In Paradisum

In Paradisum is an independent record label based in Paris, France, founded in 2011 by Guillaume Heuguet and Paul Régimbeau. The label emerged from a club-oriented environment: in its early period, it organized techno parties and issued maxi releases associated with that scene. Its musical scope subsequently widened, moving toward less easily classified forms of electronic and experimental music and placing increasing emphasis on the album as a format. The label's catalog brings together artists working across techno, noise, ambient, drone, electronica, and experimental composition. Rather than presenting a single narrowly defined genre, In Paradisum operates as a platform for contrasting but related approaches to electronic sound. Releases associated with artists such as Mondkopf, Somaticae, Low Jack, Qoso, Run Dust, Insiden, Roger West, and others show the label's interest in heavy electronic textures, abstract production, rhythm-based experimentation, and darker or more atmospheric forms. A notable part of the label's development was the creation of the IPX series. The series explores the relationship between live performance and studio production, examining how ideas originating in a live setting can be developed, transformed, or reconstructed in recorded form. IPX releases included contributions from Somaticae, Mätisse, and Sleaze Art during the mid-2010s. In Paradisum also introduced the “Spero Lucem” concerts, whose concept draws inspiration from the spiritual concert tradition associated with the sixteenth century. This initiative extended the label's activity beyond recorded music and connected its experimental electronic identity with a more explicitly ceremonial and performance-oriented setting. By the mid-2010s, the catalog contained more than twenty records across albums, singles, maxis, remixes, and collaborative releases. Important albums included Somaticae's Catharsis, Mondkopf's Hadès and The Last Tales, Insiden's Above Us, Extreme Precautions' I, Low Jack's Sewing Machine, Run Dust's Serf Rash and Supermarché, and Qoso's Printemps-Eté. The label also issued shorter-form works such as Mondkopf's Ease Your Pain, Low Jack's Flashes, Qoso's Jura and Monica, and collaborative projects including Insiden and Saåad's split release and Low Jack and Qoso's Like It Soft. The available reference material identifies In Paradisum as an active independent label but does not provide reliable information about its legal structure, financial performance, distribution arrangements, current staff, or ownership beyond its founding figures. Its public identity is therefore best understood through its catalog, event activity, and continuing exploration of the boundaries between club music, experimental electronics, and art-oriented sound production.

In Paradisum was founded in Paris in 2011 by Guillaume Heuguet and Paul Régimbeau. The label's initial activity was connected to techno culture: it organized parties and released maxi records, reflecting a club-based entry point into independent electronic music. Over time, its programming moved beyond conventional techno categories and toward a broader field of experimental electronic practice. This change was expressed both through the artists signed or released by the label and through the formats it selected. In Paradisum increasingly favored album-length projects while continuing to issue singles, maxis, remixes, and collaborative records. Its catalog encompassed techno, noise, ambient, drone, electronica, and more abstract forms of sound experimentation. The resulting repertoire included releases by Mondkopf, Somaticae, Low Jack, Qoso, Run Dust, Insiden, Roger West, December Kaumwald, Mätisse, Sleaze Art, Ricardo Tobar, Saåad, and others. The label's album catalog during the 2010s included Somaticae's Catharsis, Insiden's Above Us, Mondkopf's Hadès and The Last Tales, Extreme Precautions' I, Low Jack's Sewing Machine, Run Dust's Serf Rash and Supermarché, and Qoso's Printemps-Eté. Its shorter releases included works such as Mondkopf's Ease Your Pain, Low Jack's Flashes, Qoso's Jura and Monica, and Ricardo Tobar's Esoteric/Carnaval. Collaborative formats were also part of its identity, including the Insiden and Saåad split and the Low Jack and Qoso release Like It Soft. In the middle of the decade, In Paradisum created the IPX series. These releases focused on the relationship between live inspiration and studio production, treating recorded music as a space in which performance ideas could be reworked rather than simply documented. IPX titles included Somaticae's Electricité, Mätisse's Kairos, and Sleaze Art's Infra-blast. The label later broadened its public programming through the Spero Lucem concerts. Drawing on the idea of spiritual concerts from the sixteenth century, the series connected In Paradisum's electronic and experimental catalog to a more ritualized concert setting. This activity illustrates the label's development from a party and release platform into a wider cultural project involving recordings, live presentation, and cross-disciplinary approaches to sound. Reference material describes the catalog as containing more than twenty records. It does not establish a detailed corporate structure, distribution partner, financial profile, or current management roster. In Paradisum is consequently documented primarily as an artist-centered independent imprint whose significance lies in its eclectic catalog and its sustained movement between club music, experimental electronics, noise, and performance.

