In the thick heat of the mid-eighties house wave, when its godfathers Frankie Knuckles, Tony Humphries and Larry Levan all invoked a rare spirit pushing the sound forward – London boy Rob Mello was forever watching closely. A decade on and hooked on house, he wasted no time debuting on Zoom in 1992 with “Deep Collective.” Ever since, Mello's discography has left us dizzy keeping up with a torrent of storming releases on Azuli, Derrick Carter & Solomon’s Classic Records and Crosstown Rebels. And of course, we’d be fools not to mention his collaborations with Luke Solomon and Zaki Dee as 'Heaven and Earth' leading to his benchmark release on Chez Damier and Ron Trent's pedigree Prescription Records.

Next Saturday, in Room Three Rob will be showing us why he’s got the house system nailed in an uninterrupted, down-home groove next to Nick Dare and Terry Francis. Read on to hear Rob talk about his love for the music and a whole lot more. His promo mix deserves massive props too, keeping old and new house alive.