{{Short description|Independent record label}} {{Infobox record label | image = | image_size = 250 | founded = 2002 | founder = Gordon Gieseking | country = Germany | location = Berlin | genre = Experimental hip hop, electronic, Electronica, Folk Music, Jazz, Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, Instrumental, Downtempo, Deep House, Techno, UK Garage | url = {{URL|http://projectmooncircle.com}} }}
'''Project Mooncircle''' is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, focusing on organic and electronic music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Project: Mooncircle readies Uprising|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=21487|website=Resident Advisor|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref>
== History ==
Project Mooncircle was founded in 2002 by Gordon Gieseking, as an offshoot of experimental electronic Miami label ''Beta Bodega''.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Guide to Berlin's Project:Mooncircle|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/09/project-mooncircle-guide|website=Red Bull Music Academy|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> In 2004 Gieseking formed a partnership with the vinyl and clothing mail-order company Hip Hop Vinyl, and when Beta Bodega ceased operations in 2005, Project Mooncircle became HHV.DE's official imprint.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kidkanevil and Daisuke Tanabe are Kidsuke|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=17907|website=Resident Advisor|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> Respectively in 2009 and 2010, Project Mooncircle took up two sub-labels, dub techno imprint ''Project Squared''<ref>{{cite web|title=Project: Mooncircle takes over Gretchen|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=16101|website=Resident Advisor|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Project Mooncircle Fly Me To The Moon|url=http://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/project-mooncircle-fly-me-to-the-moon|website=Metal|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> and blog/label ''Finest Ego'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deal|first1=Chad|title=Mike Gao's Beta World Peace|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/dec/29/cd-mike-gaos-embeta-world-peaceem/#|website=San Diego Reader|accessdate=23 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> and in 2014 it was featured in the XLR8R readers poll on the best independent record labels, behind Ninja Tune and Warp Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=XLR8R's Best of 2014: Readers Poll|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2014/12/xlr8rs-best-2014-readers-poll/|website=XLR8R|date=19 December 2014 |accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref>
== Alumni / current artists == {{Div col|colwidth=16em}}
*1000 Names *40 Winks *Barnaby Carter *Barrio Lindo<ref>{{cite web|title=Argentinia's Barrio Lindo announces debut LP for Project Mooncircle; hear the soft and bubbling 'Garza Bruja'|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/03/15/argentinias-barrio-lindo-announces-debut-lp-for-project-mooncircle-hear-the-soft-and-bubbling-garza-bruja/|website=Fact (UK magazine)|date=15 March 2014 |accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> *Blossom *CYNE *Daisuke Tanabe *Daixie *Darius Vaikas *DDay One *Deceptikon *Deft *Disc System meets Inner Science *DZA *Erik Luebs *Empt *Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician *Flako *Glen Porter *Good Paul *Graciela Maria *Groeni *Hanami *IIIII (Five Eyes) *Jahbitat *Jilk *Joe Kickass *John Lamonica *John Robinson *Kidkanevil *KRTS<ref>{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Christopher|title=KRTS Set for New Album on Project:Mooncircle|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2015/10/krts-set-for-new-album-on-projectmooncircle/|website=XLR8R|date=8 October 2015 |accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> *Kwala *Lambent *Lewis Parker *Lomovolokno *Long arm *Maneuvers *Mathematik *Mau'lin *memotone *Michal Lewicki *Mike Gao *Monsoonsiren *Mr Cooper *My Panda Shall Fly *Non Genetic Of Shadow Huntaz *Nuage<ref>{{cite web|title=Nuage preps Neida on Project Mooncircle, shares nocturnal 'Haunting'|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/08/05/nuage-preps-neida-on-project-mooncircle-shares-nocturnal-haunting/|website=Fact (UK magazine)|date=5 August 2015 |accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> *Obba Supa aka Teknical Development & Hey!zeus *Olof Melander *Parra For Cuva *Pavel Dovgal *The Q4 – The Quadraphonic Quartet. *Rain Dog *The Range *Red Baron *Robot Koch *Rumpistol *Sekuoia *Senoy *Sieren *Shahmen *Soosh *Strand *Submerse *Sweatson Klank *Szenario *Tendts *Tom Diciccio *Walrus Ghost {{Div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.projectmooncircle.com}} *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001189792|label=Project Mooncircle}}
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