Founded in 1979 by Gerd G. Fortak, active until the mid-1990s.

Cat# schema:

· ES xx-yyyy (Vinyl 7″, xx = release year, yyyy = sequence no. starting at 1000)
· ELP xx-yyyy (Vinyl 12″, xx = release year, yyyy = sequence no. starting at 1000)
· CD xyyy (CD, x = sublabel, yyy = sequence #)

Sublabels:

· emscherland, LC 8976
· emscherland classic, LC 8976
· emscherland pianola, LC 8976
· Forum neue Musik, LC 7890
· MEDICOM, LC 7173
· Midas (2), LC 8230
· die wilden sechziger, LC 7304
· Wipe, LC 8626
· x-press, LC 7891