Oh we do love a mystery here at Ears To The House. Each time we hear about secret locations and illusive names, we show more interest than Scooby Doo in front of a box...
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Defected are looking for new blood in A&R department…
There seem to a few changes afoot at Defected right now. Last week, their A&R manager Adrienne Bookbinder confirmed that she was leaving in August – posting a long thread on her Twitter account...
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Reviewing Techno: A Social History – Episode 1
A few weeks ago, Ears To The House ran an article revealing a then forthcoming series on Britain’s BBC Radio 4. The three parter called Techno: A Social History was due to go out...
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Will Derrick May try to sneak onto Charivari lineup?
As the year continues in Detroit – much the same as it does everywhere else, really – so does this very unusual festival season. The next big one in the Michigan city’s season is...
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As Printworks closes, does London really need more office space?
Last week, the London nightclub scene faced the loss of yet another venue. The Printworks – known as such because it was previously the site where newspapers like the Evening Standard and the Daily...
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Ahead of Radio 4 techno documentary, who is Ash Lauryn?
Narrating your own documentary on a prestigious station like BBC Radio 4 is something which comes with bragging rights. This is understandable – there are few other stations quite like it the world, something...
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Deborah De Luca remains silent on Felix Da Housecat remix…
Last Thursday, Ears To The House published an article about Miss Kittin’s wrath after discovering Italian techno DJ Deborah De Luca’s label had released a new remix of “Silver Screen (Shower Scene)” by Felix...
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Traxsource forgets they don’t sell vinyl – again…
We quite like Traxsource here at Ears To The House. For our very fine tastes, they seem to be one of the more authentic dance music download stores – although we will concede Beatport...
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Are drones in nightclubs really the next big thing?
Just when you wonder where nightclubs are going to do next, they continuously leave you stumped. The heady days of 1980s illegal raves are a long gone memory for many, and that spirit of...
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So how do you get a tune signed to Defected?
There was a time in 1999 when Defected was a small label, founded courtesy of a loan from Ministry of Sound to Simon Dunmore, running out of a small West London office with a...
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Why are the press only talking house with Jesse Saunders?
Update on 12th July: After some reflection from the Ears To The House team, we’ve decided we weren’t happy with the original headline of “Is Jesse Saunders promoting house – or himself?” for this...
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Nervous Records are at their old tricks again…
You can always trust New York based Nervous Records to keep us busy on a Friday afternoon – don’t these guys realise that even we at Ears To The House like to have at...
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Berlin, Rave The Planet and an advertising fail
The festival circuit this year is probably one of the most competitive that it’s been in decades. There are more festivals and more events than you can shake a stick at, hence why some...
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New mixes of classic Basement Jaxx not up to scratch…
Do you remember an era when Basement Jaxx used to pleasantly surprise us each time they turned up with a new release? Ears To The House most certainly does – most of us can...
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How festivals try to control media coverage
Anyone reading coverage in the dance music press of festivals usually finds the same thing. The review is normally very positive – the music was great, the atmosphere was friendly and so on. You...
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Danny Tenaglia plugs Heroes with his massive trunk
Whether they’re newer to the world they inhabit or have basically been there for all their adult lives, DJs in the higher echelons have – with a few honourable exceptions – one thing in...
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