Short guide for music fan: 1. Buy cassette or vinyl or any merch from artist (label). 2. Buy digital music from artist (label) on Bandcamp. 3. Stream music from artist (label) on Spotify. 4. Tell people about all of this.
Do us a favor: buy music on
@Bandcamp
from your favorite artist and listen to it in Bandcamp app. You will do good to music industry. You will support musician, you will support great music platform and you will help to stop this streaming nonsense. Tell this to others too.
The biggest covers compilations we ever made is dedicated to the one and only
@SANDYalexg
.
62 covers of 62 different Alex G's songs by 62 different artists.
All digital profits will go towards a beneficial cause - Bahamas Disaster Relief.
In 7 days we are celebrating 7 years of label Z Tapes. To properly celebrate it, we are giving away a bundle of 7 cassettes. To enter the contest just retweet this post. We will choose two winners next week on 11/11. You can win 7 cassettes of your choice
Say it IS so! 🤠 Weezer Covers Compilation on Z Tapes - submissions open now. Subs close July 15th. If you plan on submitting, call dibs on the song you want to do in the comments below 😎
Doing another open call to submit your music for our SP500 playlist - musicians with less than 500 monthly listeners on Spotify. The only requirement is to have under 500 monthly listeners on Spotify. Just drop a link to your Spotify or use our submit form below.
Friends Covering Friends Vol. I.
A compilation to celebrate friendship. Friends covering friends' music.
All digital sales will go towards
@NAACP_LDF
Cover art by Seb Westcott ()
Mastering and track order by Etai
Our wonderful Winter 2022 compilation is out NOW 💗💗💗 featuring 50 stellar songs to soundtrack the season!
This is the first Z Tapes release of the year & my first official release as head of the label - so I'm v happy to share this comp with you all 🙂
Trans Musicians & Allies For Change is a compilation created in support of our friends and family in the transgender community.
100% of the money gathered from this compilation will be donated to Trans Lifeline ().
Let’s do friends covering friends cover compilation. Not only Z Tapes artist, no genre restrictions. Just try to cover your friends’ music. If you would like to be part of it, send us DM. Thanks for sharing.
Let's start a
@filip_zemcik
appreciation thread. He's a superhero for putting 8 years of hard work, time and energy into building Z Tapes from his own pocket into the wonderful label/community that it is today. I will always respect and look up to his kindness and strong will 🙂
Hohoho, Merry Christmas everyone!🎄🎅🎁
Your favorite carp is here with a new Christmas compilation featuring amazing 20 Christmas songs (originals+covers).
I know that numbers in music biz are showing that physical sales are dropping down, but I have a strong hope. Both for cassettes and vinyl. Indie labels are saving music. They will always save the music.
It's Monday morning. A perfect release time for new spring compilation 2019.
28 artists.
Cover art + cassette design by Seb Westcott ()
Mastering by Ryan Underwood
@from_hearteyes
Track order by Kurvine Chua
@memoryville_
It's time to blow up internet. New compilation - Winter 2019 is out. It features 30 incredible artists.
Listen and purchase cassettes/digital:
Thanks for sharing and caring.
HIP HIP! Our Weezer Covers Compilation is out NOW!
100% of all proceeds from this digital-only compilation will be donated to l'ECG, a collective living space (a squat) and class struggle solidarity center in Lyon.
Our special compilation to help our European artists affected by COVID-19 is here:
All digital sales will go towards European artists on this compilation and will be split equally. Help in times of sorrow.
We have started a series (a long time ago) where we introduced indie labels. They will recommend 3 releases from their catalog and share 3 things they have learned by running the label. Are any labels interested?
When we heard the news of the war in Ukraine, we dediced to do a relief compilation. All proceeds will be donated to - a Slovakian organisation that's been providing humanitarian aid in neighboring Ukraine for the past 22 years.
It's time to do a cassette giveaway. To enter the contest, just retweet this post and follow us. You have time till end of Tuesday. We will choose winner on Wednesday morning. Thanks for participating. ❤️❤️❤️
We will be deactivating our twitter account for a plethora of reasons. If you're one of the cool ones, follow us on Instagram at @/ztapes. Remember to buy music you like, be nice to others, & long live cassette tapes.
Sur ce, je vous laisse! <3
Vinyl: "Nooo don't ever touch me with your fingertips or else you'll fuck up my grooves"
Cassettes: "Yeah stick that pencil in my hole like the dirty slut I am and twist it all around until I'm ready to go again"
Folks, I'm in the beginning stages of planning something. What if we organized not only a 2nd Z Tapes Festival next summer, but we also took the occasion to make it a real Cassette Tape Day, with labels from all around the world coming to Lyon to set up stands? That's the idea 🧵
It's hot outside but our Summer 2022 compilation is here to help cool you down!
30 fantastic indie tracks from bedroom pop's best and brightest, guaranteed to cure (or make you give in to) your summertime sadness.
Enjoy <3
A compilation to celebrate black artists in the indie music community.
Curated by
@tokenblackaspie
and his new label ASAS, hosted by us with help of
@counterzine
.
All digital sales will go towards racial justice organizations.
Sending Sunflowers 🇺🇦 🌻
A relief compilation for the people of Ukraine. 100% of proceeds will be donated to - a Slovakian organization that's been doing humanitarian aid for Ukraine for 22 years.
Subs open now, closing this week
We found the right person for running label in future. If everything works out, Z Tapes HQ will move to France and will be run by
@angiedeathray
. Hopefully by Summer 2022 the transition will be over. New chapter of my life and life of label ahead!