Artist
eM (Menko Konings)
eM (Menko Konings) is a 1980s Dutch experimental and industrial noise artist known for cassette releases on Top Tape.
About
eM is the project of Dutch artist Menko Konings, active in the experimental and industrial underground music scenes during the 1980s. Operating primarily through cassette releases on the independent label Top Tape, eM created work that bridged noise, industrial, and experimental music aesthetics characteristic of the European underground during this era. The project's output, documented across three known releases from 1986—"To to New York," "B-movies," and "Dedicated to Charles Bronson"—demonstrates an engagement with avant-garde sound design and unconventional compositional approaches. The work reflects the DIY ethos and cassette culture that defined much of the industrial and experimental music underground of the period. While specific details about Konings' broader influence remain limited in documented sources, eM's participation in the cassette-based experimental scene positions the project within the wider network of European noise and industrial artists working outside mainstream distribution channels during the mid-1980s.