During our two and a little years in existence, Ears To The House has come across a lot of different statements on a lot of different subjects. The language in such statements varies from...
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Is there ANYONE making money in this industry? Melvin Moore – Subliminal’s A&R guy who died suddenly last week – joins the long list of those needing a fundraiser to pay for his funeral…
There are many things which we love about the dance music world – at its best, its ability to bring people of different hues and colours together is almost unparalleled. But there are a...
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Your bias is showing! As Resident Advisor run articles on “how to help Palestinians” and Annabel Ross backs NTS Radio stance, why ARE the dance music press so utterly one-sided on the conflict?
It’s about time that we faced an unescapable truth – the dance music press has never been up to scratch. Even during the supposed heydays of the 1990s, much of the output of the...
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EXCLUSIVE: Are you STILL up to your old tricks, Duane? Sterling Void pinches fellow Chicago DJ Michael Winston’s mix from Soundcloud – and tries to pass it off as his own creation…
This might be hard to believe for more recent readers, but Chicago producer Sterling Void was a crucial factor in how Ears To The House came to be. Back in 2019, our editor started...
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Is DJ Sneak about to release new music on digital? The vinyl purist himself suggests he might be on curious Instagram post – and yes, we’ll take a look at how his old mission is going, too…
One of the things that ultimately cannot be stopped is the progression of technology. The dance music world – based on music made out of electronic equipment – is more aware of this than...
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There’s clearly still money in old rope! As Louie Vega confirms Lost Tapes 10 is due out this Friday, a question – can we have some new material from Masters At Work in 2024, please?
Dance music is in a seriously strange place, even by its own standards. Since almost the beginning of the genre, parts of it have been too eager to look at the past. This was...
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“How did those c**** find out?”: Derrick May’s camp are annoyed at Ears To The House reporting on a possible Belleville Three comeback – and wait until you hear what else they’ve got to say!
Those of you who read Ears To The House on a regular basis will know that we don’t shy away from the more weighty issues in this scene. Whilst the likes of Mixmag and...
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Kenny Summit leads tributes for former Subliminal A&R guy Melvin Moore, who died suddenly last Friday – but amidst sadness, questions linger over who’ll be taking house music into the future…
Anyone following Ears To The House on our socials will almost certainly have seen our posts last Friday night referencing the death of Melvin Moore. Now, Moore wasn’t the most famous name in the...
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Is any height of incompetence ever high enough at Resident Advisor? Mystery as they manage to spell Goldie as “Golide” in promo poster for their own event (despite him being guest editor throughout October!)
A common bugbear of many people is poor spelling. It’s a problem that has gotten worse with the proliferation of the internet – with more content out there than ever before, the chance for...
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It’s not just Kevin Saunderson who looks surprised! The Belleville Three – that glorious fairytale of Detroit techno – are planning a comeback in 2024, but just WHAT will they actually do?
It seems to be one of those weeks for us at Ears To The House, where the stories just write themselves. In a way, this suits us fine – anything that makes the endless...
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Showing solidarity with Palestinians by not doing their jobs! NTS Radio shows exactly why getting involved in politics – amidst flare-up in the long-running conflict – isn’t a smart idea…
The Ears To The House policy on political matters is quite simple. We understand that music and politics will touch upon each other fron time to time – politics has a habit of encroaching...
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Shock at news that house music vocalist Kathy Brown is in hospital receiving urgent treatment for Stage 4 cancer – which has sadly spread to the brain
There is shock and even a little sadness in the world of house music right now at the news that legendary singer Kathy Brown is currently in hospital receiving urgent treatment. Host of podcast...
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Who will be next to give up their vinyl collection? After Detroit’s DJ Rolando confirms he’s selling 600 records, friends say Derrick May is “seriously thinking about it” amidst ongoing financial woes…
One constant in the ever-changing dance music world is the ability of DJs to keep finding new ways to make money. Examples of this came about during the pandemic – such as Derrick Carter...
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Took you a while to come up with that title, did it? David Morales went on a trip to India, and made a new track called “India” to celebrate – just a pity they’re changing their name to Bharat…
It’s no exaggeration to say that a huge amount of music gets released nowadays. Whilst DJs getting into house music in the late 1980s had a maximum of a few new tracks per week...
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Are the days of remixers being paid for their work dead? Now trance label Anjunabeats is offering the chance to rework a Jaytech track – but YOU have to pay $147 first!
If there’s one concept that many producers soon encounter when starting out in dance music, it’s that of the remix contest. These are usually billed by the artists or labels running them as your...
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Are they even trying anymore? Resident Advisor’s latest fail is to have a discussion on making clubbing more inclusive for the disabled – and having no disabled people on the panel…
Some people seem to think that Ears To The House doesn’t really like Resident Advisor. They fail to understand what our real gripe with them is – namely that they could use their platform...
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