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HOUT records

musicians collective and record label based in Basel and Berlin.

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.

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Frobenstraße 64/66
Basel
4053

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https://houtrecords.com/

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