Tapete Records is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

based in

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, Germany. It was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop Bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert,

Tele Tele may refer to: * Television * Tele (band), a German rock/pop band * Tele Ikuru, Deputy Governor of Rivers State * Télé, Mali, a rural commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali * Telemarketing * Telegraphy * ''Eveni ...

and Anajo. Since 2005 Tapete Records also attends to international acts, for example from the US, Great Britain, Australia and Sweden. They include

Lloyd Cole Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) is an English singer and songwriter. He was lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and subsequently worked solo. Early life Cole was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. He grew up in ne ...

The Monochrome Set The Monochrome Set are an English post-punk/ new wave band, originally formed in London in January 1978. The most recent line-up consists of Bid, Andy Warren, Athen Ayren and Stephen Gilchrist. History Original band: 1978–1985 The Monoc ...

The Telescopes The Telescopes are an English noise, space rock, dream pop and psychedelic band, formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, David Fitzgerald and Joanna Doran that drew influence from artists such as Suicide, The Velvet Underground, Trite and The 13th ...

The Lilac Time The Lilac Time is a British alternative folk-rock band, originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake son ...

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, Stereo Total, The Catenary Wires, Andreas Dorau, Bobby Conn, The Proper Ornaments, Pete Astor,

Hellsongs Hellsongs is a three piece acoustic band from Sweden who produce covers of famous hard rock and heavy metal songs in a very different style that they call 'lounge metal'. That means old metal classics performed with clear female vocals, soft guit ...

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, Gary Olson, Bambi Kino, Christian Kjellvander, John Howard & The Night Mail, Last Days Of April and many more. So far, Tapete Records has put out more than 500 releases (as of November 2015). Tapete Records is internationally distributed by various distribution partners. Tapete Records also contains the

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Tapete Songs and booking agency Howdy Partner Booking (former Tapete Booking). Tapete Songs features more than 6,000 published copyrights. Some of them were used in TV shows in the USA ( Better Call Saul,

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), England ( Skins) and Canada (

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). Howdy Partner Booking promotes Tapete Records bands as well as bands from other labels, having a total of more than 70 artists in its repertoire (e.g. Bobby Conn,

Bill Pritchard Bill Pritchard is a British singer-songwriter, instrumentalist (guitars, keyboards), musical arranger and producer. Despite being little known in his native country he has achieved considerable recognition in France and elsewhere. Biography Pri ...

, The Proper Ornaments, Pete Astor, The Late Call,

, John Howard & The Night Mail and more). In 2005

Bureau B Bureau B (sometimes quoted as ''Bureau-B'') is an independent record label, music publisher and booking agency from Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2005 by Gunther Buskies (B for Buskies) as a sister label to Tapete Records. The label releases variet ...

, a label for electronic, free spirited music, was added to Tapete Records roster.

Artists

* 1000 Robota* * A Projection * Anajo * Bambi Kino * Bart Davenport * Benjamin Dean Wilson *

Bernd Begemann Bernd Begemann (born 1 November 1962 in Braunschweig as ''Kay Stephan Rönnau'') is a contemporary German alt/ pop singer-songwriter, actor, producer and filmmusic-composer linked to the Hamburger Schule. Biography Begemann's biological pa ...

& Die Befreiung *

* Boy Omega * Brace/Choir * Chaplin * Christian Kjellvander *

Clara Hill Clara Hill is a musician born in Berlin. She writes, produces and performs with a varied array of artists. Her discography includes 6 full-length albums (Sonar Kollektiv Berlin, Tapete Records, King Britt Archives), and many 12“s featuring names ...

* Darlo* * Desiree Klaeukens * Dial M for Murder! *

Die Höchste Eisenbahn Die Höchste Eisenbahn is a German band from Berlin, consisting amongst others of the singer-songwriters Francesco Wilking and Moritz Krämer. History The Singer-Songwriter Francesco Wilking – singer of the band Tele (band) – and Moritz ...

