Erased Tapes Records is a
London
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independent record label
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focusing on releasing avant-garde and experimental electronic music.
History
The record company was established by Robert Raths in early 2007 in London, with the release of Ryan Lee West's ''Vemeer'' EP under the Aparatec moniker. The label is sometimes mentioned for its strong sonic and visual aesthetic with a special focus on packaging and design, which has seen collaborations with FELD, Supermundane and
Gregory Euclide Erased Tapes, until 2018 (with the release ERATP100 "1+1=X"), had the tradition of releasing a free compilation every 10 releases.
In late 2011 Erased Tapes Records opened its publishing arm Erased Tapes Music. In 2014 Erased Tapes Music launched the Meet The Composer series.
In February 2017, Erased Tapes Records opened the Erased Tapes Sound Gallery in London near
Victoria Park. The space was meant to be a place where artists of all kinds could showcase their work and people could gain new appreciations of the sonic and visual arts.
Raths said the gallery was created in response to hearing about so many struggling artists lacking a place to practice or perform and was very pleased with the result. The Erased Tapes Sound Gallery is now closed.
Artists
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen (AWVFTS) is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall a ...
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The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie
* Anne Müller
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Bell Orchestre
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Ben Lukas Boysen
* The British Expeditionary Force
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Codes in the Clouds
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Daniel Brandt
* Daniel Thorne
* David Allred
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Dawn of Midi
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Douglas Dare
* Greg Gives Peter Space
* Guy Andrews
* Hatis Noit
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Högni
* Immix Ensemble
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Kevin Richard Martin
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Kiasmos
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Lubomyr Melnyk
* Masayoshi Fujita
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Michael Price
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Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm (born 20 September 1982) is a German musician, composer, and record producer based in Berlin. He is known for combining classical and electronic music and for an unconventional approach to the piano in which he mixes a grand piano, upr ...
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Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds (; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also th ...
* Oliveray
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Penguin Cafe
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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Peter Broderick
* Qasim Naqvi
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Rival Consoles
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Sebastian Plano
* Shards
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Woodkid
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Vessel
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World's End Girlfriend
References
External links
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"Erased Tapes Collection II Review", ''Drowned in Sound'', 3 January 2010.
"Erased Tapes Collection I Review", ''Drowned in Sound'', 7 July 2008.
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British independent record labels
Companies based in the London Borough of Hackney
Record labels established in 2007
Electronic music record labels
Alternative rock record labels
Indie rock record labels
2007 establishments in England
2007 in London