Dark Matter presents Elf Traps + John Haycock + DJ Red Tin Dave

Sun, 10 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC+01:00

Golden Lion Todmorden | Todmorden

Dark Matter Promotions
Publisher/HostDark Matter Promotions
Dark Matter presents Elf Traps + John Haycock + DJ Red Tin Dave
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Tickets £10 + bf advance via WeGotTickets // more on the door
Upstairs live room
Elf Traps is a new project Formed by Mercury Prize nominee Rob Turner (Mammal Hands, former–GoGo Penguin) and Liviu Gheorghe (former–Matthew Halsall / Gondwana) where beat-driven 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.
Emerging from Manchester’s underground scene, early championed by Graham Massey (808 State) 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.
https://elftraps.bandcamp.com/
Plus special guest John Haycock
John is an accomplished kora player having trained with Gambian griot and kora master Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh for over 10 years. John's musical inquisitiveness has led him to embrace the fusion of elctronic and woodwind elements in his compositons and live performances to create captivating and emotive soundscapes.
Influenced by luminaries of ambient music and minimalism as well as the improvisational nature of spiritual jazz, John's compositions evoke contemplative and ethereal atmospheres, featuring dub-inflections that add a hypnotic and meditative quality.
https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/
DJ set - Red Tin Dave
Dave plays a mix of Americana, Psych, Soul and Folktronica. He regularly plays at the famed Calder Valley venues the Trades Club and the Golden Lion where he warmed up for Andrew Weatherall on numerous occasions. He has also played festivals such as Glastonbury, Beat-herder, Krankenhaus and Solfest.
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