Toto Chiavetta Prayer

It really feels like we (aka Mad Mats & Tooli) been around way longer than 5 ½ years with Local Talk but its really true what they say, time flies when you're having fun! From what started as a somewhat simple and almost primitive urge to create a small house imprint has now grown into a much bigger affair. We really tried hard to keep the label from getting stuck in any genre (remember 90s house?) and to always keep the Local Talk relevant, curious, diverse and with a healthy dose of underground mentality.

Talking House Volume six presents another selection of label favourites choosen by Mad Mats & Tooli. Just like its predecessors, this installment gathers together 12 more highlights from the Local Talk catalogue. This time we got Art Of Tones with his hypnotic as it is jackin 'I Just Can’t', Chicago legend Jamie 3:26 teaming up with Masalo for the gospel inspired disco / house jam “Testify”, 'Cosmocrank' by DJ Spinna is deepness served on a plate just like Larry Heard would do it, Terrence Parker brining both big piano riffs and rich gospel organs in Gratiot Avenue Piano. And that is just the beginning, there’s plenty more from Cuthead, Ezel, Toto Chiavetta, Sean McCabe, Jaxx Medicine, Turbojazz, Marcel Lune and Claes Rosen.

Following a one-year hiatus that served only to augment the label's standing as an integral fixture of the Ibiza season, 2017 sees Defected parties return to the island, taking up residence at Eden for the first time. 'Defected Ibiza 2017' celebrates this homecoming, with label boss Simon Dunmore personally selecting and mixing the cuts that will rule dancefloors across the island all summer long.

The Sound Of Soul Heaven Miami 2015 collects the best soulful and vocal house, from future classics to the most essential tracks from the last few decades. Soul Heaven Records was born after a conversation between Master At Work Louie Vega and original owner Oli White who wanted an outlet for the incredible music they were being exposed to. Years down the line and Soul Heaven remains the leading label for soulful vocal house music as evidenced by this latest compilation; Every iconic producer you could wish for features with the likes of Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer and Blaze to name just a few.

Each guaranteed to raise your spirit, soulful house and sunshine go together like strawberries and cream. Nowhere is this winning combination served up better than at Soul Heaven's parties, at Ibiza's lavish Ocean Beach. 'The Sound Of Soul Heaven 2017' beams rays of aural sunshine direct from the White Isle straight into your stereo, with the finest in soulful vocals, deep house beats and discofied vibes that are heating up the Soul Heaven decks this summer.

Over the course of 30 full-length tracks and two carefully constructed DJ mixes, Bargrooves Apres Ski 6.0 takes in the icy melodies of Dennis Ferrer feat. Ben Westbeech Right Thing, Winter Anthem from the ascendant Eli Escobar and Huxley & Shenoda twinkling Premier. Whilst perennial classics like Joey Negros remix of Jon Cutlers Its Yours, Metro Area Pina and Cevin Fishers Magic sound just as good when catching air as celebrating in the chalet. Celebrating the connection between the thrill of winter sports adventure and after-dark pursuits at high altitude, Bargrooves Apres Ski 6.0 is a connoisseur’s collection of the freshest club favourites and deeper, underground sounds. Whether snowboarding in Chamonix or skiing in Aspen, Bargrooves Après Ski 6.0 is the ultimate soundtrack to any discerning clubber’s winter holiday.

Bargrooves Deluxe 2017 is an extended collection of 40 tracks and two full-length DJ mixes made up of the best of contemporary house music, such as Anabel Englund’s disco-tinged ‘London Headache’ and Crookers’ left-of-centre ‘Get My Mind Right’, complemented by a selection of tracks from years gone by, like Blaze’s deeper-than-deep remix of Mood II Swing’s ‘Can’t Get Away From You’. Claptone and Ilija Rudman provide fresh updates of Julien Jabre’s classic ‘War’ and Arnold Jarvis’ seminal ‘Take Some Time Out’ respectively, whilst the names of contributors like Louie Vega, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Ian Pooley and Atjazz always signpost quality to knowledgeable house music fans. Whether mid-tempo or upbeat, vocal or instrumental, an infectious, smooth groove is the common thread that ties together each track on this essential compilation.

The Classic Tribute Concert From 1992 To The Late Toto Drummer Jeff Porcaro, legendary session drummer and Toto skinsman for many years, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on 14th December 1992 at his home in Universal Amphitheater. On 14th December the same year, Jeff s surviving band mates (which included his brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro, Mike passed on in 2015) performed at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles alongside a host of music giants who had gathered to pay their respects to the talent, versatility and downright human decency of a man who had performed alongside the great and the good during his career, which had been so sadly cut short while the master musician was in his prime.