Sam Rosenthal is the founder / songwriter of Black tape for a blue girl, an American ethereal band formed in 1986. Get exclusive music: www.blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com/patron. I released my first cassette in 1984, the year I started Projekt Records www.projekt.com . . . BlackTape's first LP was in 1986; the music incorporates darkwave, ethereal, ambient, goth and art rock elements. I also record ambient/electronic music, as well as side-projects As Lonely As Dave Bowman, my collaboration with Nicki Jaine: Revue Noir, and my collaboration with Padraic Ogle: Thanatos.