Surreal French cartoon Les Shadoks’ entire soundtrack released on vinyl for first time

Experimental early electronics and psychedelia from the ’60s and ’70s.

Robert Cohen-Solal’s Les Shadoks soundtrack is being released on vinyl in its entirety for the first time, this January via WRWTFWW.

Cohen-Solal, a member of the Group de Recherches Musicales (the French equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop), merged electro-pop, drones, musique concrète, classical, psychedelic, and experimental influences to craft its unique score.

Les Shadoks’ 50th anniversary vinyl edition has been remastered from its original reels. Many of the tracks have never been released before – of those that were (via a 1969 LP) this is the first time the music will be available without dialogue.

It includes a 30cmx30cm drawing by Cohen-Solal, exclusive 7” with two extra songs, plus extensive liner notes in French and English.

The LP follows WRWTFWW’s reissue of Jun Fukamachi’s Nicole ’86 Spring/Summer score – one of our favourite soundtracks of 2017.

Head here to pre-order a copy ahead of Les Shadoks‘ 29th January release, listen to an album mimimix and check out the track list below.

Tracklisting

Vinyl LP

Side A

A2. C’était il y a très très très longtemps

A3. Cosmogol 999 carburant de la fusée Gibi

A4. Au fond du cosmos

A5. Le lancinant voyage dans l’espace

A6. Les humeurs géophysiques de la planète Shadok

A7. Le devin plombier soigne un Shadok malade

A8. La machine à pomper dite Cosmopompe

A9. Le professeur Shadoko parle de son invention

A10. Shadok à bicyclette dans une route et sur et sous et dans des escaliers

Side B

B2. Air Gibi hot

B3. Air Gibi sériel

B4. Menuet variation

B5. Départ solennel de la Shadokaravelle

B6. Sérénade à Gégène

B7. Faux départ

B8. Fête Gibi et errance des Shadoks dans l’espace

B9. Fuite dans l’espace

B10. La planète à poissons

B11. Guerre musicale

B12. Ambiance nouilles

B13. Difficile de cuisiner dans l’espace !