Andy C & Fiora – Heartbeat Loud (Amine Edge & DANCE’s Heaven Remix)
Andy C’s new single with Fiora, ‘Heartbeat Loud’, is his first release since signing to Atlantic Records. The track, currently on the Radio 1 Playlist, was premiered on Radio 1 as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record’ (10/11/14) and can currently be heard via Andy’s Soundcloud. CUFF duo, Amine Edge & DANCE have now stepped up for remix duties with a G-house take on the original.
The vocal for ‘Heartbeat Loud’ was originally written by Fiora and intended to be a solo release, but upon hearing the vocal, Andy C mixed it together with one of his own instrumental tracks that he’d been testing out in his sets for some months; it was clear to both the strength of the collaboration was undeniable.
‘Heartbeat Loud’, which also includes an extended mix from Andy, will drop shortly after his debut solo show at O2 Academy Brixton that sold out three months in advance (3000 tickets went in 48 hours alone).
Andy’s reputation as one of the most significant British artists in global dance music was clear as far back as 2012, when his was the most watched performance at Radio 1’s Hackney weekend event above both Jay Z’s and Rihanna’s, and few artists enjoy the level of anticipation that greets each of his releases.
As an emerging songwriter and vocalist, Fiora is set to be an artist to watch in 2015, with an album planned for release in the next year. Fiora moved to Berlin in 2009 and soon become ingrained in the electronic music scene. Through songwriting circles she quickly fell into the DJ world, writing and performing on releases with the likes of Moguai and Armin Van Buuren. She also recently featuring as singer and writer on the Tensnake debut album ‘Glow’, co-writing ‘Love Sublime’ with Nile Rodgers, which was featured as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record in the World’ on Radio 1 in March 2014.
Andy C & Fiora ‘Heartbeat Loud’ is the first of further new material that can be expected over the next 12 months. Andy’s long-awaited return to the studio in 2013 led to new material including ‘Haunting’ and Workout’ (featured on his acclaimed Nightlife 6 compilation), and remixes including Rudimental (‘Right Here’), Major Lazer (Andy’s remix of ‘Get Free’ was B-listed by Radio 1) and latterly, London Grammar.
With 40+ awards to date and DJ sets that saw him play main stages from Bestival to EDC Vegas (the first d’n’b DJ to do so), Global Gathering and Reading & Leeds this summer, Andy C’s list of achievements grows by the week. He played to 85,000 at Glastonbury in June, sold out Electric Brixton in one week (April 2014), and his Ultra Miami 2014 set streamed live to over 200,000 people.
