Elf Traps + Shunya

Elf Traps, a project formed by Rob Turner and Liviu Gheorghe, play their debut album tour at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds, with Shunya as special guest. The bill pairs electronic music with jazz-leaning sounds.

Elf Traps is a project formed by Rob Turner, a Mercury Prize nominee associated with Mammal Hands and formerly with GoGo Penguin, and Liviu Gheorghe, who previously worked with Matthew Halsall and Gondwana. Their music blends spiritual jazz with glitch, jungle and live electronica. Early supporters include Graham Massey of 808 State and Gilles Peterson, and reference points offered for the sound include the rhythmic intensity of Squarepusher, the textures of Four Tet and Floating Points, and the spiritual openness of Pharoah Sanders.

On stage, live drums and synths sit alongside drum machines, samplers, chopped vocal fragments and custom robotic percussion, shifting in real time between meditative calm and sharp rhythmic peaks. Each performance differs from the last. This tour supports the project's debut album. The concert takes place at Hyde Park Book Club, a Leeds venue that mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts, along with some theatre.

Special guest Shunya (Alan Keary) is the Limerick-born son of Irish guitarist Dave Keary, who is associated with Van Morrison. Shunya plays violin, bass and vocals, blending futuristic Irish folk, jazztronica and electronic sounds. Shunya has sold out Village Underground with improvised sets, written orchestral arrangements for Abel Selaocoe's BBC Prom at the Royal Albert Hall and remixed GoGo Penguin. Rough Trade Records has called Shunya an enigmatic new discovery.