Released on March 2nd, 2022, the anniversary of the passing of the legendary French songwriter, poet and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg. Sarasara x Serge Gainsbourg is a unique and deeply personal tribute from French avant-pop artist Sarasara.
Originally released through One Little Independent Records, this special edition brings together three reinterpretations that explore the artistic kinship between two French outsider voices drawn to the poetic, the cinematic, and the beautifully unconventional.
Blending lush trip-hop textures, sophisticated pop sensibilities, and understated experimental electronics, Sarasara approaches Gainsbourg's repertoire with both reverence and reinvention. Rather than simple covers, these recordings become intimate conversations across generations, where romance, melancholy, wit, and mystery intertwine.
The EP opens with a mesmerising interpretation of Requiem Pour Un Con, transforming the classic into a hypnotic landscape of sultry electronics and noir atmospheres. Sarasara then reimagines La Javanaise with elegance and dramatic intensity, delivering a performance that feels at once timeless and distinctly her own. Completing the collection is an instrumental version of La Javanaise, allowing the melody and piano arrangements to unfold with cinematic beauty and emotional depth.
Pressed as a limited edition collector's vinyl, Sarasara x Serge Gainsbourg celebrates one of France's most influential artistic figures while affirming Sarasara's singular voice, bold, poetic, and unmistakably modern.
Track Listing
Requiem Pour Un Con
La Javanaise
La Javanaise (Instrumental)
Released on March 2nd, 2022, the anniversary of the passing of the legendary French songwriter, poet and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg. Sarasara x Serge Gainsbourg is a unique and deeply personal tribute from French avant-pop artist Sarasara.
Originally released through One Little Independent Records, this special edition brings together three reinterpretations that explore the artistic kinship between two French outsider voices drawn to the poetic, the cinematic, and the beautifully unconventional.
Blending lush trip-hop textures, sophisticated pop sensibilities, and understated experimental electronics, Sarasara approaches Gainsbourg's repertoire with both reverence and reinvention. Rather than simple covers, these recordings become intimate conversations across generations, where romance, melancholy, wit, and mystery intertwine.
The EP opens with a mesmerising interpretation of Requiem Pour Un Con, transforming the classic into a hypnotic landscape of sultry electronics and noir atmospheres. Sarasara then reimagines La Javanaise with elegance and dramatic intensity, delivering a performance that feels at once timeless and distinctly her own. Completing the collection is an instrumental version of La Javanaise, allowing the melody and piano arrangements to unfold with cinematic beauty and emotional depth.
Pressed as a limited edition collector's vinyl, Sarasara x Serge Gainsbourg celebrates one of France's most influential artistic figures while affirming Sarasara's singular voice, bold, poetic, and unmistakably modern.
Track Listing
Requiem Pour Un Con
La Javanaise
La Javanaise (Instrumental)
