Mella Dee – Bassiani Podcast 188 Tracklist
A decade into his career, London-based, Doncaster born DJ and producer Mella Dee shows no signs of letting up. Bringing a strong work ethic to his creativity, Mella Dee (or Ryan Aitchison) is nothing but prolific. A steady stream of EPs and singles on labels including Saoirse’s trUst Recordings, Pete Tong’s Three Six Zero and his own Warehouse Music has seen the Yorkshireman move from glitchy techno to euphoric synth laden house to joyous peak-time anthems; all the while becoming a favourite at clubs around the world including Berlin’s Berghain, Barcelona’s Nitsa club, and Amnesia Ibiza and taking his All Night Long parties everywhere from the big room Telegraph Building in Belfast to the intimate Sneaky Petes in Edinburgh. A regular in the record bags of everyone from Saoirse, Midland and The Blessed Madonna, he’s also a DJ and producer who always has at least one foot on the dance floor. “Playing clubs all around the world and making different dance floors move has definitely improved me as a DJ and producer,” he says. “And if I’m not in the booth, I want to be on the dance floor. That’s what drives me. Making music that I want to hear on the dance floor”. Bassiani Podcast 188 is a pocket-sized dose of stripped back rhythms, an offbeat nod to UK garage, breakbeat and house that gently rolls along at a cruising pace. Insouciant grooves for those front-left.