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One of the most loved & recognisable names in dance music, Fish56Octagon joins forces with breakout vocalist Issey Cross on ‘Dreaming (Feelings)’, a standout, high-octane record already teased on socials with 4M+ views across their 1.3M combined following.
Behind the now iconic dressing gown and dry Weetabix breakfasts is Fish56Octagon, one of dance music’s most distinctive voices. Known for his encyclopedic sets and viral content, Fish has built a global following thanks to his endless passion for electronic music new and old. His “School of Fish” project supports grassroots talent though his own Octagon Discs label, and 2025 has been another huge year already.
Issey Cross is a singer-songwriter from Kent, England, who has had collaborative hits with artists like Wilkinson and Nathan Dawe in the past, and also had UK Top 40 success with her tracks “Bittersweet Goodbye” and “Used To This”.
Says Fish56Octagon, ‘Dreaming (Feelings)’ is my remake of an Ibiza classic, a 90’s house anthem by Ruff Driverz. I wanted to bring it to a new audience and also respectfully jog the memory of people who like the original. It was so important to me to preserve that sun-kissed Balearic feel, but also pound out a more driving drumtrack and a punchy bass, so we’ve got something that maintains that emotive ethereal quality of the original but slaps on the dancefloor in 2025 😊”
‘Dreaming (Feelings)’ is an emotive and uplifting anthem with the pure, soaring vocals of Issey Cross and powerful breakbeats all working to get hands in the air and dance floors going off, especially once the vast bassline drops.
This new single comes ahead of Fish56Octagon’s landmark O2 Academy Brixton headline set and extensive UK and US tour and marks another defining moment for Fish’s rapid ascent through the underground to the wider dance scene.
