APES TAPES is an artist run cassette tape label founded in Portland, Oregon. We release cassette tapes of original and inspired local music often with free digital downloads. All of our cassettes are recorded, mixed, assembled, and sold by the very artists that we represent.

Friends and Friends of Friends

Karamazov Recordings

These guys make some really great tapes and have helped us with some of ours.

Monstrous Media

Andrew Sloan of Tender Loving Empire. A human of enormous talent.

Tender Loving Empire

These folks GET IT. They also sell some of our tapes.

BBQ CHICKEN ROBOT

BCR features our artists regularly. They’re a digital hub dedicated to all things cool in art and music.