus tracks.
High definition digital audio 96kHz 24bit wav.

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released December 2, 2022

2022 Remastered Audiophile Edition
Executive producer for this re-issue: Jean-Luc Young
Re-issue produced for release by Geoffrey Cousin
Audio restoration and mastering from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
Graphic design for this re-issue by Phil Rogers

A BYG Production
P 1973 BYG Records
C 2022 Charly Acquisitions Ltd.

An Original BYG Recording
Courtesy of Charly Acquisitions Ltd.
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BYG Records London, UK

Pioneering French independent record label launched in 1967.

Avant-Garde / Free Jazz / Experimental / Psychedelic & Prog Rock

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