Projekt Records is an independent record label established by Sam Rosenthal in 1983, the label focuses on electronic music, ambient, shoegaze, gothic rock, darkwave, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret releases.
History Projekt was founded in 1983 by Sam Rosenthal, as a record label concentrated on releasing dream-pop, neoclassical, ambient, gothic rock and shoegaze bands, including Rosenthal's own group, Black Tape for a Blue Girl.Craig Hayes, Popmatters, 2013
Projekt: Darkwave In 1993, the label expanded to include Projekt: Darkwave, a mail-order company for both the label's own music and for other labels with a similar ethos and approach, among them Tess Records and Hyperium Records.
Projektfest Projekt Records also presents Projektfest, a semi-annual festival of gothic and ethereal music, primarily featuring Projekt artists. In 1996, Projektfest ran for two days in Chicago. In 1997, Chicago hosted the festival again, followed a few weeks later by another day of performances in Mexico City. In 1998, Projektfest ran a series of four one-day events in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City. The 2002 Projektfest was held over three days in Philadelphia, at the Trocadero Theatre and other sites. Projekt hosted Projektfest'07 as part of the Blacksun Festival in New Haven, Connecticut, in August. Projektfest'10 was held on July 30 & 31, 2010. Projektfest'11 was held on November 12, 2011, at The Middle East nightclub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, featuring Voltaire, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, and Weep.
Notable artists
Current
Aarktica Aglaia Alio Die Black Tape for a Blue Girl Deepspace DELREI Forrest Fang Jeff Greinke Jarguna Morris Kolontyrsky Lowsunday Lorenzo Montana Peter Phillen Sam Rosenthal Steve Roach Mark Seelig Soriah Soulwhirlingsomewhere Michael Stearns Unto Ashes Vidna Obmana Erik Wøllo
Past
Android Lust Arcana Attrition Audra Autumn's Grey Solace Controlled Bleeding Dark Sanctuary Eden Faith & Disease Fear Falls Burning Lisa Hammer Human Drama Katzenjammer Kabarett Love Spirals Downwards Lovesliescrushing Lovespirals Lycia Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson Mira Mirabilis Mors Syphilitica O Yuki Conjugate Ordo Equitum Solis Shinjuku Thief Thanatos This Ascension Peter Ulrich Tara VanFlower Voltaire Weep
References
External links
Feldmar, M., "In The Warmth of Winter: An Interview with Projekt Records' Sam Rosenthal," The Big Take-over, December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2026.