HOUT records

05/12/2025

We’re thrilled to present Bodies of Waters, Pt.II by Minua.

A quietly unfolding set of pieces, balancing acoustic and electronic elements with Minua’s usual sense of space and detail.

Kristinn Kristinsson – electric guitar, synthesis
Luka Aron – acoustic guitar, modular synthesizer
Fabian Willmann – bass clarinet, clarinet
Raphael Rossé - euphonium, serpentino

All compositions by Kristinn Kristinsson except Sound by Luka Aron
Recorded by Adam Asnan.
Mixed by Kristinn Kristinsson.
Mastered by Luka Aron.
Cover photography by Kristinn Kristinsson.
Graphic Design by Luka Aron.

28/11/2025

We’re proud to share Chance or Fate? - the new album from , led by Cyprien Morel.
It’s the kind of record you sit with from start to finish, more like reading a small book of poems than listening to “singles.” The music drifts between jazz, prog, art-pop and something hard to label, always moving, always surprising.

The album unfolds in chapters rather than verses or choruses - moments of calm, tension, reflection.
A lot of beautiful collaborators helped shape it: Justine Tornay (J.NUNN), Chloé Marsigny, Lucie Göckel, and trumpet player Shems Bendali, each adding their own colour.

The visual world around the release is just as special.
The video Something About to Happen, drawn by Yvan Vindret and animated by Cyprien, feels like a soft little fable. Other tracks are paired with fractals created by Cyprien - constantly shifting images that echo the music’s sense of renewal.

Out now. We hope you take the time to listen all the way through.

07/11/2025

Out now on Hout Records: Barene by Samuel Leipold & Martin Perret.
Inspired by the shifting silt islands of the Venetian lagoon, Barene is a textured exploration of guitar and drums transformed through improvisation and post-production.
Recorded over a year of collaboration between Zurich and Lausanne, the album blurs the lines between ambient, electro-acoustic, and jazz - creating a sound world both fluid and detailed.

31/10/2025

New Video Single Out Today!

We’re thrilled to welcome Sqyp to the Hout Records family - the artistic project of guitarist, vocalist and composer Cyprien Morel, joined by Mirko Maio (piano, synths), Théo Diblanc (vibraphone, FX), Yann Maenner (bass, double bass) and Fabien Ghirotto (drums).

Blending prog, jazz-rock and art-pop, Sqyp weaves intricate compositions, improvisation and vivid emotion into a singular sound where tension meets light, and raw power meets vulnerability.

Their debut video single is out today, offering a first glimpse of the upcoming album Chance or Fate?, to be released on November 28, 2025, in collaboration with Hout Records.

10/10/2025

03/10/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome Samuel Leipold & Martin Perret to the label!

Their debut single “Matsutake”, out today, opens the door to a unique sonic world—where free improvisation, ambient textures, and experimental electronics intertwine.

The duo’s upcoming project, Barene, takes inspiration from the tidal rhythms of the Venetian Lagoon, where shifting silt islands (“barene”) emerge and vanish with the current. Just as these islands form and dissolve, Leipold & Perret weave field recordings, modular synths, and digital fragments into soundscapes that grow, erode, and transform over time.

“Matsutake” is the first glimpse of this world—an exploration of impermanence, accumulation, and the beauty of fleeting forms.

26/09/2025

We’re proud to present Bodies of Water, Pt. I by Minua - a record that moves with the patience of natural processes. Sounds accumulate like layers of sediment, fracture like ice under pressure, and resurface as recurring motifs drifting beneath the surface.

The opening track, Moraine, builds a glacial formation of bass clarinet, euphonium, and synth before breaking apart into new sonic shapes. Later, in Oxbow, that motif winds its way through modular pulses, drones, and subtle improvisations - expanding and contracting like waves before returning to stillness.

Credits:�

Bass clarinet
Euphonium & Serpentino .rosse
Compositions, synthesis and photography
Modular synthesis, graphic design and mastering
Recording

Now available on Bandcamp & all streaming platforms.
https://minua.bandcamp.com/album/bodies-of-water-pt-i
https://orcd.co/hr060

06/06/2025

At Église Saint-Martin des Champs - by Minua is out today! 
In the autumn of 2024, Minua took a detour from their tour to record a selection of new compositions. They chose Église Saint-Martin des Champs — a humble, pre-Christian chapel just outside the village of Oltingue in Alsace — as their recording site. With its ancient stone architecture and rich acoustics, the church provided an ideal setting for the project. In many ways, the location signaled a return to Minua’s early roots, both in sound and in geography, evoking the intimate textures that defined their initial work. The resulting EP reflects this moment, merging the raw immediacy of a live performance with the contemplative ambiance of the centuries-old chapel.