Interview with KLEZ.E (Part 2 of 2)

In our two-part interview with Klez.e, we talk about their new album, “Einmal mehr mit dir gegen die Furcht.” You can read the first part here .

High contrast?

“Hymnus,” the first single, stands at the beginning like a quiet colossus. Not a loud departure, but one with poise. “He achieves this with such intense calm,” says Siebert. “I’m all for lightheartedness.” A statement that seems almost defiant in a time that wants to make everything difficult. Other tracks also carry this tension within them. “La Boum,” for example, with its shimmering surface beneath which things are bubbling. “This contrast is omnipresent,” says Siebert. “You start digging—and immediately find something that raises big questions.” Or “Ich seh es an mir,” a song about self-deception under the constant barrage of digital realities. “I’m finding it increasingly difficult to keep the washwater inside me clean.” A line that sticks with you because it’s so raw and speaks to so many people.

The Cathedral in the Field

The sound of the album feels almost constructed. High, expansive, almost sacred. It’s no coincidence: the studio is called “The Cathedral.” A former chapel, somewhere out in a field, with no neighbors. “You play into the building,” says Siebert. “The walls resonate. It feels different.” It is this physical dimension that you hear. No plug-in can replace that. No algorithm can create such spaces. No AI can produce such sounds. Perhaps it is precisely this place that gives the album its unique balance: between vastness and intimacy, between coldness and comfort.

A balance sheet without a final tally

So is this all just a mid-term assessment? Siebert takes a sip of red wine, pauses to think for a moment—and then simply says, “Yes.” He talks about moments that stick with you. About concerts, about empty streets covered in snow, about that rare feeling that everything is just right. “I really wonder why these moments don’t happen more often.” Perhaps this album is an attempt to capture them. Or at least their trace. In the end, there’s no grand statement, but something simpler, perhaps more radical: the idea of connection. Of coming together. Of light falling through a window, at exactly the right moment. And for a moment, it’s actually there.

Jan Schütz (Meersein)

Line-up:
Tobias Siebert – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Daniel Moheit – keyboard, bass
Filip Pampuch – drums

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