Four Tet – Into Dust (Still Falling)
Kieran Hebden has finally released ‘Into Dust (Still Falling)’, a track that transforms Mazzy Star’s 1993 lullaby ‘Into Dust’ into spiraling club euphoria. The Four Tet producer spent years teasing this creation during live sets, watching it evolve into a cult object through fan recordings and social media bootlegs before its official arrival via XL Recordings.
The source material comes from Mazzy Star’s ‘So Tonight That I Might See’, the same album that delivered ‘Fade Into You’ and established the California duo as dream-pop royalty. Hebden extracts the spectral essence from their time-stopping ballad, weaving it through his atmospheric production techniques. A skipping beat anchors the transformation, allowing the original’s narcotic beauty to bloom within electronic architecture.
This marks another chapter in Four Tet’s ongoing romance with indie rock heritage, following his recent remix work on The Cure’s ‘Mixes of a Lost World’. His ability to transport classic songs onto dancefloors has become a signature, demonstrating how electronic manipulation can honor rather than diminish source material. The approach reveals a deep understanding of what makes these songs endure across decades.
The track arrives as Britain prepares for summer heat, timing that seems engineered for festival euphoria. Four Tet’s 2025 touring schedule includes Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, and various international dates spanning Los Angeles to Cape Town. The release coincides with anticipation for ’41 Longfield Street Late ’80s’, his collaborative album with Americana guitarist William Tyler, suggesting a period of particular creative cross-pollination.
Hebden’s production maintains the painterly qualities that define his most compelling work, treating the Mazzy Star sample as raw material for something entirely new yet respectfully connected. The digital manipulation preserves the original’s emotional core while expanding its potential for collective experience.
