VAULT
Every release is a part of The Tapes signal chain, so we keep track of every logo, mix, tee and artist apparel.
We don’t let just anyone have the key to our heart, but The Vault is open to the chosen few.
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Operating out of our concrete cellars in Florence, this repository serves as the independent audio laboratory for the I Live Night By Night collective. This is not a commercial storefront; it is a live ledger documenting the collision of visceral electronic engineering, tape saturation sound design, and ritual mythos.
Every entry cataloged within these walls is driven by the darkStylus studio engine, treating sound not as a passive background track, but as an act of absolute physical storytelling.
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Every frequency spec inside this vault is organized under a strict, clinical numbering system. These codes—ranging from gothic nordic folk electronica to heavy industrial techno club tracks—denote a specific artist avatar, an uncompromised sound lineage, and a dedicated recording session.
We process all incoming signals through a localized, linear analog desk array. This ensures that every piece of mythic electronic music and haunted industrial blues preserved here maintains its raw harmonic grit before being pressed to physical lathe-cut vinyl.
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The archive is actively monitored and constantly mutating to reflect our late-night studio sessions. Our current monitoring array is tracking four primary sonic vectors:
Feverish Armenia tech beats behind Lillit Vega, the heavy ritual electronic bass weight of Amarah Ray, the smoky late night acoustic textures of Etta Vale, and the frozen atmospheric coldwave folklore of Dr. Ronja.
these being the signals from The Datura Tapes
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The Datura Tapes Website
We have a new home. After digitally crashing on The Datura Press sofa, we bought our own apartment. Come join label head Mujiki as she fires up our new espresso mahcine.
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Holiday
Lillit powers down the highway leaving a toxic relationship in her rearview in this drama laden story of taking control of your life. “You are no-one’s possession’
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i Follow i
Amara Ray slows down the darkStylus engine for 'i Follow i'. A deeply personal, reflective and powerful transmission of healing, peace and release.
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Monogram Tee
”They’re plain spooky sometimes those two”. How I Live Night by Night CEO Hana found that the collective had become a hive mind and created a classic identity.
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TDT Monogram Avatar
Discover how Firenze design studio FugaceFugace transformed the letters 'tdt' into a minimalist tonearm geometry.
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48KT
Our first merchandising item is a statement of intent! Based on our waveform and tag, the 48KT is a future classic in the making.
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Waveform
You can’t handle the truth! The waveform was designed to show the purity of the signals being transmitted from DarkArc Studios in Florence.
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The Datura Tapes Ident
The TDT logotype sealed our identity, and our fate. Discover the motives behind sister studio FugaceFugace in its creation.