The story of exactly how Derrick May produced his 1987 song “Strings Of Life” is something which has changed over time. Indeed, the story has now been altered so many times that even May...
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Deborah De Luca remixes Felix Da Housecat – news to Miss Kittin too…
In this day and age, it should be relatively easy to work out whose music belongs to whom. Sample included on a track? It should be a simple matter to prove it was cleared...
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What Oprah got right (and wrong) about house music
Another week continues, but some topics still seem to be in the news. Beyoncé Knowles making a house record has brought the genre to the attention of a lot of people – and now,...
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Was releasing “Calabria” a mistake for Defected?
Industry sources have told us many times that Simon Dunmore, the man in charge of the increasingly vast Defected empire, is a man who prides himself on attention to detail. And not only does...
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Sterling Void shares old photo – but not this story…
Around three years ago, the editor-in-chief here at Ears To The House started writing on his Facebook page about Sterling Void. All of those posts were copied over to this site’s original incarnation when...
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Tim Westwood now accused of sex with 14-year old
The various allegations of sexual misconduct by Tim Westwood first emerged back in April of this year – just a few weeks ahead of this site’s relaunch as Ears To The House. We weren’t...
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Is Carl Craig morphing into Derrick May?
We’re well aware at Ears To The House that it’s summer for much of the world right now – temperatures in Detroit today look set to reach 25°C. London looks set to get to...
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Human Diazepam: the internet’s verdict on Solomun
Fans of social media might remember a few years ago when Rate My Plate launched on Facebook. The premise of the page was simple – followers would submit pictures of their own cooking for...
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Is there anyone who isn’t a pioneer these days?
A weird trend exists in the dance music press these days. It’s been around for a while, but seems to be in overdrive at the moment – and we’re not convinced it’s solely because...
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How’d Derrick May make Strings Of Life? Let’s ask him!
Long time readers from this site’s previous incarnation might remember us asking questions about whether Derrick May can play the piano. It seemed an interesting and important question, especially given May has portrayed himself...
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Did Anthony Hopkins dance to La Danza? Nope…
Somewhere in the deepest citadel of Defected’s trendy Shoreditch HQ, someone spends their days contributing to the relentless Dunmore propaganda machine by creating social media content. Any kind of content will do, so long...
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Is Detroit’s toxic masculinity wearing off?
The world of Detroit techno – and arguably Detroit dance music more widely – has historically been quite homphobic. Despite the fact house music is descended largely from gay black men, there have always...
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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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Sébastien Léger complains about “fakers” in music…
One of the more curious moments which piqued our social media interest during last week happened on Thursday – when Decoded Magazine shared a photograph on their Facebook page. And it wasn’t just the...
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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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