Some remixes flatten a song’s spirit into something purely functional for the dancefloor. Tobias Bergson’s take on ‘Tell Me’ does the opposite, it lifts EMMI IIDA’s celestial ballad into motion without losing any of its light. The result is a track that breathes in time with the club, but still feels like it could hold you steady under an open sky.
The original ‘Tell Me’, from EMMI IIDA’s debut album ‘The Eye’, was a slow-burning conversation between self and universe, all airy synths and ethereal vocal lines that felt like they could evaporate if you listened too closely. Bergson keeps that magic intact, but frames it with a more insistent pulse: progressive house drums that move like tides, a low-end that hums warmly beneath, and synth swells that shimmer like heat haze. It’s music for that moment halfway through the night when the crowd is swaying in sync, but your mind is somewhere far away.
“I instantly liked EMMI’s voice and felt inspired to speed up the vocals from 90 bpm to 120 bpm. I think I produced about five different versions until I finally felt; “Okay, this is the one.” With the final version, I think the vocals and the chords really harmonize beautifully. It’s a relaxed track, but thanks to the second build-up, it’s also meant for DJs looking for something for their warm-up sets.”
Both artists bring more than just sound to their work, Bergson with his staggering 180 million streams and a catalogue spanning Armada to Universal, EMMI with her holistic fusion of music, visual art, and spatial design. Together, their worlds meet in this remix: hers in the vocal’s gentle openness, his in the track’s precision and lift.
For fans of Eli & Fur, Tinlicker, or Ben Böhmer, this is the kind of remix that lingers long after it ends, not because it hits the hardest, but because it carries you somewhere else entirely.