So what has Simon Dunmore been doing with himself over the past year and a half? Since handing over the reigns of Defected to Wez Saunders during the summer of 2022, and leaving entirely...
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The music making bug never leaves you! Brian Tappert confirms that 90s US garage duo Jazz-N-Groove are working on new projects – but where does that leave their current baby?
There’s only one week now until the large bearded one with the red coat makes his annual visit – and people finally find out who made the nice list and the naughty list. But...
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At least it’s not another remix contest! Danny Tenaglia wants to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Music Is The Answer” – and his massive trunk is nowhere to be seen…
One of the things Ears To The House laments about dance music today is that the average track in the genre has less of a lifespan than a housefly. Whilst these pesky insects have...
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As 1992 Derrick May remixes of “Sueño Latino” get re-released, how many of those records DID the man himself rework?
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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Cashing in by doing a show filled with other people’s records? Judge Jules jumps on the bandwagon…
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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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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Making new music is too much like hard work! Traxsource’s Top 200 tracks of 2021 chart is filled with a worrying number of remakes and remixes of tracks from days gone by – and hasn’t Michael Gray done well out of it?
It’s the time of year when everyone thinks “nope, had enough now”, and starts churning out lists of what was supposedly good this year. Rest assured that your favourite dance music blog is swerving...
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The old ones are the best – for repackaging and making money from all over again! Pete Tong and his orchestra go back out on the road to rinse classic tunes out yet again…
One thing which streaming did to revolutionise the music world – and not necessarily for the better – was to allow people to easily listen to old records. Time was if you wanted to...
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Haven’t we all suffered enough already in 2021? Once great label Positiva asks Jamie Jones remixes “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell – and it’s just as awful as you’d expect…
Believe it or not, but there actually was a time in dance music history when new songs came out frequently and were supported. And older records would typically only be remixed when there was...
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1995 called, it says it wants its festival back! Southport Weekender announce Butlins Bognor Regis event for March 2022 – and it’s just as much of a sausage fest as you’d expect…
Festivals are facing a lot of stick right now due to their apparent refusal to book more women for their lineups. Excuses lined up for this have previously included “we’re just honouring bookings cancelled...
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That brings the running total to around 52,000! Paul Van Dyk adds two new versions to “Café Del Mar” by Energy 52 – but who thought this needed yet another remix?
Dance music is a genre which has always been willing to cannibalise itself for a few quid, but the problem is endemic at the moment. So much so that Defected label boss Simon Dunmore...
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Is it all going Pete Tong for Pete Tong? Departures at BBC Radio 1 have long serving DJ pondering his own future
British DJ Pete Tong must think by this stage he has a job for life. He’s been a staple of Friday nights on BBC Radio 1 now for some 500 years or so and...
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Deferring to the Masters!
I’ve woken up to worse news than this on a Friday in the past. Masters At Work are relaunching MAW Records. Unreleased mixes, remastering old tracks, and a brand new Masters At Work single...
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Nostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (again)
The name Simon Dunmore comes up quite a few times when you search this blog. He’s mentioned a few times both in a critical and favourable manner – hardly surprising for a man with...
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Unreleased Frankie Knuckles? You want to click this, don’t you?
Six remixes that Frankie Knuckles did for Electribe 101 back in 1990 are finally due to be released later in the year. Exactly why they were never released at the time – especially given...
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Cassette tapes weren’t THAT bad, you know…
I’m a bit behind on my reading at the moment – hence why the article linked is dated January 19th – but I couldn’t resist sharing this one. It’s all about the home taping...
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