2021 News

Roedelius & Story unveil 4 Hands closing piece Ba

14.12   2021 Single
Roedelius & Story share the next single from their forthcoming album 4 Hands — the closing piece Ba.

Rival Consoles’ new album Overflow is out now

3.12   2021 Album

Today marks the release of Rival Consoles’ much anticipated new album Overflow — a resonant and explorative soundscape of original music, composed for renowned choreographer Alexander Whitley’s contemporary dance production of the same name.

Rival Consoles shares the video for Monster

1.12   2021 Video

Rival Consoles shares the highly engaging Dan Medhurst-directed 10-minute video for Monster, ahead of the release of his new album Overflow.

Roedelius & Story join Erased Tapes with 4 Hands

16.11   2021 Signee
German sound pioneer Hans-Joachim Roedelius and American composer Tim Story join Erased Tapes as Roedelius & Story with their new album 4 Hands out February 25, 2022.

Rival Consoles unveils new single I Like

2.11   2021 Single
Rival Consoles reveals the latest single from his upcoming album Overflow, out December 3.

Erased Tapes welcomes Crayon

19.10   2021 Signee

Misplaced marks a new chapter for the Parisian multi-instrumentalist and producer Crayon. Featuring Jo Lowenthal of Tora and rapper Gracy Hopkins, the first single sees the French recording artist join the Erased Tapes collective.

Rival Consoles returns with bold new album Overflow

5.10   2021 Album

Rival Consoles returns with a new album on December 3 — a resonant and explorative soundscape of original music, composed for renowned choreographer Alexander Whitley’s contemporary dance production Overflow, and shares bold opening track Monster.

Peter Broderick new EP The Wind That Shakes The Bramble is out now

10.9   2021 EP
Ireland-based Peter Broderick returns with his new EP The Wind That Shakes The Bramble on September 10. Expanding on last year’s Blackberry album, Peter pays homage to Irish poet Robert Dwyer Joyce’s ballad The Wind That Shakes The Barley.

Ben Lukas Boysen releases ominous video game soundtrack Siren Songs

3.9   2021 Soundtrack
Ben Lukas Boysen brings us the original score for Siren Songs — an unrealised dystopian adventure game for the Oculus Rift.

Ólafur Arnalds creates 2021 version of Happiness Does Not Wait

27.8   2021 Single
The prolific Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer revisits one of his classics ahead of his 2022 world tour

Peter Broderick shares new track What Happened To Your Heart (Bing & Ruth Rework - Part II)

9.8   2021 Single
One month to go before Peter Broderick’s new EP The Wind That Shakes The Bramble is out.

Erased Tapes 20・・---0 vinyl and CD out now

6.8   2021 Album

Following its limited vinyl release on Record Store Day, the results of our Erased Tapes 20・・---0 project are now widely available in physical form.

Qasim Naqvi’s analogue synthesiser exploration Chronology is out now

30.7   2021 Album

The six track sonic voyage by the Pakistani-American composer and drummer of the cult trio Dawn of Midi is finally available in physical form.

Högni shares otherworldly new track Sensus Terrae (Voice of Katla)

23.7   2021 Single

Stop what you’re doing, put on your headphones, and let the volcano Katla sing you the song of her people.

Peter Broderick pays homage to Ireland with The Wind That Shakes The Bramble

19.7   2021 Album

Peter Broderick returns with his new EP The Wind That Shakes The Bramble out on September 10, expanding on last year’s Blackberry album.

Peter Broderick unleashes Blackberry Sunrise Mix with cocktail recipe

6.7   2021 Single

In anticipation of Peter Broderick’s Blackberry Tour this autumn, what better time than now to unleash a Sunrise Mix of album centrepiece Let It Go.

Douglas Dare unveils the video for Dance Me to the End of Love

2.7   2021 Video

The third and final track of his Heavenly Bodies EP is a re-interpretation of a Leonard Cohen classic, which was originally commissioned by the Contemporary Art Museum of Montréal.

