Sunday, December 3, 2023

Ears To The House

Still writing the stuff about dance music others won't

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Is Defected lining up their next tech-house cash-in record? Label jokes on X about people sampling “Prisencolinensinainciusol” by Adriano Celentano on their own track… What on earth happened out there? After the (sort of) conclusion of Fajara Dance Festival, Boddhi Satva says the promoter was given death threats in a staunch defence – but doesn’t point out if he ever played his set… A tangled Christmas surprise indeed! One of Detroit’s big names is going to be a father again this month, but there’s just one problem – the baby’s mum isn’t his partner… No wonder they were looking for new editors! After it’s confirmed that Whitney Wei is leaving Resident Advisor at the end of the year, what’s her legacy – and who could be replacing her? Wednesday Whisper: rumours, just rumours | November 29, 2023 That’s at least one thing that hasn’t gone all wrong! As Pete Tong’s Radio 1 show gets ready for its 33rd birthday in January, how has his show survived whilst all the others fell? Here’s Three They Made Earlier: old tunes and older tunes every Monday | November 27, 2023 How many of those streams will be paid for in the future? As Spotify Wrapped looks set to hit artists inboxes this Thursday, a question about the changes kicking in during 2024…
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What on earth happened out there? After the (sort of) conclusion of Fajara Dance Festival, Boddhi Satva says the promoter was given death threats in a staunch defence – but doesn’t point out if he ever played his set…

Ears To The House Team 3 December 2023 0 Comment on What on earth happened out there? After the (sort of) conclusion of Fajara Dance Festival, Boddhi Satva says the promoter was given death threats in a staunch defence – but doesn’t point out if he ever played his set…
Ever since Ears To The House was made aware of what was going on – or more specifically wasn’t – at Fajara Dance Festival in Gambia just over a week ago, the questions have...
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No wonder they were looking for new editors! After it’s confirmed that Whitney Wei is leaving Resident Advisor at the end of the year, what’s her legacy – and who could be replacing her?

Ears To The House Team 30 November 2023 0 Comment on No wonder they were looking for new editors! After it’s confirmed that Whitney Wei is leaving Resident Advisor at the end of the year, what’s her legacy – and who could be replacing her?
When Resident Advisor decided to appoint Whitney Wei as their new editor-in-chief back in 2021, Ears To The House wished her well. This was a person who had a pretty strong record from her...
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That’s at least one thing that hasn’t gone all wrong! As Pete Tong’s Radio 1 show gets ready for its 33rd birthday in January, how has his show survived whilst all the others fell?

Ears To The House Team 28 November 2023 0 Comment on That’s at least one thing that hasn’t gone all wrong! As Pete Tong’s Radio 1 show gets ready for its 33rd birthday in January, how has his show survived whilst all the others fell?
Buried deep within BBC documents is the remit of Radio 1 – as founded back in 1967 to counter Britain’s pirate radio stations at the time. In their own words, “the remit of Radio...
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How many of those streams will be paid for in the future? As Spotify Wrapped looks set to hit artists inboxes this Thursday, a question about the changes kicking in during 2024…

Ears To The House Team 27 November 2023 0 Comment on How many of those streams will be paid for in the future? As Spotify Wrapped looks set to hit artists inboxes this Thursday, a question about the changes kicking in during 2024…
We’re almost at that time of the year when artists start receiving emails from Spotify telling them how they’ve done on the streaming site this year. Many will choose to parade the badges proudly...
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What’s the rush to get back home? Boddhi Satva was meant to play at Fajara Dance Festival in fightback against criticism – but there’s no footage of his set to be found anywhere…

Ears To The House Team 27 November 2023 0 Comment on What’s the rush to get back home? Boddhi Satva was meant to play at Fajara Dance Festival in fightback against criticism – but there’s no footage of his set to be found anywhere…
Higher echelon DJs come across as quite brash individuals on social media – partly because their job requires them to. They have to promote their events and showcase their lives to their audiences in...
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“I’ve seen more signs of life in a morgue!”: Eddie Fowlkes played Detroit Beatdown at the weekend after naming controversy – but the atmosphere (as captured by Juan Atkins) left much to be desired…

Ears To The House Team 27 November 2023 0 Comment on “I’ve seen more signs of life in a morgue!”: Eddie Fowlkes played Detroit Beatdown at the weekend after naming controversy – but the atmosphere (as captured by Juan Atkins) left much to be desired…
Regular readers will probably recall an article that we published on 17th November, where we covered some controversy over Detroit Beatdown’s name – in short, its use seemed a little inappropriate after recent events...
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Reviewing music makes you famous now? Norway’s own Bandcamp fanatic Viljar Sæbbe reviews almost everything going on the site – and First Floor decided to ask him a few questions…

Ears To The House Team 26 November 2023 0 Comment on Reviewing music makes you famous now? Norway’s own Bandcamp fanatic Viljar Sæbbe reviews almost everything going on the site – and First Floor decided to ask him a few questions…
For a genre that only exists due to the advancement of technology, the dance music world has a bizarre attitude towards a lot of things. Many would have you believe, for example, that in...
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Well, this is awkward! As the fallout from Gambia’s Fajara Dance Festival that never happened continues, it turns out Resident Advisor plugged it in a Top 10 of festivals for November…

Ears To The House Team 26 November 2023 2 Comments on Well, this is awkward! As the fallout from Gambia’s Fajara Dance Festival that never happened continues, it turns out Resident Advisor plugged it in a Top 10 of festivals for November…
This weekend, Ears To The House is still looking into the fallout from Fajara Dance Festival – the Gambian event that was due to start on November 21st, but never even started. For example,...
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Things don’t stop just because it’s the weekend Peggy Gou poses in photos for South Korea’s edition of W magazine – and the results are rather mixed…

Ears To The House Team 26 November 2023 0 Comment on Things don’t stop just because it’s the weekend Peggy Gou poses in photos for South Korea’s edition of W magazine – and the results are rather mixed…
Last Monday, Ears To The House reported on Peggy Gou’s less than ideal weekend – covering details of how her PR people were still getting results over her latest release, but how health problems...
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Move along, nothing to see here! Amidst fallout from the Fajara Dance Festival, Boddhi Satva comes out fighting and says all is (mostly) well – but quickly scrubs a photo of the promoter from Instagram…

Ears To The House Team 25 November 2023 0 Comment on Move along, nothing to see here! Amidst fallout from the Fajara Dance Festival, Boddhi Satva comes out fighting and says all is (mostly) well – but quickly scrubs a photo of the promoter from Instagram…
Imagine that you’re holding a festival and it was due to start on Tuesday. A few days beforehand, problems begin to mount up – your sound engineer walks away, you mysteriously get locked out...
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