About
What to expect
Elf Traps are Rob Turner (Mammal Hands, former GoGo Penguin) and Liviu Gheorghe (former Matthew Halsall / Gondwana).
They fuse spiritual jazz with glitch, jungle and live electronica, using live drums and synths alongside drum machines, samplers, chopped vocal fragments and custom robotic percussion.
Their debut album is due in October or November 2026.
Special guest Shunya (Alan Keary) joins the bill.
Shunya is a Limerick-born musician, son of Irish guitarist Dave Keary (Van Morrison), who moves between violin, bass and vocals.
He blends futuristic Irish folk, jazztronica and electronic sound worlds.
He 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.
- Early champions: Graham Massey (808 State), Gilles Peterson
- Compared to Squarepusher, Four Tet and Floating Points
- Also compared with Pharoah Sanders' spiritual openness
- No two shows are alike
- Two boundary-pushing UK live acts, one night
Questions
When does Elf Traps + Shunya start and end?
Elf Traps + Shunya runs Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 20:00 until 23:00.
Where is Elf Traps + Shunya?
Elf Traps + Shunya takes place at Hyde Park Book Club, 27-29 Headingley Ln, Leeds, Leeds.
How much are tickets for Elf Traps + Shunya?
Tickets for Elf Traps + Shunya cost £12.50 on the official ticket shop.
How do I book?
Use the event page: ra.co
What does Elf Traps sound like?
Elf Traps fuse spiritual jazz with glitch, jungle and live electronica.
Live drums and synths tangle with drum machines, samplers, chopped vocal fragments and custom robotic percussion.
The music twists in real time between meditative calm and explosive rhythmic peaks.
Early champions include Graham Massey (808 State) and Gilles Peterson.
They are compared to Squarepusher's rhythmic chaos, Four Tet and Floating Points' textural electronics, and Pharoah Sanders' spiritual openness.
Their debut album is due in October or November 2026.
No two shows are alike.
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Getting there
Hyde Park Book Club, 27-29 Headingley Ln, Leeds, LS6 1BL Leeds, England, GB
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