Rising producer and DJ Astrality is set to bring his widescreen touch to Tommy Down’s soul burner “Mrs Blue” with a remix arriving September 26. We’ve got all the details – and a special opportunity for you to hear it early.
Astrality has built a reputation for subtle production choices that still manage to sweep big. His work sits somewhere at the intersection of techno, house, and pop, drawing praise from Benny Benassi (who teamed with him on “Fade To Black” and “Golden Knights”) as well as Disclosure, Friendly Fire, and Diplo. That mix of intimacy and scale has served him well: over 200 million streams, a Gold Record, and releases on Tomorrowland Music, Armada, Universal Music, and Selected. On stage, he’s brought his sound to Tomorrowland Belgium 2024 and Nameless Festival, putting on phenomenal shows at both venues.
The original “Mrs Blue” similarly carries a substantial story. London multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter Tommy Down released the track on his 2024 album “21st Century Living”, and it has since drawn more than 7.6 million Spotify streams. That reach has been matched by critical recognition, with features in NOTION Magazine, CLASH, METAL, and Earmilk, and radio play across Radio X, RTÉ 2XM, and NPR Music. Down’s catalogue has landed him festival slots at Camden Rocks and sync placements throughout HBO’s hit drama Industry. His collaborators include Jeffrey Silverman and Grammy-nominated team Invisible Men (Jon Shave and Jason Pebworth).
At its core, “Mrs Blue” rests on a stripped-back, Al Green-inspired rhythm section, with organ haze and falsetto harmonies pulling at the listener with equal parts adoration and melancholy. Astrality takes that core and reframes it the dance floor while keeping the emotions and soul of the original track intact. “As soon as I heard the record I was very interested in giving it my own spin,” he said. “The challenge was preserving and even accentuating the intense emotional delivery of Tommy’s vocals.”
We’d say that he met that challenge head on, and succeeded. The remix drops this Friday, but you can take an early listen at the link below – and make sure to pre-save it here.
Stream Astrality’s “Mrs Blue” remix early here.
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