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.
Saundhaus · New music in 2026
Current Releases
From the theatrical rock opera The Iron Chapel to the electric swing and noir storytelling of New England Noir, two distinct musical worlds lead the current Saundhaus releases.
Halloween 2026 · New release
The Iron Chapel
The World of Aleister Douglass
Meet Aleister Douglass. Ten connected songs follow a journey through machinery, ritual, memory, and return, with heavy guitars, industrial textures, strings, organ, and baritone vocals.
Released May 30, 2026
New England Noir
Eric Kauschen
Big-band swagger, rockabilly energy, electric blues and dark humor set the stage for ten guitar-driven stories—from mischievous swing to wintertime New England nostalgia.
Explore both releases and the full catalog in the Saundhaus Discography.
Music
Current recordings, earlier releases, compilation appearances,
and the complete Saundhaus archive.
Writings
Essays and experimental texts about music, technology, ritual,
imagination, and creative method.
Artists
Meet Eric Kauschen and Lady Akeru—the creative personalities and
distinct musical approaches behind Saundhaus.
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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