Melancholy Man

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙩, 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝟭𝟮" 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘.

London's Warriors Dance label was a unique operation and a pioneering London label during the late 80's acid house phenomena. Home to an assortment of DJs, MCs and soundmen, they went on to make their own original and indelible mark on the rave scene from the infamous 'Addis Ababa' studio on Harrow Road on the North-West side of the city. A former reggae and soul studio that was instrumental to the output of influential artists like Soul II Soul and more, a steady diet of reggae, bass, hip-hop, house and techno kept their edgy, and diehard UK sound and style right at the cutting edge of the dance music underground across the globe with the top DJs and producers of the day celebrating the label. The studio, helmed by label owner Tony ‘Addis’, acted as an incubator for artists whose names would go down in the history books.

Melancholy Man was a name synonymous with the crew, a name with a lot of weight, considering it was one of many of Tony Addis himself's production nom de plume's employed when behind the boards. 'Precaution' is that WD rawness, driving break-beat warehouse business with a massive dose of euphoria, the way it should be done. Included here are the original mixes from the 1991 OG 12", but as an added bonus, there is an unreleased, taken from Tony Addis' DAT archive mix that has never seen the light of day. That's 4 different mixes of this stormer that will fit into versatile DJ sets, straight from the source!

The EP is presented again. No edits, no remixes, just the pure unadulterated WD vibe, featuring original label artwork tweaked by Atelier Superplus and lovingly remastered by Optimum Mastering, Bristol, UK.