TOP TAPE

Since 1986 Amsterdam based, independent, non-profit, underground, DIY (cassette tape) label. TOP TAPE is back,
harder than a heart attack! Artwork by eM.

The Amsterdam based, independent, non-profit (cassette) label Top Tape was founded in 1986 bij eM. Now, thirty years later, Top Tape is back again, with re-releases and releases of unreleased material. Releases for the next years:
S.M. Nurse (cassette tape), 2016
Boyz in Parx: debut LP "passion" by Peter van Garderen (Nine Circles) & Robby Horsfall (No Honey From These), 2017
No Honey From These "

the twelve secret home-tape sessions" (cassette tape), 2018
Butterflies (12" EP compilation), 2018
Plastic Cocon (cassette tape), 2018
Peter van Garderen "drift down a river" (cassette tape), 2018
Boyz in Parx (second LP)
And more...

Distribution and sales by Domestica Records (Barcelona): https://domesticarecords.com/collections/distribution/tope-tape

Sales Rush Hour store (Amsterdam):
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_master.php?search=Top+tape&idxGroup=&SearchMode=&Submit=Search

Top Tape on Discogs: www.discogs.com/label/732289-Top-Tape-2

Top Tape YouTube-channel: www.youtube.com/user/emtoptape

Top Tape on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-481658373

Previous TOP TAPE releases:
S.M. Nurse (1986) * cassete
eM. * to to New York (1986) * cassette
eM. * b-movies (1986) * cassette
eM. * dedicated to Charles Bronson (1986) * cassette
Incredible Coöp * annalogics (1986) * cassette
l'embrasse (1987) * cassette
Peter van Garderen (Nine Circles) * drift down a river (1987) * (the release was planned, the tape was made by Peter, described in Independents magazine, but unfortunately, ultimately never released) * cassette
No Honey From These (1988) * cassette
Patrice Contra Del Pardo (1988) * cassette
eM. * love you (1988) * cassette
eM. * eM. (2006) * cd
eM. * live in N.Y. (2007) * cd
eM. * play it loud! (2009) * cd
eM. * the best of (2009) * cd

Top Tape was distributed in the 80s by Stichting Stopcontact. Sales at that time in Amsterdam at Staalplaat and Get Records.

14/02/2026

REVIEW “MORE LOVE SONGS” ON BOOMKAT (UK)

Thanks Boomkat.com!

22/12/2025

A few copies left:

S.M. NURSE - MENKO KONINGS (eM.) - limited edition 40 DVDs from TOP TAPE

30/11/2025

15/10/2025

Preparing the packages with “more love songs” to ship this week…

toptape1.bandcamp.com/album/more-love-songs-2006-2024

05/10/2025

PRE-SALES:
toptape1.bandcamp.com/album/more-love-songs-2006-2024

12” album “more LOVE SONGS” (2006-2024) by Menko Konings

After S.M. Nurse, Plastic Cocon, No Honey From These, and EM, Menko Konings quit all his musical activities around 1990. From then on, he didn’t play a single note for over 15 years.
After that period, he resumed his solo DIY hometape activities and recorded e.g. four CDs. Eight love songs from the various tracks he created between 2006 and 2024 have been selected for this album. The 12” forms a duology with the previously released record “LOVE SONGS”.

Special limited edition of 100 copies

Remastered by Rude 66

08/09/2025

RELEASE:
12” album “more LOVE SONGS” (2006-2024) by Menko Konings

After S.M. Nurse, Plastic Cocon, No Honey From These, and EM, Menko Konings quit all his musical activities around 1990. From then on, he didn't play a single note for over 15 years.
After that period, he resumed his solo DIY hometape activities and recorded e.g. four CDs. Eight love songs from the various tracks he created between 2006 and 2024 have been selected for this album. The 12" forms a duology with the previously released record “LOVE SONGS”.

Special limited edition of 100 copies

Remastered by Rude 66

Presales: 8-9-2025

Sales/shipping out on or around: 20-10-2025

Sales and distribution by Rush Hour and Top Tape Bandcamp

8 track album

19/05/2025

I came across this Boomkat review:

Oozing with snake-hipped rock ’n roll sleaze and ‘80s DIY post-punk moxie, Menko Konings’ 3rd volume of remastered re-releases properly scratch an itch for NYC no wave via Lynch scores and nEuro noir - think Lou Reed guzzling quaaludes with James Chance and Su***de in Amsterdam’s red light d...

18/11/2024

Seven years ago this LP was Top Tape's first vinyl release:

Released 19 June 2017, the debut LP of BOYZ IN PARX by Top Tape:Peter van Garderen (Nine Circles) & Robby Horsfall (No Honey From These).The unreleased synth...

06/11/2024

40 years after:
re-release TO TO NEW YORK:

13 track album

01/11/2024

S.M. Nurse (live at Club Mazzo 1983) and Menko Konings (live at Grauzone festival 2014) on DVD.

LIVE !! is a special limited edition of 40 video DVDs, 67 minutes playtime, exclusive on Top Tape Bandcamp.

This is the last release with old work. Future releases will contain new work...

GRAUZONE Rude 66 S.M. NURSE Oscar Smit

Now available:

S.M. NURSE - MENKO KONINGS (eM.) - limited edition 40 DVDs from TOP TAPE

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