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The Art and
Science of
Music.

Music and ideas from Eric Kauschen—rock, experimental electronics, orchestral composition, dark atmosphere, and writing about sound, creativity, and the stranger edges of perception.

Eric Kauschen with his blue Gretsch guitar
New England Noir album cover

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New England Noir

Big-band swagger, rockabilly drive, electric blues, dark humor, and cinematic stories from the haunted edge of New England.

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Music

Current recordings, earlier releases, compilation appearances, and the complete Saundhaus archive.

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Writings

Essays and experimental texts about music, technology, ritual, imagination, and creative method.

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Artists

Meet Eric Kauschen and Lady Akeru—the creative personalities and distinct musical approaches behind Saundhaus.

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Founded in 1998

What is Saundhaus?

Saundhaus is the independent creative home of musician and writer Eric Kauschen. Founded by Eric in San Francisco in 1998, it grew from his earlier work with Metal Palace and his background in composition, electronic music, recording, and audio production.

It was conceived as a place where musical categories could overlap rather than compete: rock and metal alongside orchestral composition; rockabilly and blues beside electronic experimentation; recorded releases alongside writing about sound, ritual, philosophy, technology, and human perception.

The name deliberately echoes the Bauhaus—the idea that art, craft, and technology become stronger when treated as parts of the same discipline. That remains the principle behind the Saundhaus motto: The Art and Science of Music.

Now based in Northampton, Massachusetts, Saundhaus serves as a record label, creative studio, archive, and publishing home for an evolving body of work that refuses to remain inside a single genre.

Different genres. Different media. One body of work.

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