Altered Zones

As the first drums creep up in Owiny Sigoma Band's "Hera," its Kenyan-folk background seems no surprise. Endless rounds of percussion play through while a chorus is continually chanted throughout. Today, we have a remix from Sun Araw, which takes the tropical vibes of the original and moves them to a distant planet where palm leaves are red and dusty, and graffiti covers every building. As Sun Araw seeks to explore every area of this new world, we are pushed on through the buildings, eventually sitting at a jungle's edge where the sounds of various foreign wildlife keep us rooted. With its original vocals and most of the original percussion still in tact, Sun Araw breathes new life from the original while allowing his unique vision to blend with Owiny Sigoma Band's rather than reforming it. --Jheri Evans, Get Off The Coast

MP3: Owiny Sigoma Band: "Hera (Sun Araw Remix)"

Head over to Brownswood Recordings to pick up a copy of Owiny Sigoma Band now, and keep your ears open for Sun Araw's double-LP Ancient Romans, dropping August 23 via his own Sun Ark Records.