Rival Consoles drops euphoric new track Pulses of Information

30.6   2021 Single

Ahead of his much anticipated return to the live scene, Rival Consoles delivers a slice of euphoria with new single Pulses of Information. Swirling below the skin and echoing through the body, the track connects us through unspoken dialogue.

Qasim Naqvi shares new single Head Within a Head

14.6   2021 Single

Ahead of the release of his solo synthesiser exploration Chronology on July 17, Pakistani-American composer and drummer of the cult trio Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi shares a second single Head Within a Head.

Masayoshi Fujita’s new album Bird Ambience is out now

26.5   2021 Album

Today sees prolific Japanese vibraphonist, multi-percussionist and composer Masayoshi Fujita mark a new sonic direction with his new album Bird Ambience out now.

Erased Tapes 20・・---0 London: Penguin Cafe, Douglas Dare, Shards

21.5   2021 Event
We are thrilled to present a very special label night on July 2 in West London headlined by the legendary Penguin Cafe, with Douglas Dare and Shards.

Masayoshi Fujita shares evocative, self-made video for Morocco

21.5   2021 Video

With his new album Bird Ambience coming out this Friday, Masayoshi Fujita shares an evocative video for his latest single Morocco.

With Bird Ambience coming out on May 28, Japanese vibraphonist, multi-percussionist and composer Masayoshi Fujita makes a lateral leap from his signature instrument the vibraphone to the marimba, which takes centre stage on his new album alongside drums,

5.5   2021 Single
Ahead of the release of his much anticipated new album Bird Ambience on May 28, Masayoshi Fujita shares the third single Morocco.

Qasim Naqvi reissues analogue synthesiser suite Chronology on Record Store Day

27.4   2021 Reissue

July 17 will see the much-treasured analogue synthesiser suite Chronology by Pakistani-American composer and drummer of the cult trio Dawn of Midi, Qasim Naqvi, finally receiving a worldwide vinyl release on Record Store Day 2021.

Masayoshi Fujita releases the title track of new album Bird Ambience

7.4   2021 Single
Prolific Japanese vibraphonist, multi-percussionist and composer Masayoshi Fujita shares the second single and title track from his forthcoming album Bird Ambience — out May 28 on Erased Tapes.

Nils Frahm surprises the world with his Erased Tapes debut Graz

29.3   2021 Album

Piano Day 2021 sees Nils Frahm surprise the world with his Erased Tapes debut. Wait, what? How? Anyone who has seen the trail blazing sonic pioneer live will know Nils likes to deadpan a joke. Graz is in fact the first studio album he recorded for the label back in 2009, that somehow remained a secret… until now.

Piano Day 2021 — Lubomyr Melnyk, Douglas Dare, Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Cafe and David Allred

24.3   2021 Event  ·  Piano Day
To celebrate Piano Day this year, we are hosting a virtual concert, bringing together Erased Tapes artists from different corners of the world.

Bell Orchestre’s new album House Music is out now

19.3   2021 Album

Today sees the long-awaited release of Bell Orchestre’s first full-length album in over a decade: House Music — an immersive ecosystem created by the acclaimed Montreal-based outfit, which include Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld and Richard Reed Parry.

Bell Orchestre release video for VII: Colour Fields

17.3   2021 Video
Bell Orchestre release kaleidoscopic technicolour video for VII: Colour Fields ahead of their highly anticipated new album House Music — out this Friday.

Masayoshi Fujita marks new sonic direction with Bird Ambience

3.3   2021 Album

May 28 will see prolific Japanese vibraphonist, multi-percussionist and composer Masayoshi Fujita mark a new sonic direction with his forthcoming album Bird Ambience.

Bell Orchestre share brooding second single IV: What You’re Thinking

17.2   2021 Single
Bell Orchestre release their highly anticipated new full-length record next month, and are excited to share brooding second single IV: What You’re Thinking today.

Bell Orchestre return with new album House Music

7.1   2021 Album

We are excited to announce Bell Orchestre’s first full-length album in over a decade: House Music — an immersive ecosystem created by the acclaimed Montreal-based outfit, which include Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld and Richard Reed Parry — out March 19.