• 2016

  Catalog reaches more than twenty records

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  By the mid-2010s, the label's catalog comprised more than twenty releases spanning albums, singles, maxis, and related formats.

• 2015

  IPX series introduced

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  In Paradisum launched IPX as an exploration of the influence of live performance on studio production.

• 2015

  Spero Lucem concert project developed

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  The label introduced a concert concept inspired by the spiritual concert tradition associated with the sixteenth century.

• 2013

  Collaborative and experimental releases broaden the catalog

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  Releases included Somaticae's Catharsis, Low Jack's Flashes, Qoso's Jura, and collaborative projects involving Insiden, Saåad, Low Jack, and Qoso.

• 2012

  Early catalog expands through albums, maxis, and remixes

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  The label issued releases including Mondkopf's Ease Your Pain and Ricardo Tobar's Esoteric/Carnaval, establishing a catalog that combined club-oriented and experimental electronic work.

• 2011

  Label founded in Paris

  [1]In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org

  Guillaume Heuguet and Paul Régimbeau founded In Paradisum as an independent French record label.

A Parisian independent label positioned at the intersection of techno, experimental electronic music, noise, ambient, drone, and performance-oriented sound art.

• Albums · 2013

  Album catalog

  In Paradisum's album program represents its move away from a purely club-oriented identity toward longer-form experimental electronic music. Notable releases include Somaticae's Catharsis, Insiden's Above Us, Mondkopf's Hadès and The Last Tales, Extreme Precautions' I, Low Jack's Sewing Machine, Run Dust's Serf Rash and Supermarché, and Qoso's Printemps-Eté. These records cover dark electronics, noise, ambient, drone, techno-derived production, and abstract sound design.

• Singles and maxis · 2012

  Singles and maxi releases

  Singles and maxis form an important part of the label's historical catalog and reflect its early relationship with techno parties and club culture. Examples include Mondkopf's Ease Your Pain, Low Jack's Flashes, Qoso's Monica and Jura, Roger West's Wasted House and En Asie, and Ricardo Tobar's Esoteric/Carnaval. The format allowed the label to present focused pieces alongside its increasingly substantial album projects.

• Experimental release series · 2015

  IPX series

  IPX is a series centered on the connection between live performance and studio production. Its concept treats the live setting as a source of compositional and production ideas rather than merely a place to perform completed recordings. Documented entries include Somaticae's Electricité, Mätisse's Kairos, and Sleaze Art's Infra-blast.

• Collaborations · 2013

  Collaborative and split releases

  The label has used split and joint releases to place artists with distinct approaches in dialogue. Examples include the Insiden and Saåad split and the Low Jack and Qoso collaboration Like It Soft. These releases complement the solo catalog and reinforce In Paradisum's interest in encounters between techno, noise, experimental electronics, and adjacent practices.

• Spero Lucem concerts

  France

  A concert initiative inspired by the spiritual concert tradition associated with the sixteenth century. It extended In Paradisum's activities from recorded releases into a more ceremonial and performance-focused context.

  Outcome. The available material confirms the launch of the concert concept but does not document attendance, commercial results, or a complete event history.

  Source

• 2015

  Creation of the IPX seriesStrategy

  Background

  The label sought to explore how live performance could influence the making of studio recordings.

  Action taken

  It established IPX as a dedicated release series for this live-to-studio investigation.

  Aftermath

  The series added a conceptual framework to the label's catalog and produced releases by Somaticae, Mätisse, and Sleaze Art.

  Source

• Shift from techno-focused activity toward broader experimental electronicsStrategy

  Background

  The label began with techno parties and maxi releases but progressively adopted a wider range of electronic and experimental approaches.

  Action taken

  In Paradisum expanded its artist roster and release program across techno, noise, ambient, drone, electronica, and album-oriented work.

  Aftermath

  The catalog developed into a multidisciplinary independent imprint rather than remaining limited to a conventional techno label format.

  Source

1. 1In Paradisum (record label)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2In Paradisum official Bandcamp pageinparadisum.bandcamp.com