Tapete Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 from Hamburg, Germany

It was founded in 2002

2002 in music

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 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele

Tele

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 and Anajo

Anajo

Anajo is a pop band from Augsburg, Germany.In 2004 the band released their début album 'Nah Bei Mir' with the German label Tapete Records...

. Since 2005 they also attend to international acts from the US

United States

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, Canada

Canada

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 and Sweden

Sweden

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, amongst others Lloyd Cole

Lloyd Cole

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, Hellsongs

Hellsongs

Hellsongs were a three piece acoustic band from Sweden who produced covers of famous rock and metal songs in a very different style that they called 'lounge rock'...

, Lacrosse

Lacrosse

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, Maplewood

Maplewood

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, Bambi Kino, Downpilot, Tess Wiley

Tess Wiley

Tess Wiley is an American musician currently living in Germany.-Early life:Tess Wiley is the daughter of a Grammy award winning father and author/poet mother. Tess showed an interest in music and songwriting from an early age, adding Create In Me a Clean Heart and Tender Shepherd to her repertoire...

 and The Horror The Horror.

Notable artists

• 1000 Robota
• Anajo
  Anajo
  Anajo is a pop band from Augsburg, Germany.In 2004 the band released their début album 'Nah Bei Mir' with the German label Tapete Records...
  
  
• Besser
• Crash Tokio
• Darlo
  Darlo
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• Dial M for Murder!
  Dial M for Murder!
  Dial M for Murder! is a Swedish indie/Post punk band that was formed in late 2007 by David Alexander Ortenlöf and Anders Lantto.In the beginning of 2008 they started to perform at home parties. Thanks to their energetic performances it did not take long until the band had got a lot of attention.The...
  
  
• Dirk Darmstaedter
• Downpilot
• Erdmöbel
• Ezio
  Ezio (band)
  Ezio is a folk music band from Cambridge, England formed in 1990. Ezio have six studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs, built up a large fanbase without breaking into the mainstream of the British music scene...
  
  
• Fehlfarben
  Fehlfarben
  Fehlfarben is a German post-punk band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The band name is from a German printing term referring to erroneous colors in prints: singer Peter Hein was in this line of work at Xerox while in the band...
  
  
• Niels Frevert
• Garish
  Garish
  garish - formed in February 1997 - is an Austrian alternative rock band. After having asserted themselves in the alternative scene inside and outside Austria's borders with their first two records "amaurose pur." and "wo die nacht erzaehlt vom tag", their third album "Absender auf Achse" gained...
  
  
• Herpes
• HGich.T
• Hidalgo
• Kolkhorst
• Lloyd Cole
  Lloyd Cole
  Lloyd Cole is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, and for his subsequent solo work.-Early life:...
  
  
• Maplewood
• Me and Cassity
• Men Among Animals (band)
  Men Among Animals (band)
  Men Among Animals is an experimental/pop group from Denmark. They are signed to German record label Tapete Records and known in Denmark for their energitic concerts. They have supported big acts like The Ruby Suns, Of Montreal, Dean & Britta and Apparat .-Biography:The five piece took their name...
  
  
• Missouri
• Montag
  Montag
  Montag is the German word for Monday; it can refer to:People*Carol Montag, American folk singer-songwriter*Heidi Montag, one of the main cast members on MTV's The Hills, sister of Holly Montag*Holly Montag , American television personality...
  
  
• Nom de Guerre
• Palais Schaumburg
  Palais Schaumburg (band)
  Palais Schaumburg was a new wave band from Hamburg, Germany. The style was classified as Neue Deutsche Welle, and strongly characterized by their avant garde music and dadaistic attitude....
  
  
• Paul Dimmer Band
• Samba
  Samba
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• The Horror The Horror
• The Late Call
• Thimo Sander
• Tele
  Tele (band)
  Tele is a German Rock/Pop-band from Freiburg .- Band history :Tele produced their debut album 1001 Verdacht themselves in 2000. At first they played typical Indie rock guitar sound and arranged their songs in a post rock way....
  
  
• Wolke
  Wolke
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• Tess Wiley
  Tess Wiley
  Tess Wiley is an American musician currently living in Germany.-Early life:Tess Wiley is the daughter of a Grammy award winning father and author/poet mother. Tess showed an interest in music and songwriting from an early age, adding Create In Me a Clean Heart and Tender Shepherd to her repertoire...