December - the perfect time for Christmas presents and good music. For that reason, Tapete’s doing a festive winter sale!

There's a discount of 15% on all records, CDs and merch* – In addition, our team has selected a few publications that we think are particularly suitable for the Christmas season. You can get a 25% discount on these staff picks. Just use the code HOHO25 at the checkout and the correct discount will be subtracted. Have fun!

* This does not apply to pre-orders and books. Offer starts December 6th 0:00 and ends December 12th 23:55 (CET)

"A bleak suite of songs written at the height of Thatcherism is reborn, and they sound suddenly contemporary, because tough times are tough times." (Alastair McKay) 

“I felt liberated: my songwriting took on an entirely different tone. There was no one telling me what I should be writing any more, so I wrote about what was around me, stuff I knew about - drugs, home-ownership, bankruptcy and bridal wear; being from somewhere, keeping up appearances, delusion, failure…” 

That's how Eric described his new album and exactly this kind of liberty that he describes you can hear on “ENGLAND SCREAMING”. So if you haven't heard the album yet, do it right here! 

“If this is the last song you can hear, would you sing along and love someone?” asks Oliver Welter, singer of Naked Lunch, in the song “If this is the last song you can hear” from the new album. It's a good question, and for us, the answer is definitely clear, we would! Intense questions… and also the music isn’t less intense and impulsive.

But even with ballads, such as the song „To All And Everyone I Love“ the album is filled. You see, an album bursting with contrasts, as the title LIGHTS AND A SLIGHT TASTE OF DEATH suggests, but what could be more exciting than diving into a listening experience full of surprises? If you haven't done so yet, do it now!

This weekend, we are celebrating the scary and mysterious sides of Tapete Records.

There's a discount of 15% on all records, CDs and merch* –

In addition, we have also compiled a conglomerate of particularly haunted and haunting releases from each label. 

You can find them on this page  and they're all available with a 25% discount.

For any purchase, just enter the code BUH25 at the checkout and the correct discount will be subtracted.

But hurry, the ghostly savings won't last long …

* This does not apply to pre-orders and books. Offer starts October 31st 0:00 and ends November 2nd 23:55 (CET)

Lande Hekt has quietly become one of the UK’s best underground songwriters. On her 2021 debut full-length Going To Hell and 2022’s House Without a View, she explored her queer identity, sobriety, and childhood trauma through the lens of heartfelt, conversational indie-pop, which led to spots opening for the likes of Alvvays, Throwing Muses and The Beths.

Her new album Lucky Now, written and recorded with producer Matthew Simms (Wire, It Hugs Back), reflects the most mature and confident version of Lande Hekt yet. “I’m not as concerned about how I’m presenting myself,” Hekt says. “I’ve tried to think less about how things are coming across, and just write songs that make me feel connected to myself and what I value.”

We're very pleased to welcome Lande to the Tapete roster and are keen to share the new album with everyone!

Reasonable Love. What is reasonable?

Sensible. Fair. Moderate. Acceptable 

The song starts in the idea of acceptance being a cornerstone of love. In my mind it does however shift depending on if it comes from a place of necessity and fatigue or grace. From below or above.

It was the last song I finished and recorded during the Ex Voto session. I sat down with my guitar and a piece of paper with 7 or 8 verses on the subject and let my eyes guide me to the three I needed. 

I made a few lyrical errors in the take but it was acceptable as the version felt very present almost like it was just one long note..the whole-note that should end the record. 

Christian Kjellvander; Rynge - September 2025

The Single is now available on all streaming providers and as digital purchase - This Way for more infos

In seinem wundervollen ersten Roman, der Autofiktion Risiko des Ruhms, 'erinnert' sich Rocko Schamoni an Aufstieg und Fall der sogenannten Hamburger Schule, die er angeblich aus einem Musikerstammtisch heraus als Verein samt Satzung und Kleiderordnung mitbegründete. "Wir wählten fünf Bands aus, die über einen 7-Jahres- Plan aufgebaut werden sollten, um zu den Hauptstützen unserer Basilika zu werden. Vor allem sollten sie uns finanzielle Unabhängigkeit bringen. Jede dieser Bands hatte einen emotionalen Dienstleistungsbereich beim Konsumenten abzudecken. Knarf Rellöms Monkeymen erledigten das Intellektuell-Fröhliche."

Die Compilation ist ab jetzt auf CD und LP erhältlich!

This year in August, Tapete Records favorite musical mischief maker and cultural provocateur Bobby Conn released his latest album - Bobby's Place. A heavenly sureal piece of music in which the Chicago based artist finds himself disoriented between two parallel universes, each portrayed on one side of the record. 

In the Music Video to Never Felt Better we get to catch a quirky glimpse into Side One where Bobby finds himself starring in an alternative reality workplace sitcom, also called Bobby’s Place. The Video is now available on YouTube. 

The new single "Lifeline" is out now. The album "England Screaming" is out November 21, 2025! Limited clear vinyl available!

The new single "Hole In My Heart" is out now. The album "Ex Voto / The Silent Love" is out October 31, 2025! Limited editions available!

Following acclaimed outings About Love and Loving Again and Hold Your Love Still, Christian Kjellvander returns with Ex Voto / The Silent Love, a quietly devastating and profoundly intimate record that completes an unofficial trilogy exploring love in its most tender, conflicted, and spiritual forms.