COUNTERESPONSIVE STEMS Challenge
Flip this track | 170bpm | Submit by January 1, 2026 to be featured on Tape Lab’s newest release!
We’re opening the vault. Sort of.
We're dropping an instrumental demo of Counterattack / Counteresponsive, one of our favorite chaos agents from the Tape Lab catalog. It’s not a full STEMS pack—more like a glorified track bounce—but it’s yours to dissect, sample, destroy, and rebuild.
You can download the full .wav (recommended) here.
If you want an .mp3 (maybe for size limitations?), you can also download it below.
What You’re Getting
A hard-hitting Drum and Bass beat clocking in at a crisp 170 BPM.
No vocals (we stripped those out—find your own flavor).
A single audio file that’s begging to be flipped, warped, or slowed into some downtempo
We want to hear your take. Use whatever you want from the file. Mangle it. Or don’t. Surprise us.
The Prize
The best submission gets a Tape Lab release. WHOA. Really?? Yes. Really
The Lore
The original tracks were both Gundam-themed. Giant mechs, cosmic beef, anime melodrama. Or ignore that entirely and do something that makes us regret giving you the track in the first place, up to you.
Download the source track, make your version, and submit it.
Deadline: January 1, 2026
ALSO, peep the Counterattack OFFICIAL Music Video
About Tape Lab
Tape Lab is a world leader in tape-based media and culture, with over 10 years of experience creating, documenting, and championing cassette-centered art, music, and ideas. With more than 700 internationally distributed releases, Tape Lab has built a vast catalog that spans music, video, publishing, and experimental media. New music videos, releases, and publications are added all the time, alongside DIY guides designed to help tape lovers create, collect, preserve, and better understand cassette culture. Rooted in independent spirit and driven by deep format knowledge, Tape Lab continues to push tape forward as both a medium and a movement.
