There’s simply no way that Ears To The House can be alone in wondering just what on earth is up with Spotify at the moment. Call us cynical if you must – some readily...
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Aren’t you the ones who just get Sam Divine and Low Steppa to play all your events? Defected post a meme about going to see new artists – and their hypocrisy couldn’t be clearer to see…
One regrettable truth about the dance music world is how many within it possess almost no sense of self-awareness whatsoever. It’s not hard to explain – this is what happens to people and businesses...
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Amazing what money can do, isn’t it? As MDL Beast’s Soundstorm festival prepares to get underway next week, at least one DJ on the lineup is playing in the homophobic state – despite being gay himself…
Saudi Arabia is a country with a long history, dating back to at least the 1700s. With a population of over 32million people and roughly 93% of them being Muslims, the country has lots...
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Why do we get the feeling there’s a sting in the tail? Parklife reduces its entry price by £4.50 to make the event more “accessible” – but it’s still a whopping £125 to get in, for starters…
Christmas is fast approaching – with only 18 days now remaining until people open the presents left under the tree by the big-boned bearded man and eat chocolates for breakfast. In the dance music...
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Have Mixmag totally lost the plot? Evian Christ – who has Raoul Moat on his Instagram profile photo – claimed in his interview with them that “he wants to break people”…
The dance music press gets a terribly hard time from their detractors, don’t they? So say the journalists who work within it to anyone who’ll listen – although we’ve noticed that these self-appointed gatekeepers...
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Wednesday Whisper: rumours, just rumours | December 6, 2023
Which regular dance music press writer is currently in relationships with two different women – and hoping neither finds out about the other? The apparent lothario has been with a romantic companion, who also...
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Michael Bibi confirms he’s cancer free and thanks London’s Royal Marsden hospital for “literally saving my life” – but his journey back to the DJ world could still be a little bumpy…
Ears To The House was delighted to read Michael Bibi’s post last night on Instagram, where he confirmed that he is now officially cancer free. In remarks that make for emotional reading, the 33-year...
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Take it you don’t mind being called Scrooge, Daniel? Fresh from announcing they’re not paying for anything less than 1000 streams next year, Spotify say they’re giving 1500 workers the axe…
Back in 1843, the most well-known novel by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, was released in London. The book – telling the story of a rich miser called Ebenezer Scrooge who changes his mean,...
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Juan “Originator” Atkins would have you believe that he created the entire genre of techno – but an unearthed interview he gave nearly 30 years ago shows much more humility…
Over the past year or so, the three members of the so-called Belleville Three have been trying to claim they started techno. Derrick May spent many years telling the world this message – it’s...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: old tunes and older tunes every Monday | December 4, 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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You’d almost think the big players don’t want things to change! DVS1 launched Aslice last year to get more money to producers making the music higher echelon DJs play – so why haven’t they embraced it yet?
There are lots of things that music producers like about what they do, but even the most hardened music-maker has to admit there are one or two problems that no one seems to know...
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Why IS dance music getting faster once again? Italy’s Sam Paganini – who’s been in this position at least once before – posts an intriguing theory claiming social media is the explanation…
Anyone who’s been listening to dance music for even just a few years will notice trends – and one of those is that the music speeds up and slows down during certain periods. For...
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So how much money was behind those cute Spotify Wrapped pictures last week? German composer Hainbach answered the question that many wouldn’t – and it’s about a pitiful $0.00216 per stream…
Last week, Spotify engaged in its latest, now annual piece of marketing – Spotify Wrapped. They would take all the data that they’ve obtained over the past twelve months, and compress it down into...
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DJs Playing Badly: when the DJ just fails epically | December 3, 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 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…
When thinking about dance music, the name Adriano Celentano is probably not the first that comes to mind – well, not unless you work for Defected’s social media team, anyway. During the week, they...
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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…
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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