The aptly named ALTIN GÜN (Turkish for Golden Day) brought rays of sunshine to the afternoon Field of Heaven on Sunday.

The Anatolian band churns out funky, psychedelic jams straight out of Turkey, except that they hail from Amsterdam. With lyrics in Turkish and a heavy emphasis on Turkish instruments including the electric saz (three-string lute), they weave hypnotizing tapestries of native folk music mashed with 70s era funk.

Analogue organs and wonky guitars fused to usher in a range of wildly varying musical textures. Not understanding the Turkish language by no means limits appreciation of their music, as the melodies in the lyrics alone transport us straight to their Balkan-Anatolian world.

A handful of songs actually re-imagine old Turkish folk songs through the psychedelic medium of the instruments used. Not an old Turkish folk song but still chock full of Turkish flavor, the band really hit a high on “Yüce Dağ Başında” which featured handclaps and drum machines as the foundation of its funky strutting beat.

Fans and first-timers alike were transported to another world without ever having to set foot out of the Field of Heaven clearing at Naeba.