Here at Ears To The House, we take people exactly as they are. In an industry where the dance music press doesn’t do that, preferring instead to mostly idolise and fawn over the people...
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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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Some people just like to be offended! Claptone says artists have to just do one mix to avoid “cannibalising” sales – but isn’t he simply speaking a depressing truth?
Contrary to what some people would have you believe, Ears To The House sympathises with those talented individuals trying to break into today’s dance music world. Just look at the nonsense they’ve got to...
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You’d almost think they said it on purpose, wouldn’t you? Traxsource use their social media to tell people to spend less time on social media – and argument quickly ensued on social media…
Social media is one of those things that’s been around for longer than people think. Contrary to popular belief, it did not just suddenly sprout up when Mark Zuckerberg decided to open FaceMash in...
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Is DJ Sneak about to release new music on digital? The vinyl purist himself suggests he might be on curious Instagram post – and yes, we’ll take a look at how his old mission is going, too…
One of the things that ultimately cannot be stopped is the progression of technology. The dance music world – based on music made out of electronic equipment – is more aware of this than...
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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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Do Traxsource not want you to buy from their store?
Believe it or not, but we rather like Traxsource here at Ears To The House. For our tastes, they seem to be one of the more authentic dance music stores and they’re not quite...
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Victor Simonelli releases “Feels So Right” bundle – with only 34 mixes!
In September 2020, long-time house DJ and site favourite Victor Simonelli accomplished a rather large – literally so – dose of Traxsource history. The song “Why Can’t We See?” by Blind Truth and Tata...
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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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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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DJ Sneak’s digital tracks detox – an update…
If you use Google to find out the meaning of the word “forlorn”, one of the definitions comes back as “(of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled”. Which is how...
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Er, you do realise you sell MP3s, right? Traxsource show rare fail in their social media marketing by posting pictures from an Aussie producer whose first love seems to be vinyl…
You might not be aware of this, but Traxsource was set up by two gentlemen called Marc Pomeroy and Brian Tappert. They started the site in 2004 and are still at the helm today...
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Now who said downloads were dead? Producers reveal to this blog exactly how much they made on Traxsource recently – and there’s still money to be made if you play your cards right…
There’s no money in downloads anymore. It’s all about streaming now. People don’t want files cluttering up their hard drive. These are some of the things I’ve read and been told over the past...
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I suppose all those sinks won’t fix themselves! One year on from his vow to remove his music from the digital stores, exactly how is DJ Sneak getting on with the task?
In the dying days of 2020, DJ Sneak posted a few musings on his social media pages. The pandemic had given him time to think, and he’d decided he would be doing things differently...
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Two months after Traxsource gave garage its own category on the site, this blog takes a look at what needs to happen in 2022 – part two of two…
Part one of this series on Christmas Eve covered what has been happening on Traxsource with garage music during 2021. In this concluding part today, I draw on my personal experiences of making music...
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Not a bad way to end the year! As Louie Vega heads home for the Christmas holidays, Traxsource leave him “honoured and grateful” by awarding him their Artist of the Year 2021 prize…
I know this blog gives him a bit of stick occasionally, but there’s few people in house music whose staying power impresses me more than Louie Vega. People often forget he’s been around since...
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