Peter Michael Tong MBE is a man who has done very well indeed for himself. At the age of 15, he played his first ever public set at a friend’s wedding – and he’s...
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DJs Playing Badly: when the DJs fails epically | October 15, 2023
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
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Is this REALLY the best they could do? DJ Pierre and Paul Van Dyk got together to make a track – and all they could conjure up was a mediocre new version of “Acid Trax”…
A few things make us despair of the state of dance music here at Ears To The House. Contrary to what some people seem to think, it is not cynical to ask questions of...
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As twin brothers Michael and Osher Vaknin are found dead at Supernova rave attacked by Hamas last weekend, the questions that war and conflict pose for dance music…
A comedy play from 1716 called The Cobbler of Preston is believed to contain the first known iteration of the words “Tis impossible to be sure of anything but death and taxes”. The phrase...
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What’s next, a jaunt on a submersible? Diplo wants YOU to join him on an expedition to Antartica – and is running a contest where the winner can go for free (if you don’t fancy that, prices start at $16,000!)
The continent of Antarctica is a place where many things are simply not allowed to happen. This is something enshrined in international law by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty – military activity, nuclear explosions, and...
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That’s a right pain in the arse! Mr C took to Facebook (where else?) to rant about his faulty toilet – and he can’t get it replaced because the company changed hands recently…
The mainstream dance music press would have you believe that the DJs and artists they write have something special going on about them. Here at Ears To The House, we’ll certainly agree that there...
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Wednesday Whisper: Rumours, just rumours, every Wednesday | October 11, 2023
Which DJ had some heads scratched over some unusual suggestions for his web people? At the moment, he’s paying a small team to revamp his online offering – having apparently been persuaded by an...
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As human rights abusing Saudi Arabia gives death sentence to a teacher for posting on social media, Jeff Mills’s hopes of state reform after his $100k MDL Beast gig aren’t going very well…
It’s certainly a curious time in the world of politics. The never-ending conflict between Israel and Palestine flared up again over the weekend – resulting in the worst bout of literal blood-letting since the...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: old tunes and older tunes every Monday | October 9, 2023
As we get ready to say farewell to another Monday, it’s time for our usual look back at the increasingly extensive archives of the dance music world. Each week, members of the team pull...
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DJs Playing Badly: when the DJs fail epically | October 8, 2023
As yet another weekend comes to an end, along comes another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Whether...
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Saturday Recap: because the week is busy | 7th October 2023
So that’s another week done here at Ears To The House. Just as is customary around here, we’re taking Saturday off – we do have lives of our own, believe it or not. A...
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Just why DID Epic Games buy it in the first place? As another Bandcamp Friday gets underway, sources tell us Songtradr is “undecided” on the now tradition’s ultimate fate…
When Epic Games took over Bandcamp back in March 2022 for an undisclosed sum, there were many questions from existing users of the music site. What changes would their new owners implement? Would Bandcamp’s...
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Is there ANYONE straight in this business? Now Detroit’s very own Carl Craig admits to having “borrowed” hardware over the years that he’s never returned…
Dance music’s history is one of those things that grinds our gears – mostly because our predecessors did an utterly appalling job of documenting it. Yes, we all know a lot of people were...
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Vintage synths galore! Danny Tenaglia is auctioning off his old gear – including Juno 106, EMU SP-1200 drum machine, and even a 909 – but why is he selling the equipment he built his career on?
There are some things which, on the face of it, make perfect sense. There are other things which, on the face of it, make little sense until you start to dig into what’s really...
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Wednesday Whisper: Rumours, just rumours, every Wednesday | October 4, 2023
Which DJ was recently complaining to his entourage that his ritual before playing his set had a bumpy ending? The male in question, who has been in the trade for quite a few years,...
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That’s one collab we didn’t expect to see! As Tony Touch’s “Apaga La Luz” does rather nicely in the charts, just how DID Louie Vega and David Guetta cross paths?
If you go back far enough in music history, one thing you’ll quickly notice is artist collaborations were few and far between. Most artists – being the egotistical types that they are – preferred...
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