Name: Elektro Guzzi
Nationality: Austrian
Members: Jakob Schneidewind (bass), Bernhard Breuer (drums), Bernhard Hammer (guitar)   
Current release: Elektro Guzzi's new album Liquid Center is out October 24th 2025 via Palazzo.
Recommendations for Vienna, Austria: We recently played an unplugged concert at the St. Marx Cemetery, where Mozart is also buried. It’s a beautiful place where you feel like you’re in another world.
Topic we are passionate about but rarely get to talk about: 2 of us are passionate tennis players :-)

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When it comes to experiencing the sensation of “energy” as as a listener, which albums, performances, and artists come to mind?

Energy for us is not just speed or loudness, it’s more about presence.

For example: Jeff Mills’ live sets have that focus; the deep pulse of African and Caribbean drum rhythms has it too. All the minimalist techno music from Detroit to 90s Berlin has it, too. It’s the kind of energy that keeps you in a moment, not chasing the next one.

When we listen to a great DJ Set in the club where you loose sense of time and space - that's exactly the feeling we are searching for in our work.

There can be many different kinds of energy in art – soft, harsh, healing, aggressive, uplifting and many more. Which do you tend to feel drawn to most?

We’re drawn to immersive and hypnotic energy, something that builds without forcing itself.

Our new album Liquid Center works in that zone: the energy isn’t pushed onto you, it draws you in.

I have had a hard time explaining that listening to death metal calms me down. When you listen to a song with a particular energy, does it tend to fill you with the same energy – or are there “paradoxical” effects?

That's true, something intense and driving can actually calm you down because it leaves no room for distraction.

Working on our new album we found the reverse too: a restrained, subtle sound can feel incredibly powerful over time.

In as far as it plays a role for the music you like listening to or making, what role do words and the voice of a vocalist play for the transmission of energy?

We often listen to vocals as instruments or sound textures. Without words , the energy stays open, carried by the interplay of sounds rather than fixed meanings.

We’re always  searching for a vocalist who can add something unique to our sound, with the goal of recording an album together in the future. Let´s see ...

When it comes to experiencing the sensation of “energy” as as a creator, how would you describe the physical sensation of experiencing this energy? [Where do you feel it, do you have a visual sensation/representation, is there a sense of release or a build-up of tension etc …]

It’s similar to other art forms like painting or sculpture. like you’re standing inside something you’ve built in real time. The physical sensation comes from the pulse and the resonance in the room.

On Liquid Center that feeling is more like being submerged, warm and detailed

When it comes to composing / songwriting, are you finding that spontaneity and just a few takes tend to capture energy best? Or does honing a piece bring you closer to that goal?

We start from spontaneous jams or small ideas. For Liquid Center, we started from small guitar loops and tried to create a world around them.

This lead to tracks which we played over and over again until we had the final take.

How much of the energy of your own music, would you say, is already part of the composition, how much of it is the result of the recording process?

The core energy comes from our interaction as musicians.

But on the new album, the recording process became a crucial part of shaping that energy. We spent a lot of time in the studio and tried out different miking techniques.

For Liquid Center, what kind of energy were you looking for?

We were searching for an energy which is less about driving techno, like in earlier releases, more about depth and presence.

We wanted something that opens up gradually, where detail replaces force.

How do you capture the energy you want in the studio?

Like mentioned before, we spent a lot of time with setting up different microphones to capture the energy of the room. So the studio or the room we played in had  a big influence on the sound.  

We tried to bring out the smallest movements and textures, so the energy sits in the detail.

What role do factors like volume, effects like distortion, amplification, and production in general for in terms of creating the energy you want?

On Liquid Center, restraint was key. By not chasing loudness, the music gained more impact. The production focused on clarity and warmth, so the listener can feel the space and precision.

We didn't focus much on effects the way we did on earlier productions, so the sound became more natural and clear.

In terms of energy, what changes when you're performing live on stage, with an audience present, compared to the recording stage?

Playing live is always a great relief after an intense period in the studio, because we get immediate feedback and energy from the audience, which is often missing in the studio.

What kind of feedback have you received from listeners or concert audiences in terms of the experience that your music and/or performances have had on them?

The feedback we get most often is that people love seeing a live band with guitar, bass, and drums, but it sounds like a techno DJ set.

At its best, this live energy gets everyone on the dancefloor.

Would you say that you prefer to stay in control to be able to shape the energy or do you surrender to it and allow the music to take over? Who, ultimately has control during a live performance?

It’s a balance. We set the framework, but once the music starts, it develops its own energy.

Live, the music sometimes takes control and we just follow; which is the best part of performing live.

The energy that music is able to generate can be extremely powerful. How, do you think, can artists make use of this energy to bring about change in the world?

Energy connects people in real time. If you can get a room breathing in sync, even for a few minutes, and if everyone starts to dance, that changes something.

You can´t get that feeling in another way.