The label was founded in 1993 and, in its early years, featured prominent British acts like The Future Sound of London, Fatboy Slim and The Chemical Brothers.

In recent years, its roster has expanded to include acts like Halsey, Marshmello, Porter Robinson, Illenium, Zhu and numerous others.

[1] Astralwerks was founded in New York City in July 1993[2] by Brian Long as an electronic and dance imprint of Caroline Records.

[3] Long had previously helped curate an electronic music compilation that was released on Caroline called Excursions in Ambience.

[7] In the early 2000s, Astralwerks releases included Air's 2001 album, 10 000 Hz Legend (which reached number 88 on the Billboard 200) and the 2003 re-issue of Motorbass' Pansoul.

[5] In 2007, EMI reorganized its distribution arm, which ultimately saw Glenn Mendlinger take over for Errol Kolosine as the label's general manager.

[19] In October 2018, the label partnered with gaming personality Ninja on a compilation album[20] that was released in December and featured original songs from Tycho, Alesso, and 3lau, among others.