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As the sun sets on the Ibiza season, we take stock of the summer’s house highlights, collating the best tips from our connoisseurs on the ground and picking out the tracks that will transport you right back to your favourite Ibiza moments of this year. Amongst the usual calendar of parties, festivals and broadcasts from the White Isle, this season marks the last year of an Ibiza institution. Space has bid farewell to its legendary club with a fittingly momentous series of events, making this summer a truly memorable one and meaning the closing parties this year have particular poignancy. The Closing Party Ibiza 2016 marks the occasion like only Defected can, with 30 tracks and two bonus mixes of the very best of the best current house music.

Clubstar proudly presents Clubstar Ibiza Session 2017. In time for the summer, we serve the soundtrack for the holiday season. Clubstar House Music has been living and preaching for 19 years. The white Balearic Island of Ibiza is also Still today the Mecca of the international House & Techno scene and Clubstar has been closely linked to this magical place since its foundation. The brand new double CD compilation focuses on the sound that will make Ibiza dance the Ibiza dance floors this summer. Sounds and is the signpost to the dance floor Happiness of this year's summer season. The compilation provides you with the sound you need for an euphoric house party, no matter when and where you are, that is up to you, because it is your house music!

Ministry of Sound is back on the white isle for its 2016 essential laid-back collection of Ibiza chilled house cuts. The much famed series returns with a soundtrack to transport you into the sunshine. Whether it’s for those horizontal days basking on a beach, or just wishing that’s where you were, this is the definitive collection of sun-kissed chilled house originals and remixes essential of any ultimate summer getaway.

Continuing to be at the forefront of Ibiza's thriving house music scene, Defected presents The Opening Party Ibiza 2016 is an eclectic collection of tracks that are set to be the standout anthems on the White Isle this summer. Whether you're partying at Space, Amnesia or Pacha, these are the records you can expect to hear thumping out of the speakers, providing a true reflection of that special opening party feeling in Ibiza. Highlights on the album include Bicep's euphoric remix of 'Higher Level' by Isaac Tichaeur, Disclosure's futuristic rework of Flume's 'Never Be Like You' and Floorplan's disco-house smash 'Tell You No Lie' sitting alongside upfront records from the likes of Purple Disco Machine, Sonny Fodera, Crookers and Alaia & Gallo. This compilation gives you all the ammunition you need to prepare for the opening month of the season. Defected presents The Opening Party Ibiza 2016 also features two perfectly crafted mixes, making this the must-have release for house heads both on the island and those staying at home.