Label
Que Faisiez-Vous Derrière L'Oreille ?
French underground cassette label documenting experimental and industrial music from 1986-1987.
About
Que Faisiez-Vous Derrière L'Oreille ? was a French underground record label active during the mid-1980s, primarily operating as a cassette-based imprint during the height of the industrial and experimental tape culture. The label's name, translating to "What Were You Doing Behind Your Ear?", reflects the absurdist and provocative aesthetic characteristic of the European experimental underground scene of that era. Operating out of France, the label released a series of numbered compilations alongside artist-specific releases between 1986 and 1987, establishing itself as a platform for avant-garde and industrial sound experimentation. The label demonstrated a strong commitment to cassette as the preferred format, consistent with the DIY ethos and accessibility that defined independent experimental labels of the period. Releases such as "Angle / Port" and "Crottes Et Guano" exemplify the label's embrace of conceptual, often absurdist titling and boundary-pushing sonic content. Though short-lived and modest in output, Que Faisiez-Vous Derrière L'Oreille ? remains significant within European underground music history as a representative voice of the experimental cassette culture that flourished outside mainstream commercial channels.