Today sees the release of Seasons from Pretoria’s Sludge n Rollers Ruff Majik.
During the course of 2017 the band released 3 EP’s, The Hare and the Hollow, A Finch in a Cherry Tree and A Dragon and his Hoard, which along with 3 previously unreleased tracks make up Seasons.
“Seasons was a unique venture for us. As you listen to it, you’re listening to a years’ worth of life, step by step, as the band lived through each season. It’s like a weird little time capsule.” – Johni Holiday, vocals/guitar
The band surfaced in 2015 with the release of their first 6 track, The Bear. This got them lots of attention from reviewers all over the world. They quickly followed up with The Fox in 2016, that got them into Classic Rock Magazine with the song ‘Sodoom and Gomorrah’ as well as 104 000 views on the YouTube stream of the full album.
Ruff Majik is a power trio, a stoner juggernaut, and they bring good times with them wherever they go.
The band embark on their 1st European tour in June 2018 which sees them play Freak Valley Festival in Germany along with a host of club shows supporting the likes of Colour Haze, My Sleeping Karma and The Devil and the Almighty Blues. They’ll be back in Europe in August to play SonicBlast in Portugal.
In a small, secluded mining town in rural South Africa, three friends heard the call of the void, and spat fuzz back at it. Thus, Ruff Majik was formed, and the boys decided it was time to move to the city to spread their gospel of riff worship and sound sorcery.
Ruff Majik moved to Pretoria, South Africa, where they’ve become infamous for their lively shows and aggressive on-stage persona. With their brand of what they call “stoner rock / sludge ‘n roll” they move between slow grooves and breakneck speeds in the blink of an eye, with live shows being described as ‘whiplash inducing’.
