New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Mella Dee on ‘Riptide’, the state of the world and what’s next

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New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and producer/DJ Mella Dee have spoken to NME about their recent collaboration ‘Riptide’ – as well as opening up about the state of the world and the music industry, and what the future holds for both artists.

Watch our video interview above.Last month, Doncaster-born DJ and producer Mella Dee – real name Ryan Aichison – shared the Italo-disco infused ‘Riptide‘, featuring lyrics and vocals from Sumner.

Released via Pete Tong‘s Three Six Zero Recordings, the song evokes both nostalgia and a longing for the future, while reflecting on the troubled socio-political state of the world: “Wild scenes, on my wide screen – power dynamics on a crazy, crazy planet“.Speaking to NME from London’s 100 Shoreditch, Sumner and Aichison met physically for the very first time and told us what went into the track.“When I wrote the instrumental, it was during lockdown,” recalled Aichison. “I’d just seen a clip of someone DJing while we were in the midst of it and I got a little bit hopeful that we’d do it again.

The first version of it was quite celebratory. It was called ‘Euphoric’ when I first wrote it.”Sumner chimed in: “I put a downer on that!