Name: Les Shadoks (50th Anniversary Edition)
Brand: Robert Cohen-Solal

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

LP+7" - High glossy gatefold sleeve, French and English liner notes / poster inlay with Shadok drawing by Robert Cohen-Solal.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-03-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

4260544821301

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Digipack: French and English liner notes / poster inlay folded to digipack format.

2018-02-09

4260544821295

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Robert Cohen-Solal

Genre GB

Soundtracks

Label GB

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

WRWTFWW Records release the complete soundtrack of cult French animated TV series<i> Les Shadoks</i> (1968-1974) by Robert Cohen-Solal, available for the first time ever in its entirety. Right in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jacques Rouxel and René Borg’s legendary television cartoon, this collector’s item comes in two versions: a limited edition 12" and 7" vinyl album housed in a high glossy gatefold and with an exclusive Shadok drawing by Robert Cohen-Solal, and a digipack CD. Both versions are cut and mastered from the original reels under the supervision of the artist, and contain liner notes in French and English. 

Electro-acoustic pioneer and eminent member of the illustrious GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales, the French equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop), Robert Cohen-Solal has explored music and sound alongside luminaries such as Bernard Parmegiani, Pierre Henry, Luc Ferrari, and Iannis Xenakis, and is responsible for numerous projects in the field of applied music, soundtracks (documentaries, shorts etc.), and experimental recordings. His work on Les Shadoks is simply extraordinary - a fascinating and bizarre collage of wacky electro pop (à la Jean-Jacques Perrey), drones, musique concrète, classical, and dadaist sound experiments seamlessly mixing into a cohesive and cinematic listening experience. The ideal soundtrack for what will remain one of the weirdest animated TV series ever created! A true literary, cultural and philosophical phenomenon in France, Les Shadoks caused a sensation while airing between 1968 and 1974. Its unique combination of Alfred Jarry-style surrealism, off-centered British humor, and US comic strip inspiration, all brought to life by illustrated bird-like creatures (reminiscent of Paul Klee’s La machine à gazouiller), left a lasting mark, making the term Shadok an often-used satirical expression to describe policies and attitudes considered to be absurd.

CD - Digipack: French and English liner notes / poster inlay folded to digipack format.

Les Shadoks (50th Anniversary Edition)

Music GB