Soleilmoon Recordings is an American

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that began in

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as a cassette label, operating from the back of a record shop called the Ooze in

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, US. The first releases were by

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, Coil, and

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. In 1991 the shop was sold and Soleilmoon became a full-time label.

Soleilmoon artists

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Soleilmoon artists

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