Seasons (2018) (Full Album)

Released April 20, 2018 Ruff Majik: Johni Holiday - Guitar, vocals Jimi Glass - Bass guitar Benni Manchino - Drums A labor of love. A story told in many pieces. This is the story of “Seasons“: Seasons encapsulates Ruff Majik’s travels through a year filled with love, hate, terror, ecstasy, let downs, build ups, borderline poverty and some new found acclaim. The band members went through the turmoils of ailing family members, sudden retrenchments, relocation to new houses, the loss of old friends, the announcement of their first European tour and the gaining of new accomplices. Yet still, as three brothers would, Ruff Majik stood together in the face of adversity, weathered the storm and came out spitting venom and ready to destroy all who stood in their way. Each season, the band wrote three tracks that were a genuine reflection of their mental and physical state at that point in time. They would record the tracks along with their collaborators and friends Evert Snyman and Louise Eksteen (from the bands Pollinator, Bombaby and Gay Thing) in one take, as they have always done. With each recording session, Evert experimented with different mic placing techniques, different room setups and different gear - which in turn gave every one of the four parts of seasons their... more All music written by: Ruff Majik All lyrics written by: Johni Holiday Recorded and mixed by: Evert Snyman Mastered by: Louise Eksteen Recorded, mixed and mastered at Backline Studios, Auckland Park, Johannesburg. All artwork for each release made by the ever amazing Anni Buchner. [club205478451|*Tracks]: 1. Harpy 00:00 2. Gone down in the woods today 04:49 3. Breathing ghosts 10:04 4. Last of the witches 14:24 5. It flies at night 18:17 6. Hanami Sakura (and the ritual suicide) 22:05 7. The deep blue 26:31 8. Hammered are the gods 34:35 9. Birds stole my eyes 39:17 10. Tar black blood 43:34 11. Come all ye druids 46:49 12. Asleep in the leaves 51:51 [club46962900|*Links]: