Staalplaat is an

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that is located in

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with a separate store in

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. Founded in

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, the company's founding mission was to create a sound forum for sound artists, who write and perform new and

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Staalplaat artists

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,

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. 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. Each album in the series is a live session by a particular artist, recorded in the

studios. The releases keep to the principles of Staalplaat by being packaged in a peculiar and interesting way, including using sand paper and

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. Each release is limited to around 1000 copies. Most artists who contribute to the series make

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, with a particular bias towards

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and ambient electronica. Other genres are also represented, such as

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and

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References

External links

Staalplaat.com
- official website Dutch independent record labels Record labels established in 1982 Experimental music record labels Industrial record labels Electronic music record labels 1982 establishments in the Netherlands {{Independent-record-label-stub

Staalplaat artists

Mort Aux Vaches

See also

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