Featured Label: Hometapes

Indie music and art label Hometapes was founded by Arkansas natives Adam Heathcott and Sara Padgett, a couple/creative team since their teenage years. After stays in Savannah, Miami, and Boulder, Hometapes now calls Portland, Oregon, home. What began as a modest CD-R project several years ago now proudly holds high a catalog of over 30 releases and many works of visual art. Known for the care they put into the art and design and packaging of all their releases Hometapes has come a long way since Adam and Sarah started out.

Hometapes is home to audio artists Bear In Heaven, Slaraffenland, Brad Laner, Megafaun, The Caribbean, Stars Like Fleas, Shedding, Feathers, CYNE and more. Their visual portfolio bears the stamp of artist like Friends With You, Cody Hudson, Josh Keyes, Kathleen Lolley, Graphic Havoc, and of course Adam and Sarah’s own work as well. Hometapes boasts a truly a diverse roster of talent from all over the globe spanning many genres and styles. So what is the underlying theme that brings these artists together? This quote from their website gives us a glimpse in to what Hometapes really stands for:

“Hearing and making music, taking pictures, writing something down, designing a page or a package, watching through windows, driving, walking, talking: these are the modest pillars of Hometapes. We engineer products that represent us, our friends/collaborators, and creative everyday life. Sometimes they exceed our expectations and we surely hope they excite yours. Hometapes = music, art, and everything else.” -home-tapes.com

2009 was Hometapes most successful year to date with releases from Bear In Heaven, Megafaun, Slaraffenland and others and 2010 looks to be even better. Recently featured by Billboard in their article “Class of 2010: Keep an Eye Out For These Up-And-Coming Indie Labels,” it’s clear Hometapes is poised and ready to take it to the next level. We look forward to seeing what they have coming up. Whatever it is we know it will be beautifully presented and true to it’s form.

Enjoy some free tracks from several of Hometapes’ most recent releases:
Bear In Heaven
“Lovesick Teenagers” (mp3)
from “Beast Rest Forth Mouth”
(Hometapes)