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Monzanto Sound - Eja (Dave Okumu Remix)

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Following on from their killer Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow EP, Monzanto Sound return with the first single from TT&T Remixed, a four track remix EP coming in September 2023.

We are absolutely delighted to present to you Eja (Dave Okumu Remix) by Monzanto Sound. Sure fire heat just in time for the summer, Dave Okumu has reworked the tune entirely, giving it a fresh afrobeat-influenced groove, adding his distinctive guitar, post punk synths and a dub atmosphere, whilst maintaining the experimentalism of the original.

Monzanto Sound are a London-based music collective fusing together different sounds from the Afican Diaspora and combining them with a hypnotic, psychedelic edge.

Already one of the most sought-after songwriters, producers and musicians around, Dave Okumu has collaborated with; Arlo Parks, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, St Vincent, Jessie Ware, Grace Jones, Adele, and also Joan As A Policewoman and the late Tony Allen on a forthcoming and recently announced collaborative album. He is also the singer and guitarist of Mercury nominated band The Invisible.

Dave was the first choice of the band for this project and we’re absolutely delighted with his work on the track. The original track Eja is a tribute in part to ‘Yemọja’ the Yoruba goddess of the sea, or more loosely translated ‘mother of fish children’ - ẹja (meaning ‘fish’) is about a return to self - to home - and about spiritual re-awakening.

It’s one of the bands most experimental tracks, built from hours of edited jams and recordings, much like the technique Miles Davis and Can were using in the 70s. Dave Okumu has completely flipped the feel, adding an afrobeat-influenced feel to the track with the beat and clipped funk guitar, layered with synths and dub atmospherics. It is
absolutely killer.

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from TT&T Remixed, track released July 7, 2023
Written by Monzanto Sound
Additional Production by Dave Okumu
Cover Art by Mimi Koku
Layout and Typography by Mali Baden-Powell

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Monzanto Sound London, UK

Monzanto Sound is a band from London fusing together different styles from the African
Diaspora and combining them with a hypnotic, psychedelic edge. They are a high energy,
rhythmic group with an ear for space and simplicity capable of getting any crowd moving. Lyrically, there is an
emotional honesty that speak on multiple levels. ... more

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