Hyperium Records
German label for darkwave, neoclassical, ethereal, gothic, and ambient.
Hyperium Records was a German independent record label founded in 1991 by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg. It specialized in darkwave, neoclassical, ethereal, gothic rock, and ambient music. Roesch died in a motorcycle accident on August 1, 2002.
Quick Facts
- Parent
- ZZO Recordings
- Founded
- 1991
- Founder
- Oliver Roesch; Oliver van Essenberg
- Defunct
- 2002
- Genre
- darkwave
- neoclassical
- gothic rock
- ambient
- ethereal
- Country
- Germany
- Location
- Nürnberg
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Releases
Hyperium issued the Heavenly Voices compilation series, which prominently featured female vocals in neo-classical, neofolk, world music, trip hop, or ethereal styles. The term "Heavenly Voices" was often used as a genre name in the mid to late 1990s. Love Is Colder Than Death stated that the series was inspired by their music. Early compilations included tracks from the label's own artists and guest appearances by Bel Canto, Faith & the Muse, Gitane Demone, In The Nursery, Miranda Sex Garden, Ordo Equitum Solis, and The Moon Seven Times.
In 1997, Cleopatra Records released a Hyperium-licensed compilation titled Heavenly Voices with the subtitle "A collection of the finest female vocals in ethereal, darkwave & gothic." Artists with releases on Hyperium include Attrition, Chandeen, Claire Voyant, Clock DVA, Die Form, Jarboe, Love Is Colder Than Death, Stoa, and many others. Co-releases with Projekt Records featured Attrition, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Bleak, Eden, Human Drama, Love Spirals Downwards, and Soul Whirling Somewhere.
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