| Hyperium Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | ZZO Recordings |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Oliver Roesch / Oliver van Essenberg |
| Distributor(s) | GEMA |
| Genre | ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, ambient |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Nürnberg |
Hyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch [1] (also known as "Oli" Roesch) and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991 [2]. Roesch died on August 1, 2002 in a motorcycle accident [3].
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Hyperium are best known for their Heavenly Voices compilation series, which featured prominent use of female vocals in a neo-classical or ethereal style. "Heavenly Voices" has often been used as a genre term, particularly during the mid to late 1990s.[1] Love Is Colder Than Death claim that the series was inspired by their music.[2] The compilations featured music by many of the label's own artists, as well as guest appearance by other notable bands of the ethereal/gothic/darkwave scene including Bel Canto, Faith & the Muse, Gitane Demone, In The Nursery, Lacuna Coil, Miranda Sex Garden, Ordo Equitum Solis and The Moon Seven Times. In 1997, American independent label Cleopatra Records released a Hyperium licensed compilation called Heavenly Voices subtitled, "A collection of the finest female vocals in ethereal, darkwave & gothic".[3]
The following are artists with releases on Hyperium Records:
The following artists were co-released by Hyperium Records and Projekt Records: