By: Django Gold
Rating: 8/11

To deviate from that hackney phrase employed by reviewers unsure of where to place a given band, it is not that Club d’Elf defies categorization, but rather it is that they reach out into far too many categories for the band to be safely placed into just one musical genre. Jam band funk? Bottom-heavy trance-hop? Moroccan free jazz? One could spend hours mixing and matching genre catchwords and not come close to defining that unique brand of sound that emits from the multi-faced monster that is Club d’Elf. Let it suffice to say that, with a “revolving door” of band personnel that can encompass percussion, reeds, effects-souped piano, and turntable riffs within a single performance, Club d’Elf is a swirling mix of tones, voices, and musical interactions that evolves with each live performance.

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