Washed Out Releases Mndsgn Remix of "Floating By"
Ahead of his European tour, Washed Out has shared a remix of "Floating By" by his Stones Throw labelmate, Mndsgn. The original track is taken from Washed Out's visual album Mister Mellow, which is out now via Stones Throw Records.
LA-based producer Mndsgn (pronounced "mind design") has released two albums on Stones Throw: Yawn Zen (2014) and Body Wash (2016), the latter influenced by early 80's boogie, funk, soul and jazz. He said the following about the remix: "s/o to Washed Out for letting me flip 'Floating By' into a dirty lucid disco break. Make sure you stretch before you boogie."
Washed Out's Ernest Greene added "I've been a fan of mndsgn for a long time and I was really psyched on what he came up with on his remix for "Floating By. It reminds me what a roller rink would feel like after drinking a bottle of cough syrup..."
Washed Out will be touring the UK and Europe in November and December, with his first London show in four years at Heaven on December 7th, and a special DJ set at Rough Trade East on December 6th. See below for the full list of tour dates.
The visual album Mister Mellow is Washed Out's debut for Stones Throw Records and is his most ambitious project to date. To create a comprehensive visual counterpart to each song, Ernest Greene served as creative director, working with 11 different visual artists, including the go-to animator for hip-hop superstars to a BAFTA Award-winning documentary director, to create visuals that utilise several forms of animation, from claymation and stop-motion to hand-drawn cartoons. These visuals will be brought to the stage on the upcoming tour dates: working in collaboration with Microsoft, Washed Out has translated the rich, detailed patchwork of Mister Mellow's music and visuals into a powerful live experience, with advanced live integrations that mimic the wide range of artistic styles on the visual album.