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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: 6th March 2023

Ears To The House Team 6 March 2023

This week’s first track is the perfect example of the Wild Pitch sound in the 1990s, which DJ Pierre played a crucial role in developing. The template was usually straightforward enough – layer lots...

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Louie Vega’s carbon footprint revealed as he completes 3 MILLION miles in the air with United Airlines – and that’s not all…

Ears To The House Team 6 March 2023

Here’s a story you aren’t going to see getting any coverage from the likes of Mixmag today – or any day. Because despite the fact it goes against many of their deeply held right-on...

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Brooklyn’s Teksupport had Peggy Gou play at the weekend – but even a $75k pay cheque couldn’t make for a decent atmosphere…

Ears To The House Team 6 March 2023

Peggy Gou is one of those people in dance music that Ears To The House can’t fully work out. On the one hand, we just don’t think she lives up to the hype that...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nastia was due to appear at Berlin’s Zenner on May 20th – but why has the gig vanished with no explanation?

Ears To The House Team 6 March 2023

Here at Ears To The House, we’re big fans of values like principles and integrity. These are values which are sadly desperately lacking in the scene that we cover, so when we see it,...

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Is this a new record? The Ears To The House editor receives a threat to sue BEFORE we even commit to publishing a story – here he is to explain…

The Editor 6 March 2023

During my now nearly two years of editing your favourite dance music website, I have heard from a fair number of opportunists, shysters and crooks. Usually, they’ve hit the inbox – or sometimes even...

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DJs Playing Badly: 5th March 2023

Ears To The House Team 5 March 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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What is it with DJs and food these days? Now Kenny Carpenter is the latest to attach a “brunch buffet” to his set…

Ears To The House Team 5 March 2023

It seems that nowadays, nothing is allowed to actually stand out for itself. You see it all the time – the “journalism” in the dance music press is usually attached to paid for, sponsored...

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What, no cardboard cutout? Derrick May reduced to selling Transmat merchandise to make money – and it’s not even good stuff…

Ears To The House Team 5 March 2023

There was a time when a higher echelon DJ could simply concentrate on being a DJ. Go to a gig with a box or two full of vinyl, play for a few hours, get...

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Jumping on the bandwagon, Mike? Nervous announce return of techno label Sorted – which hasn’t released anything new since 1997…

Ears To The House Team 5 March 2023

There was a time when Nervous Records was ahead of the pack. The label had its own distinct sound when it launched in 1991 and wasn’t afraid to give new producers their first major...

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Is Mixmag going to try sending Annabel Ross to Movement Detroit again – and how will Carl Craig respond if they do?

Ears To The House Team 4 March 2023

Earlier this week, the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit announced their full lineup. Thoughts at Ears To The House were the lineup has basically gone global – this is truly the year where...