Coming across a remix that injects the perfect sounds into the perfect vocals does not happen very often in this insane world of beat mish-mashing, but oh how sweet it was to come across collaborators that should set up shop together. Sacramento’s Sister Crayon, a softer, more acoustic quarter led by Terra Lopez, who’s vocals sound like an ethereal hymn you want to be haunted by, lend “Same Person” to Kordan, a Brooklyn-based trio whose sounds are born from the rave and indie movement in Puerto Rico (so of course, I loved them instantly for representing). The trio in return offers some of their signature dark and earthy elements and morphs them into a slow, spiral-down ride into an abyss of gloomy seduction. Re-verb, echoes, and ghostly cries make it impossible for this track to play without the hairs on the back of your neck rising (gets me every time). A guitar riff that seems to retain some of the track’s more acoustic, grungy feel are some of the crumbs Kordan leaves us to trace our steps back to the original piece, but even as far out as the rework is, it seems like it was made to be touched and played the way Kordan does. If you’re on the west coast this summer, keep an eye out for Sister Crayon’s Cali tour dates. You can also visit Kordan’s official site for free remix downloads and sweet videos, like the one for “Mirror.”
