The Ariston team up with Hungarian producer WaTa for an electronic rework of ‘Fiction’
Two artists, two cities, one track pulled in a direction neither of them had planned.
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British indie-rock band The Ariston have handed over one of their most personal tracks to Budapest-based producer WaTa, who has stripped it back and rebuilt it entirely, turning a cinematic anthem into something made for the early hours of a dancefloor.
When The Ariston released Fiction in November 2025, it arrived as one of the band's most emotionally charged recordings to date, coinciding with their fourth anniversary and their biggest London headline show yet at 229, presented by This Feeling.
The track picked up early support from John Kennedy at the infamous Radio X, Amazing Radio, Bruit Magazine and landed on The Official Charts: New Music Friday.
WaTa's remix has kept the emotional core of the original intact while pulling the production in a completely different direction, replacing the band's signature wall of guitars with heavy rhythms and electronic texture, and finding something in the track that even The Ariston hadn't heard before.
"We've always loved pushing ourselves creatively and exploring where our songs can go. 'Fiction' means a lot to us, so hearing WaTa take it somewhere completely different while keeping the emotion of the original was really exciting."
Two artists, two cities, one track pulled in a direction neither of them had planned. The track has dropped as surprise, following a momentous appearance at IOW Festival.
The Ariston are also currently promoting their latest single Honey, I’d Lie To You which is picking up momentum. You can also catch the band live this Summer.
Listen to the ‘Fiction’ remix now.
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