Ears To The House

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History of House

Is this the worst DJ mix EVER recorded onto CD? Danny Rampling did this 22-track set for Journeys By DJ in 1993 – and the transitions range from bad to utterly comical…

Ears To The House Team 12 November 2023

There are few things more well-received within the dance music world than a great mix from a DJ. Exactly what constitutes a great set varies depending entirely on who’s playing – but traditional factors...

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History of House

Was Jimmy Savile REALLY the world’s first DJ to use two turntables? Ears To The House did some digging into this boast – and found out the paedophile’s claim has a lot of holes in it…

Ears To The House Team 29 October 2023

Anyone growing up in Britain from the 1970s until recently will almost certainly have heard of Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE – usually known simply as Jimmy Savile. He was a DJ for...

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Business History of House Money Spinner News

At last, three people in dance music who DON’T hate each other! Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, and Todd Terry met up for dinner – and unlike some, they look happy to be there…

Ears To The House Team 30 July 2023

The more time Ears To The House spends doing what we do, the more convinced we are that most of those in the dance music world secretly hate each other. They usually use the...

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History of House News

How much unreleased material is out there? As the dance music world joins those paying tribute to Sinéad O’Connor after her death, it’s revealed she was working on an album with David Holmes…

Ears To The House Team 30 July 2023

Whenever a great musician passes away, one question that’s often posed is how much unreleased material they have in their own archives. The last time the dance music world saw this was when Frankie...

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Business History of House Money Spinner News

There’s money in old rope, you know! So how much money DID Kevin Saunderson make from selling the KMS catalogue to Beat Music Fund – and who else in Detroit is considering flogging their own archive?

Ears To The House Team 24 July 2023

As things stand, the best way to make money out of dance music is to have had the good fortune to be one of those that got in early. If you ran a record...

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Business History of House News

Yes, we do agree with every single word! Claude Young announces he’s leaving the DJ world, calling it “inauthentic” – but will the Hotel California effect strike once more?

Ears To The House Team 24 July 2023

As Ears To The House has commented on before, DJs don’t quite follow the same rules as the rest of us. When the rest of us say we’re leaving a job, it usually means...

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Business History of House News

Juan Atkins told Detroit media that Funkadelic’s George Clinton rubbed his head backstage in 1971 – so why didn’t he mention it in an unearthed 1988 interview?

Ears To The House Team 21 July 2023

There’s no particularly polite way to put this, so we’ll just come out with it. Juan Atkins, now he’s nearing his 61st year on this earth, is turning into Detroit techno’s equivalent of a...

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Business History of House News

Wird er damit drohen, sie ebenfalls zu verklagen*? Juan Atkins took part in a 19-minute documentary about techno’s origins for German state TV – but he barely got a look in…

Ears To The House Team 20 July 2023

Is there anyone out there who’s actually capable of making a dance music documentary that tries to be fair to all sides? Ears To The House is beginning to think this fairly basic task...

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History of House Lighter News News

We bring you all the heavy issues! Jazzy M – who helped bring house music to Britain – talked about getting hypnosis to lose weight in recently unearthed interview…

Ears To The House Team 5 July 2023

Back on Monday, Ears To The House published an article about how house music ended up being embraced by the British in the 1980s. We dissected the notorious story of how Paul Oakenfold and...

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Business History of House News

Kerri Chandler’s Madhouse Records is closing down after 31 years, with the boss taking his catalogue with him – so what’s behind the decision?

Ears To The House Team 5 July 2023

Mervyn Medalie might be a name that doesn’t ring any bells to the average dance music fan – but many within the world know exactly who he is. That said, little has been written...

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Business History of House News

As Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame takes down Funkatomic single, five US singers – including Crystal Waters – speak out on their own struggles in the house music world…

Ears To The House Team 4 July 2023

Yesterday, Ears To The House ran an article regarding a story that developed over the weekend. It concerned singer Rowetta – known partially from Happy Mondays fame – and a track from Italian producer ...

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History of House News

Danny Rampling, Paul Oakenfold et al went to Ibiza in 1987 and brought dance music to Britain – but how much of the notorious story is actually true?

Ears To The House Team 3 July 2023

Ears To The House has been at the forefront – alongside the mischievous Michael James – at questioning the so-called Belleville Three story that has emanated from Detroit’s direction for decades now. The city...

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Business History of House News

Couldn’t they stump up for a coffee in the lounge? Marshall Jefferson reveals how 1986 track “Move Your Body” became a dance music classic – whilst he sits on a hotel bed…

Ears To The House Team 30 June 2023

For an industry which is forever boasting about being worth more and more money each and every year, the dance music world can be hopelessly unprofessional at times. Even basic details are sometimes forgotten...

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Business History of House News

Armin Van Buuren and Kerri Chandler are now bedfellows – one weird consequence after King Street Sounds is gobbled up by behemoth Armada’s Beat Music Fund…

Ears To The House Team 30 June 2023

Here’s a story that caused a double take for us at Ears To The House HQ when it arrived this afternoon – and we suspect it might be the reason for a few ruffled...

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Business History of House News

Does she think we’re stupid? Atlanta’s Ash Lauryn derided Detroit’s K-Hand as “one little black groupie friend” when she was alive – but is happy to praise her in death for a $30 vinyl release…

Ears To The House Team 20 June 2023

Ears To The House is sometimes accused of obsessing over Detroit techno’s past – does it really matter if Juan Atkins was or wasn’t the inventor of techno? To which we say yes, the...

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History of House News

At least it’s not another remix contest! Danny Tenaglia wants to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Music Is The Answer” – and his massive trunk is nowhere to be seen…

Ears To The House Team 6 June 2023

One of the things Ears To The House laments about dance music today is that the average track in the genre has less of a lifespan than a housefly. Whilst these pesky insects have...