Biography
There are at least four acts/artists called The Tapes.
1. The Tapes were an Italian experimental electronic/industrial outfit consisting of brothers Giancarlo Drago (the only permanent member) and Roberto Drago (the biggest supporter and collaborator over the years). They were active between 1982-1993, releasing over twenty cassettes, mainly produced in a 'DIY' manner on their own Industrial Tapes label. In later years (1987-1993) they moved to such legendary labels as
Minus Habens, Technological Feeling, RV, Amen and THX 1138. Their music is mixture of post-punkish mutant synths / gurgling cold beats / distorted voices and bleeping noises, tearing metallic fields apart: the soundtrack for images of consumers control, medical experiments, psychological warfare and other highlighted themes of modern industrial era. Main tools were: synths, drum machines, shortwave radios, loops, TV noises and self-built effectors.
2. The Tapes were a Dutch new wave band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, active from 1977 to 1982. They enjoyed success with their albums, You Just Can't Sleep (1978) and Party (1980), but disbanded after disappointing sales of their album, On A Clear Day (1981), produced by John Leckie. Personnel: Rolf Hermsen (guitar, vocals), Michiel Brandes (guitar), Igor Roovers (bass), Dennis Duchhart (keyboards) and Peter Meuris (drums).
3. The Tapes are a four-piece rock outfit from northwestern Ohio in the United States. The members of the band grew up together and were friends for a number of years before deciding to unite as a band in early 2005. Their debut EP, The Wave of the Future, was released on New Year's Day of 2006. The EP was recorded locally by Michael Edwards. The band was subsequently able to play the New Artist Showcase of two festivals during 2006: the Cornerstone Music Festival in Illinois and the Purple Door Festival in Pennsylvania. They were also invited to open one show for Audio Adrenaline (on their farewell tour). Personnel: Greg Jenkins (keys, vocals), Brett Horner (guitar), Daniel Lyon (bass) and Mark Dally (drums).
4. The Tapes, from Ostrava, Czech Republic. Biographical information in Czech: Kapela byla založena na podzim roku 2009 na popud Mata, který skládá hudbu i texty. Obsazení se po dobu od založení hodně měnilo, obzvláště v roce 2010 při nahrávání desky – Tales, facts and things that were worth it (recenze alba v časopise Rock&Pop červen 2011), která vyšla v květnu 2011. Nyní je skupina už delší dobu stmelená a kompletní: Mat (kytara, piáno, zpěv, harmonika), Jarda (kytara, zpěv, piáno), Kuba (basa, zpěv) a Klára (bicí). V roce 2010 se ‘Tapesy’ umístili na 6. místě v celonárodní soutěži image kapel, zahráli si na Majálese OU a měli spoustu příjemných koncertů. Nedávno poskytli živý rozhovor na Českém rozhlase Olomouc a stále pilně pracují.
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