Ruff Majik European Tour Starts Oct. 1; New Video “Wasted Youth” Posted
South African four-piece Ruff Maijk will return to Europe for a fest-anchored run of mostly German dates starting Oct. 1. Their new album, Moth Eater, is out three days later through the booking agency Sound of Liberation‘s label wing, SOL Records. That Aschaffenburg show is sure to be a party, though I suppose you could say that for the rest as well. At the end of last week, the band put up the new single “Wasted Youth” showing off some of the more complex melody and emotionalism present throughout the album while reassuring that the hooks, the groove and the fun are maintained. I’m not surprised that I dig the record, but it’s a different animal than the genre-crossing mania of last year’s Elektrik Ram (review here), which seemed to thrive balanced on a tightrope of craft. Moth Eater digs a little deeper into each song, pushing forward in terms of style without wanting to convey the same kind of urgency, panic, call it what you will.
I was lucky to see Ruff Majik play live for Elektrik Ram. I don’t think an invite to Desertfest Belgium or any of the other fests listed below is coming, so I’ll likely not catch them on this run, but I do await the day they announce a US incursion. In years past, I’d have speculated Psycho Las Vegas to host such a thing, and certainly Planet Desert Rock Weekend in the same city (at a much different scale) has its ethic of importing quality bands as well, but if it were to happen at Desertfest New York next year, I most certainly wouldn’t complain about that. I’ll keep my fingers crossed, which, yes, will make it harder to type.
As regards Moth Eater, mark your calendar for Oct. 3 as I’ll be streaming the record in full with a review a day ahead of its proper release. Get stoked. I am.
Tour dates follow, as posted by Sound of Liberation on the old social medias:
Europe, your boys are coming back ❤️
This October, @soundofliberation and @soundofliberationrecords presents @ruffmajik 7th European tour, which will include sets at @desertfest_belgium @up_in_smoke_festival @keep_it_low_festival , Lazy Bones festival and many more!
In support of the new album “Moth Eater”, the boys will also be joining @gnomeverse and @templefang on the road for select dates.
More dates are also being actively added, so if you don’t see your town on the list, get in touch.
RUFF MAJIK – Moth Eater European Tour:
01.10 Pitcher Düsseldorf DE
02.10 Schön Mainz DE
04.10 Colos Saal Aschaffenburg DE
06.10 Up in Smoke Festival Pratteln CH
07.10 Cassiopeia Berlin DE
10.10 Faust Hannover DE
11.10 Beatpol Dresden DE
12.10 Keep it Low Festival Munich DE
13.10 Werk 2 Leipzig DE
18.10 Kuba Jena DE
19.10 B58 Braunschweig DE
20.20 Desertfest Antwerp BE
21.10 Feierwerk Munich DE
22.10 Roxy Ulm DE
23.10 Arena Wien AT
24.10 Zauberberg Passau DE
25.10 Juze Hürth DE
26.10 Lazy Bones Festival Hamburg DE
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Ruff Majik are:
Johni Holiday (vocals & guitar)
Cowboy Bez (guitar & vocals)
Jimmy Glass (bass)
Steven Bosman (drums)
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