One thing which Ears To The House hasn’t covered in quite as much detail as we probably should have done was the question over how much music did Derrick May actually produce back in...
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Amidst online debate about whether Juan Atkins created techno, the man himself has stayed curiously silent – but why?
Did Juan Atkins create the genre that’s known as techno? It’s a question which has been debated more and more in recent years, and that discussion has only grown louder over time. That tends...
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The Belleville Three promised us a big tour in 2016, so seven years on, where is it?
With Derrick May as part of what’s been dubbed The Belleville Three, it was inevitable they would be able to talk the talk. Indeed, May spent over thirty years talking non-stop to anyone who...
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Can Juan Atkins play? As Michael James $4k prize pot goes unclaimed, Detroit sources have their own theories…
A few months ago, journalist Michael James – he who started writing up the allegations against Derrick May months before anyone else did – began asking new questions about Juan Atkins. He queried whether...
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Careful, Juan Atkins might threaten to sue! Now Kevin Saunderson claims techno is 40 years old and a whole coterie was behind it…
When a story you’ve been spouting for decades is increasingly being questioned and struggling under a level of scrutiny which it’s never previously received, what do you do? Do you accept that there are...
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Revealed: Frankie Knuckles silent partner whilst he was at Chicago’s legendary Power Plant…
Anyone driving past 1015 North Halstead Street in Chicago nowadays might not take much notice at the surroundings – the cured resident at this address is a self-storage facility called StorageMart. But it wasn’t...
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Discontent in techno’s ranks over Belleville Three parade?
Ears To The House was beginning to get the impression that the Detroit Thanksgiving Day parade fallout was over and done with – but it appears such thoughts were premature. For it seems the...
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The 30 year “Brighter Days” remixes are out – and we’re not impressed
Back in 1992, a young Chicago music producer called Curtis A. Jones got together with a young singer called Karen Gordon – who usually went by the stage name of Dajaé. They made a...
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Rhano Burrell needs YOUR help
Nu Groove Records might not be the most instantly recognisable label from dance music history, but it was one of the more quietly influential. Originally set up in 1988 to release tracks by brothers...
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Jeff Mills has a new EP out – but who else is representing Detroit?
This week, much controversy was abound over the decision by someone or other to allow Derrick May to represent Detroit in their annual Thanksgiving Day parade. It remains unclear whether the organisers were initially...
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Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day parade: so how did it go in the end?
Yesterday’s Thanksgiving Day parade took place in Detroit, and it was a good parade in many ways – not least because of the weather. The fine people of the city came out to temperatures...
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Victory! Derrick May will NOT be at today’s parade
So today was to the day. At the time of posting this, it’s just after 10am in the UK – or 5am in Detroit. In a little under four hours time, the city’s Thanksgiving...
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BREAKING NEWS: Derrick May won’t be appearing at Thanksgiving parade
Ears To The House has received confirmation a short time ago that Derrick May will not be appearing at the Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit, due to take place later today. A reliable source...
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Will Blake Baxter’s new book reveal the REAL Detroit techno story?
Since Ears To The House last covered the subject of Blake Baxter, a few things have changed. A few weeks ago, Baxter launched a fundraiser to launch a new book and vinyl with some...
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Blake Baxter wants to write about Detroit techno’s REAL story
When we’re unhappy with something in life, we generally have two options. We can either complain about it, or we can try to do something about it. This is a philosophy which the editor...
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Vendetta? No, Ears To The House just wants the TRUE story of techno…
From time to time, someone comes along onto this site who just doesn’t get it. They read what Ears To The House publishes about the origins of Detroit techno and are just left wondering...
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