ryan aitchison aka mella dee

fantastic electronic 4-tracker by mella dees new musical project, ryan. tip!

transparent yellow vinyl

clear transparent vinyl with printed sleeves

warehouse music label head mella dee takes on a legendary basement jaxx track. pressed on solid red vinyl.

mella dee with an hommage to sheffield nightclub niche and its bassline sound.

2020 repress is here! since the inception of warehouse music, mella dee has continued to raise the bar and roof with his bold, high energy music. up next on the label is donny’s groove ep, with three exquisite belters, set to tear the warehouse down once again.

2020 repress is here!

ben sims s hardgroove imprint hits its 30th release and 20th year of operations with the beginning of a new split ep series entitled toe to toe , with vol.1 provided by mella dee and subradeon. the uk s mella dee has developed a strong rep for robust club sounds via his aptly titled warehouse music imprint in recent years while the berlin-based subradeon duo have been dropping slick detroit influenced sounds for motech, rekids and their own eponymous imprint.

big miz and mella dee doing their thing.

one of the uk’s boldest electronic talents, mella dee flexes his production prowess on ‘ridgewood’.

mella dee with 4 techno belters for release #10 of his warehouse music label.

mella dee aka ryan aitchison is back on his warehouse music imprint for release #7.

inclusive mella dee remix

mella dee unleashes his debut on shall not fade with the industrial, dance floor ready ‘not here to make friends’ ep.

warehouse music is the new imprint bought to you by london based dj and producer mella dee. the second offering is a tough but soulful reflection of mella’s stomping grounds in south yorkshire where he was inspired by sounds coming out of warehouses. the a places the rough and ready ‘take it’ alongside a stripped back, percussive and driving ‘woodlands’. on the flip, a more experimental acid tinged roller ‘paul & shark’. wm002 is pressed to neon pink vinyl with a bespoke hand-stamp design of the infamous doncaster warehouse.

growing up in south yorkshire, mella dee’s early musical influences originated from the sounds coming out of warehouses in and around his stomping ground. this soon developed into a love of the burgeoning scene and audio palette from warehouse parties worldwide, hardcore, house, bleeps, techno and everything in between. with a respectful nod to the impact this had on him, aitchison strives to create his own take on warehouse music with his new project.
the debut sees mella dee present three upfront club cuts, his most energetic release to date. ‘&#8203,,,music controls you&#8203,,,’ is relentlessly compelling and trippy, with a rave stab lead, whilst ‘&#8203,,,expansion&#8203,,,’ uses acid sounds and percussion to build an outright techno groove designed for the deepest, darkest club moments. ‘&#8203,,,movement&#8203,,,’ closes the ep with a driving take on bleep and techno.

after kicking off 2016 with the massive don t need ep from callahan featuring that remix from man of-the-moment hodge, dext is back with another banger of an ep from fast rising uk producer mella dee. the man from doncaster, uk has been creating a name for himself on the scene of late with releases on redlight s lobster boy and shy fx s digital soundboy imprint, and his dext debut certainly doesn t disappoint. over the last year or so, he has been masterfully fusing 90 s jungle influences with driving house & techno percussion and his ep for us is, we think, his strongest work to date.

in addition to his work as one half of mista men, london via doncaster producer ryan aitchison has been making solo moves under his mella dee guise these past few years with appearances in all the right places (think wolf music, shabby doll and sccucci manucci).

simple, effective and downright deadly. mella dee serves up the perfect sountrack built for basements, dimmed lights and late nights. mella dees solo sound has evolved from a true passion for all things garage, a perpetual dedication to hip hop, combined with a love for house music which was heavily influenced by the darkness of uk funky and dubstep. together these influences have enabled mella dee to develop a unique approach to the fusion of these sounds, into one bumpy soundscape that is simultaneously house, garage and techno. omena omena is finnish for apple. its also a record label set up by tobias lidstrom aka tooli. dj & co-running local talk records & oneoffs.

if there is one thing in this world that is certain, it is that things change. and in the life of one dance producer with a new release on sheffields shabby doll, there have been transitions aplenty. with a switch from garage to house, a move from doncaster to london, and a change of identity from ryan aitchison to mella dee, his spacious four- to-the-floor sound has emerged from a state of constant flux. and yet… the more things change, the more they stay the same. *things dont change* is the name of mella dees new shabby doll ep, and when you tune into the title tracks compulsive twitch, you can hear the echo of his south yorkshire antecedents coming through.

the 7th sccucci manucci ep kicks off in moustache curling style with a scandinavian slice of four / four action from tarjei nygard. on loan from his own untz untz records, tarjei nygard weaves his way way through beautifully recorded synth bleeps and bass lines on togo, culminating in a piano breakdown which will have any party reaching for the lasers. the scandinavian vibe continues as dane brian logstrup comes correct with the classic slab of deep house sound that is i can dowhilst we return to the uk and the sounds of london producer mella dee whose uk garage and bass influences shine through on the peak time monster love is. last seen debuting on buzzin fly, alex blaxx rounds off proceedings with the wonderfully insouciant house of its a race thing

ts7, fresh from reworking singles for afrojack and tulisa, presents >grade a<, a colourful basssline number. in what will be his first vinyl outing since 2008, ts7 utilises his 4x4 roots, working a clever looping bass to perfection with some neat vocal sampling to give it bags of dancefloor swagger. complimented by a heavyweight remix package, >grade a< certainly packs a punch. remixes come from hyperdubs walton and mista mens mella dee. walton delivers an incredible grimy rework, culminating in a series of earshattering breakdowns and some fantastic synth work that draws comparisons with some of wileys early productions. mella dee, meanwhile, moves away from his 8-bar sound as heard in coyotes debut release >ctrl<, and looks to house for inspiration with >grade a< receiving a thorough rework in that vibe. full of the sounds more familiar with his mista men productions but packing more of a grimy punch, mellas remix is a surefire dancefloor favourite.

support from: breach, t. williams, dj q, mumdance, starkey, chrissy murderbot, hackman, starkey + more.

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spencer parker on warehouse music, with remix support from label head mella dee.

2019 reissue with 2 huge remixes + original main mix, includes unlimited streaming + high quality dowload

shall not fade’s first ever album release comes in limited numbers on double 12” vinyl, with full sleeve artwork.

mark broom returns to bek audio with a pair of disco-tinted stompers, backed up by mella dee on remix duty.

dub-infused bass grooves from parjo01 backed with remixes from mella dee and dfrnt.

the eighth release on sccucci manucci sees the imprint pack a hefty eight productions that traverse various house sounds from around the world onto two slabs of handstamped wax. from coeo s bouncy and vocal track through to mella dee s dark and distinctively uk-centric track the label has tried to explore the sheer wealth of production talent on offer at the moment.

the wolf howls again, featuring tracks by terrence pearce, waze & odyssey, squarehead & mella dee and a ron basejam remix of james welsh.