* Die Liga der gewöhnlichen Gentlemen * Die Sonne * Die Zimmermänner * Dirk Darmstaedter´s Me And Cassity* * Downpilot *

Dutch Uncles Dutch Uncles are an English indie pop band from Marple, England. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context, and the androgynous vocals of frontman Duncan Wallis. Biography Originally from Marple, the band st ...

* * Ecke Schönhauser *

Eight Rounds Rapid Eight Rounds Rapid are a British four-piece punk/ R&B band from Southend, Essex, England. The band was formed in 2010 by drummer Lee Watkins and vocalist David Alexander (David Burke), with guitarist Simon Johnson; they were joined in 2012 by bas ...

* Erdmöbel* * Ezio *

Fehlfarben Fehlfarben is a Neue Deutsche Welle music band from Düsseldorf, Germany, that was formed in 1979. Its founding members were Peter Hein (vocals), former member of the Band ''Mittagspause'' ("lunch break"), Thomas Schwebel (guitar, former Mit ...

* Francesco Wilking *

Nick Garrie Nick Garrie (born Nicholas Miansarow, 22 June 1949), Bio ...

* Geschmeido* * Hero & Leander * Herpes *

* HGich.T *

Hurricane No. 1 Hurricane #1 are an English rock band, formed in Oxford in 1996. The band were formed by former Ride guitarist Andy Bell, along with vocalist / guitarist Alex Lowe, bassist Will Pepper and drummer Gareth "Gaz" Farmer. After releasing two alb ...

* Jack Beauregard * Jean Poly* * John Howard & The Night Mail *

Josh Ottum Josh Ottum (born March 1978) is an American musician, songwriter, and scholar.Hartse, Joel (29 June 2006)What's got into Josh Ottum? ''Times-Standard'' Ottum recorded ''Like The Season'' between October 2005 and June 2006 it was released in the ...

* Junior High * Kolkhorst* *

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* Lacrosse *

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* Last Days Of April *

* Maplewood * Marcel Gein *

Martin Carr Martin Carr (born 29 November 1968) is an English musician and writer who was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the band The Boo Radleys. Born in Thurso, Scotland, he was raised in Wallasey, England. Life and career Carr was born i ...

* Men Among Animals * Mobylettes * Montag* *

Moritz Krämer Moritz Krämer (born 1980 in Basel) is a Swiss indie singer songwriter from Basel who lives in Berlin. History Krämer was born in Switzerland and grew up in southern Bavaria. After graduating from high school in Freiburg, he moved to Berlin. ...

Naked Lunch ''Naked Lunch'' (sometimes ''The Naked Lunch'') is a 1959 novel by American writer William S. Burroughs. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes, intended by Burroughs to be read in any order. The reader follows the narr ...

* Neo Rodeo * Next Stop: Horizon *

Nick Nicely Nickolas Laurien (born 1959), known professionally as Nick Nicely (stylised nick nicely), is an English singer-songwriter who records psychedelic and electronic music. He is best known for his 1982 single "Hilly Fields (1892)". Nicely released ...

* Niels Frevert* * Nom de Guerre * Now, Now Every Children* * Oliver Gottwald * Paul Dimmer Band* *

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* Rantanplan* *

* Saal 2 * Salim Nourallah * Samba * Schrottgrenze * Schwefelgelb * Simon Love * Superpunk *

* Tess Wiley* * The Elephants* *

The Grand Opening The Grand Opening (TGO) is the musical alias of the Swedish musician John Roger Olsson. TGO releases records on the Hamburg, Germany based label Tapete Records. In July 2013 Tapete Records announced that TGO will release the new album ''Don't Loo ...

