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My debut album Beautifully Astray is out now!
“ There’s a lot to love about Abi Wade’s debut album... I found the symphonic and abstract sides of the albums  really come together beautifully and when being theatrical and dramatic –  there’s little less like it out there at the moment. She’s not quite  avant-garde but she’s not really toeing any other line either – and that  makes this album’s title perfectly apt. “ Higher Plain
“a truly gorgeous and mesmerising piece of work from an exciting new talent.” BrightonsFinest

Club d’Elf is an ever-shifting group of musicians fiercely dedicated to “the groove”, consisting of some of the most sought-after players from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston & NYC, and over the course of it's twenty four year existence has been featured on PRI's The World, Voice Of America, Afropop Worldwide, and Time Out New York. The band's music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of member Brahim Fribgane (who hails from Casablanca) the band absorbed Moroccan trance influences and frequently adds this element to the mix. Audiences of all persuasions are drawn to Fribgane’s mesmerizing oud stylings and leader/bassist Mike Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir, a 3 string bass lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco. Derived from such ancient sources as these, trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, unifying all of the various genres the band has absorbed.

The band's new album, You Never Know (release date: 4/1/22), is a trance-heavy meditation on finding light amidst the shadows. The band pay tribute to the music and musicians who have been primary influences, with half the album being covers of Gnawa, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Moroccan band Nass el-Ghiwane, and Frank Zappa. The other half consists of original music inspired by leader Mike Rivard's personal journey into darkness following a near death experience in the remote jungle of the Peruvian Amazon. Joining Rivard and D'Elf regulars Fribgane, Dean Johnston (drums), DJ Mister Rourke (turntables) for the release tour is special guest John Medeski (on an array of vintage analog keyboards), who is featured on the new album.

"Most of this stuff is just flat-out crazy but in the best possible musical way, as if the Sun Ra Arkestra happened to pick up the Wild Tchoupitoulas on Bourbon Street and then set their controls for the heart of the sun." - Chris Slawecki, AllAboutJazz

"One of the most inventive and ever-changing bands in all of new jazz" - Russ Davis, Jazz America

"....the lovechild of Pink Floyd and George Clinton, dropped in Marrakesh...deeply psychedelic...." - Marlon Bishop, WNYC  

https://clubdelf.bandcamp.com/follow_me

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“Euphoric, anthemic and empowering!” Chris Hawkins, 6 Music
“Give’s me Goosebumps” Janice Long, BBC Radio Wales
“How good is that!?” Jack Rafferty, BBC Radio Leicester
“They are one of my favourite bands full stop.” Dean Jackson, BBC Radio Nottingham
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LISTEN:  
Demons
of
Ruby
Mae
are
in
name
and
in
sound
reaching
for
a
genre
-
less
simplicity
that
frees
them
to
go
wherever
the
music
takes
them
whilst
allowing
the
listener
to
do
the
same
without
any
predefined
concepts.
Just
like
some
of
those
artists
that
influence
them,
be
it
Mark
Rothko
who’s
presence
can
be
felt
in
thei
r
artwork,
or
the
likes
of
genre
-
crossing
The
National,
The
XX
and
Nick
Cave,
they
are
leaving
it
open
so
that
anything
goes...
Giving
us
that
exciting
feeling
of
you
never
know
what
will
happen
next.
Currently in the studio, recording the final tracks of their second album and follow up to self titled
debut, Demons Of Ruby Mae present their new single Romance.
Of the track the band says “
Romance
is
the
track
we’ve
always
wanted
to
make
as
a
band.
We
wo
rked
on
it
out
in
France
and
then
again
back
in
the
UK.
It’s
a
track
about
wanting
to
be
back
somewhere
with
someone,
and
taking
a
chance
on
them.”
‘Romance’
epitomises
the
sound
of
the
Leicester
born,
Manchester
based
band’s
journey
since
releasing
their
first
album
.
Perfectly
balancing
th
at
dark
yet
uplifting
production
with
raw
and
honest
lyrics
they
co
-
wrote
with
James
Sanger
(Keane,
Dido).
Al
l
their
influences
are
on
show
here
and
it’s
an
exciting
taste
of
things
to
come
from
a
duo
who
are
obviously
co
nscious
of
never
being
restricted
to
one
genre.
‘
Romance
’
is
out
on
Friday
8
th
June
2021
and
you
can
see
Jonny
&
Adam
at
intimate
and
select
shows
across
the
UK
later
this
year






L I V E

02 Islington – Tuesday 4th May 2021
The Deaf Institute, Manchester – Friday 7th May 2021
The Y Theatre, Leicester – Saturday 8th May 2021

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