Flute 'n' Bass, the project around flutist Stephanie Wagner and bassist Norbert Dömling, was formed at the end of 2019, shortly before the start of the Corona pandemic. This line-up without harmony or rhythm instruments resulted in more style-defining structures that make the sound of Flute 'n' Bass so special. After many successful concerts in the last three years, including the 2023 CD Traces, which was nominated for the German Record Critics' Prize, Dömling and Wagner are now exploring other sound dimensions: Flute 'n' Bass goes Electric.

Both use effects and loopers, with Norbert Dömling is now on the electric bass instead of double bass. He was already on tour with his solo program in the 90s, long before loops became popular, and in 1993 used the “Paradis Loop Delay” by the Swiss musician and inventor Matthias Grob, one of the first digital loopers. All music on Elektrolyte was recorded live at the moment of creation; there is no computer on stage to perfect, simplify or limit synchronization and sound design: only what is possible with the instruments live, directly with looper or without it, is produced. Without a net or false bottom, the loop stations of the two musicians are integrated into the improvisation as a “third player”. In this way, none of the pieces can be reproduced or repeated; each performance or recording becomes unique. Through the integration of these electronic components, the music of Flute 'n' Bass becomes a creative sound expansion of Wagner & Dömling's former acoustic concept: free, spherical sounds, sound collages, but also grooves and melodies - an open sonic world.

Stephanie Wagner is one of the few jazz flutists in Europe. She was a scholarship holder at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and was awarded the City of Worms Jazz Prize in 2011 as an outstanding soloist. Wolfram Knauer writes about Norbert Dömling: "He has remained true to himself over decades, regardless of the stylistic environment. Norbert Dömling plays bass, someone who grooves and supports and sings, and all of that at the same time. Always recognizable - one of the most important quality characteristics in creative music - always recognizable. The most melodic bass you can imagine!"