Electrified, orchestral folk group Electro 35 consists of John Fellman on acoustic guitar, Rob DeWidt on 5-string electric violin and Matthew Carey on bass. Not pictured is Chad Wardwell, drummer. The group will launch their newest album, Closed System, with a show at the St. Regis Club, 114 S. Buffalo St. in Warsaw, on Saturday, May 25 starting at 9 p.m.

Although John Fellman and fellow bandmates of Electro 35 live 600 miles apart, it hasn’t stopped the self-described “electrified orchestral folk group” from having one album under their belts, and releasing another later this month. Recording each part at home, then collaborating via Dropbox online, Fellman says the creative process doesn’t suffer from the long distance. In fact, he thinks the efficiency produces better results.

“We tried sitting down together and writing music, but we actually couldn’t come up with anything,” laughed Fellman, the songwriter and lead vocalist of the group. “We trust each other to come up with our own parts.”

Fellman lives in Winona, Wisc., with his wife and their four children. His wife, originally from Fort Wayne, suggested Warsaw as an ideal location to launch the group’s newest album, Closed System.

Electro 35 will come together to play an album release show at the St. Regis Club, 114 S. Buffalo St., in Warsaw, starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 25. Classical guitarist Derek Ort will open.

Closed System took about a year to write, but only 24 hours to record. Starting at midnight, the band reserved a recording studio for one whole day and knocked out the entire album at once.

Electro 35 consists of Fellman on acoustic guitar, Rob DeWidt on 5-string electric violin, Matthew Carey on bass and Chad Wardwell on drums.

The common thread of Closed System is the theme that everything is ultimately connected, says Fellman. “Radium Girl” tells the story of a woman exposed to radium in the ‘20s. Another song refers to the Arab Spring, while still another treads lightly about phrases that pirates refuse to let go.

“Everything has a huge impact, is interconnected, but often we don’t know how,” explained Fellman. “Ultimately, it’s fun, powerful, electrified, orchestral folk rock.”

Fellman is no stranger to live shows. He has toured solo as well as released a few solo albums. Most recently, he wrapped up a tour to California and in the fall will head to New York. Although it’s hard to be on the road for so long while having a family back home, he enjoys performing. Fellman originally sought a career in church music before deciding it was not his forte. He enjoys writing and performing his own music instead.

“The (album release) show (in Warsaw) will definitely be the most music you’ll hear at a rock show,” said Fellman. “It’s a high energy, unique show that doesn’t go outside listenable ability.”

During the show, the band also hopes to bring awareness to a cause dear to their hearts, RealReligion.org, an organization providing cleaning enzymes to reduce surgical infections in needier countries.

“In third world countries, one in three people get life-threatening infections after surgery,” said Fellman. “It takes only three cents to make one surgery clean.”

For more information about Electro 35, go to electro35band.com.