Legendary Swiss label merges
Outhere Music has taken over the HatHut Records catalog. This expands its portfolio by 500 CDs and LPs.
In 1975 Werner X. Uehlinger founded the HatHut-Records label in 1975. It specialized in jazz and improvised music, but expanded its programme in the 1980s to include new music and contemporary classical music. The first releases of works by John Cage and Morton Feldman were the result of this decisive step. In over 40 years, other important composers such as Giacinto Scelsi and Galina Ustvolskaya as well as performers such as Paul Bley, Anthony Braxton, Ellery Eskelin, Steve Lacy, Joe McPhee, Celil Taylor and the Sun Ra Arkestra have remained loyal to the visionary label founder Werner X. Uehlinger's visionary label founder.
The integration into the Outhere label group should enable HatHut-Records to maintain its pioneering position in the future and strengthen the importance of Outhere in the field of jazz and contemporary music. Between 12 and 16 new releases are planned each year, which will be produced in close collaboration between Werner X. Uehlinger and the Outhere team to guarantee the continuity of the label's "spirit".
Founded in 2005, Outhere Music is an independent production company that distributes its approximately 100 recordings per year worldwide, both physically and digitally. The repertoire covers the entire spectrum - from early music, jazz and world music to contemporary music. Charles Adriaenssen, founder and president of Outhere Music says: "HatHut-Records is a legend and its founder Werner is an incredibly progressive idealist. His productions are as fresh and stimulating today as they were 40 years ago. I am proud and happy to continue and develop his work through our collaboration."
