Inspired by acts such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno, Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal established the California-based Black Tape for a Blue Girl as a vehicle for his electronic music compositions.

Remnants went on to become Black Tape for a Blue Girl's best selling release, and was the basis for the band's first live performance, Tuesday June 25, 1996 at Projektfest'96 in Chicago.

Elysabeth Grant joined the band as violist, but she soon became the lead vocalist during a 14 city tour in February 1999, which also featured Lisa Feuer on flute and backing vocals.

Original vocalist Oscar Herrera was no longer involved with the band, giving up male vocal duties to Bret Helm (of Audra) and Athan Maroulis (of Spahn Ranch).

Athan Maroulis, who appeared on two songs on The Scavenger Bride album, as well as a cover of Dead Can Dance's "Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book", took over as lead vocalist.

In October 2010, Valerie Gentile (The Crüxshadows) joined Black Tape for a Blue Girl as guitarist and vocalist, replacing Jaine, who retired from music at this point.

[7] In mid-2011, Rosenthal and Maroulis, with guest cellist Erica Mulkey / Unwoman, recorded a cover of the 1983 David Sylvian / Ryuichi Sakamoto track "Forbidden Colours" which appeared on the Projekt Holiday release Ornamental.

Rosenthal wrote, "The tracks on the EP are a bit of an anomaly from the others I am recording; these are sparse and sensitive acoustic guitar pieces with Michael's vocals."

At this time, he announced the name and stylistic change of the spring 2016 Black Tape For A Blue Girl album, "These fleeting moments will be a return to the ethereal darkwave/dark ambient sound of the early 90s Blacktape CDs.

"[12] The band marked their 30th anniversary with the release of These Fleeting Moments, featuring the return of original vocalist Oscar Herrera after 17 years absence from the music scene.

Rather, it could be described as a soundscape of analog synth and old world instruments (both real and synthesized) mixed with ethereal male and female vocals in the vein of contemporaries Dead Can Dance.