Mort Aux Vaches

Mort aux Vaches is the name of a series of albums released by the Staalplaat record label in collaboration with the Dutch radio station, VPRO. The name translates literally from French as “Death to Cows,” with “cows” being French slang for cops - it is equivalent to “Death to Pigs” in English.

Format[]

Each album in the series is a live session by a particular artist, recorded in the VPRO studios. The releases keep to the principles of Staalplaat by being packaged in a peculiar and interesting way, including using sand paper and copper. Each release is limited to around 1000 copies.

Artists[]

Most artists who contribute to the series make electronic music, with a particular bias towards experimental and ambient electronica. Other genres are also represented, such as metal and noise music. Artists who have released an album as part of the series include:

AU – 2004
Aube – 1998
Beequeen – 1997
CoH – 2002
Colleen – Mort aux Vaches – 2006
– 1996
David Shea – 1998
Don Joyce – 1994
– 1997
Flying Saucer Attack / Main / – 2003
FM3 – 2005
Goem – 1999
Goodiepal – 2004
Greg Davis – 2003
– 1996 & 1999
In Slaughter Natives / Deutsch Nepal – 1994
Jazzkammer – 2005
John Duncan – 1997
Jorge Reyes – 1996
Kapotte Muziek – 1997
Kevin Drumm / – 2003
Kreidler – 1999
– 2004
– 1997
[fr] / Jérôme Noetinger – 2000
Machinefabriek – 2008
Maeror Tri – 1997
Main – 2003
/ / – 2005
– 2008
Mark Templeton – 2011
– 2001
Merzbow – 1995
– 2005
Muslimgauze – – 1998
Oren Ambarchi – 2002
/ Nocturnal Emissions – 2000
Pan Sonic / Charlemagne Palestine – 2000
– 2003
Piano Magic – 1998
Pimmon – 2003
– 2001
Ryoji Ikeda – 1998
Scanner – 1996
– 2000
– 2002
– 1998
– 2005
Tarentel – 2002
Tim Hecker – Mort aux Vaches – 2005
– 1999
Troum – 2003
TV Pow – 2000
– 1998
Yellow Swans – 2007
– 2003
Zoviet France – 1998

External links[]

Official label site on Staalplaat’s website.
Albums on the Mort aux Vaches label on Discogs.
Origin of the expression mort-aux-vaches