ELF TRAPS

Live drums and synths collide with beat-driven electronica and spiritual jazz — new project from Rob Turner (former–GoGo Penguin) and Liviu Gheorghe.

Emerging from Manchester’s underground scene, Elf Traps is a new project where beatdriven electronica collides with spiritual jazz and psychedelic, otherworldly, tones. On stage, live drums and synths are intertwined with drum machines, laptops, samplers, chopped vocal fragments and custom robotic percussion — creating a hypnotic exchange of rhythm, texture and improvisation. The music twists and evolves in real time, moving from meditative ambient passages to explosive, adrenaline-charged rhythmic peaks. No two performances are ever the same.

The brainchild of Mercury Prize nominee Rob Turner (Mammal Hands, former–GoGo Penguin) and Liviu Gheorghe (former–Matthew Halsall / Gondwana), Elf Traps channels Squarepusher’s rhythmic chaos, Four Tet and Floating Points’ textural electronics, and Pharoah Sanders’ spiritual openness — creating music that’s raw, vibrant and rich with emotional depth.
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Artwork: Elf Traps