Die Offenheit der Arbeitsweise wird auch vom Label betont: “The title refers to the process of the album’s creation, to the letting go and filling of interstices, the temporally and spatially staggered collaborative composing, the accompanying addition and omission with the foresight to leave room for the ideas of others – without knowing how they would ultimately sound”. Mit dem Album knüpft Rom konzeptuell an ein vor rund zwei Jahren erschienenes gemeinsames Projekt mit Midori Hirano und Jo David Meyer Lysne. “Interstitial” erscheint als Kassette und digital bei Teleskop.

@ Bandcamp

“ELME, formed by Sebastian Bode and Markus Rom, is an instrumental electronic duet based in Leipzig. Both sound artists create textures, which trigger profound moods and images in the minds of the listeners. ELME’s music bears a crackling, pulsating ambient architecture – melodies and harmonies, enriched with sound modulation and improvised overlays. [...] With the album Shimmer, Rom and Bode want to hit the spot that illuminates the possibilities of creating music without being bound to musical corsets. Music that exists far from well-worn paths – a merger of athmosphere, soundscapes and subtle rhythms. The cooperation of both musicians initially started as a synergetic exchange of chords, beats and sound textures. A test model for informality: Deliberately leaving it lying around and finishing the postproduction during the beginnings of the pandemic resulted in seven experimental-electronica tracks.” (Teleskop/Allmyghosts)