Certain people would have you believe that the film Kevin and Perry Go Large, released in the year 2000, was one of the best things since sliced bread was invented. They seriously want you...
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Are we meant to be happy with this? Belgium’s Fuse nightclub allowed to reopen – but only for two years and with a LOT of restrictions…
Back on Tuesday, Ears To The House covered the story of techno nightclub Fuse, based in Belgium. At the time of writing, they were closed due to a complaint from a neighbour saying they...
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Kappa Futur Festival announce first batch of 2023 lineup, and it’s a full-on McDonald’s – but at least there’s no Derrick May…
Dear oh dear. It may be a brand new year for the world, but much remains the same as in the previous one. The economy is still on suspect ground, nobody quite knows when...
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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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DJ agency which previously threatened to gag Ears To The House is in financial difficulty – and we’re not at all smug about it…
Those of you who have been with us from the days before we were even called Ears To The House might remember a story we originally published in May 2021. After publishing the anonymous...
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Belgian nightclub Fuse could shut down forever over ONE complaint – so should residents really have this much power?
Gentrification. It’s a dirty word in dance music circles. Roughly translated in this case, it means people with more money than brains moving to locations where they know there are nightclubs, then complaining about...
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Will 2023 be the year Jeff Mills finally goes fully business techno?
Well, it seems we’re back to the business of talking about Jeff Mills, possibly the hardest-working 59-year-old DJ in Detroit – as opposed to another one who Ears To The House sometimes reports on....
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New year, same old! Tomorrowland announce stage hosts for 2023 – and it’s as bland as a three day old Big Mac…
One phenomenon that Ears To The House documented during 2022 was the McDonald’s festival. In case you’re new here, allow us to briefly explain. When you go to a McDonald’s, you know the menu...
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Is garage house FINALLY gaining some traction? Defected sign Marc Cotterell to deliver two remixes of 1994 K-London Posse track
Ever since its inception around 2016 or so, the garage house sound has had a troubled start. Part of this was not knowing what it was meant to be – something which didn’t really...
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Has Pete Tong’s £418 DJ academy met its match? Now Richie Hawtin is doing scholarships – in Huddersfield, of all places…
The upper echelon DJs are a curious breed, forever trying to devise new ways of staying relevant and to keep the lifestyles they’ve become hopelessly accustomed to. And it seems one of the most...
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Now why would that be? Derrick May only gave ONE interview during 2022 – and none at all for two years before that…
Over the years, Derrick May was a man never short of things to say. Whereas many in the dance music world said as little as possible to the press, May always seemed happy to...
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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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Marshall Jefferson mixed Ministry’s The Annual 2023…
When Ministry of Sound first started releasing compilation albums back in 1995, they made sure that each one was mixed by a well-known DJ. Well, when we say that, what we mean is they...
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Derrick May’s plan to get his career back? Reunite the old crew…
There’s been a lot here on Ears To The House over this week about Derrick May, hasn’t there? We don’t really apologise for this – we’ve been away for a few weeks and more...
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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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