* The Horror The Horror * The Late Call *

* The Soft Hills *

* Wolke The artists with * are former artists

Hanse Song Festival

The Hanse Song Festival (organized by Tapete Records) took place for the first time in 2012. It is based in Stade, a town close to Hamburg which is famous for its historic city. It is a small festival with several folk and pop musicians performing in special and beautiful locations in the city center such as the town hall ( Königsmarcksaal), the court, the museum "Schwedenspeicher", Seminarturnhalle, St. Wilhadi-Kirche and more. In the first year nine artists performed on three different stages. Since then the numbers has risen to 18 artists, playing six different locations at the fourth Hanse Song Festival in March 2015. The Hanse Song Festival 2015 started with a musical reading by Rocko Schamoni und Tex M. Strzoda the day before the actual festival. Bands and artists that have played the Hanse Song Festival so far are, amongst others,

(UK), Olli Schulz (D), Niels Frevert (D), Ezio (UK), ClickClickDecker (D),

Luka Bloom Luka Bloom (born Kevin Barry Moore; 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore. Early life Kevin Barry Moore was born on 23 May 1955 in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. His pare ...

(IRL), Bernd Begemann & Die Befreiung (D), Die Höchste Eisenbahn (D), Cäthe (D), Christian Kjellvander (SWE), Tim Neuhaus (D), Pohlmann (D),

(SWE), Kat Frankie (AUS), Jan Plewka (D), Fotos (D),

(SWE), The Soft Hills (USA), and many more.

Müssen Alle Mit Festival (MAMF)

The Müssen Alle Mit festival is an annual festival which takes place in Stade, Germany, every summer. It took place for the first time in 2013 and is organized by Tapete Records in association with the city of Stade. Müssen Alle Mit is a one-day open-air festival drawing around 2,000 visitors each year. The style of music reaches from rock and punk to indie pop and hip-hop. A special offer is the „Tour de MAMF“, a bicycle tour from

Hamburg-Finkenwerder Finkenwerder (; Low German: ''Finkwarder'', ''Finkenwarder'' or ''- wärder''; German: ''Finkeninsel''; translation: Island of finches) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the borough Hamburg-Mitte. It is the location of a plant of Airbus and its a ...

to Stade organised by "KonzertKulTour". It includes breakfast with jam and Mett and a reception with sparkling wine once the destination has been reached. Line Up 2015:

Nada Surf Nada Surf is a New York City-based American alternative rock band formed in the 1990s, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), Doug Gillard (guitar, backing vocals), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals). History 199 ...

(US), Antilopen Gang (D), Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi (D),

Egotronic Egotronic is a German electropunk band from Berlin formed in 2000. It is well known for its Antideutsch political views. Band history After a couple of projects released through self-publishing, Egotronic joined the Hamburg record label Aud ...

(D), Schrottgrenze (D), Rhonda (D), Oliver Gottwald (D), host: Friedemann Weise Line Up 2014: Thees Uhlmann & Band (D), William Fitzsimmons (US), Die Höchste Eisenbahn (D), Mozes And The Firstborn (NL),

& Die Befreiung (D), Brace/Choir (US/D), Soda Fabric (ISR), host: Bernd Begemann Line Up 2013:

Kettcar Kettcar is an indie rock music band based in Hamburg, Germany. The band has released five studio albums so far. The band released their fourth album, ''Zwischen den Runden'', in 2012. Their fifth album, ''Ich vs. Wir'', was released in October ...

(D), Die Liga der gewöhnlichen Gentlemen (D), Me and my Drummer (D),

(D),

Turbostaat Turbostaat, Tobert Knopp, Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Turbostaat is a punk rock band, established in 1999 in Husum, now based in Flensburg, Germany, Hamburg and Berlin. The band consist of its original five members. Histor ...

(D), Tusq (D), host: Carsten Friedrichs

References

External links

Official site

Youtube Channel

Tapete Records on Discogs

Hanse Song Festival

Müssen alle mit Festival MAMF
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Artists

Hanse Song Festival

Müssen Alle Mit Festival (MAMF)

See also

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