dj, record label impresario and former swedish champion b-boy, mad mats knows a thing or two about finding good music. as well as iconic underground imprints raw fusion and gamm, mad mats is a partner in the highly regarded local talk label, making it highly probable that most of the world’s influential djs have at least one of his discoveries in their record bags.
for his first compilation on bbe, mats has put together a diverse selection of cuts, from reggae, hip hop and soul to boogie, electronica and house, reflecting his open-minded approach to djing.

matsuli music presents the 3rd longplayer from south african ensemble the brother moves on.

recently, superpitcher was invited to go on a safari in south africa. he bought a custom made safari hat at his favorite milliner in cologne (ju&#776,,,rgen eifler) and set off with big eyes and a pair of binoculars. it was wild and wonderful and he saw many exotic (and big!) animals, even a leopard in a tree that told him the secret of the universe. he forgot what the leopard said because his mind was still playing and replaying the sound of what he heard on the first night of his arrival – the hypnotic and moving sound of the voices of africa, the voices of the wonderful tanda tula staff choir. there, the choir members work during the day at the camp and at night entertain the guests with their captivating voices and energetic dancing. so impressed was he with their songs and beautiful shangaan language that he decided to record a cd for them to sell in the shop at their camp and now this precious recording is also available through hippie dance / bush recordings on vinyl and cd for you in whatever wherever camp you are. the lp of the tanda tula choir comes with a very pretty poster.

amazing futuristic and forward thinking three track ep by japanese producers takuya matsumoto, hiroyuki onozawa and kouji nagahashi. exotic house music from asia made with a fresh approach thats stirring up influences from jacking chicago and japanese pioneers such as yellow magic orchestra. titles are chicago/brazil , ele-factory, route 8 connection. recommended!

four deep cuts made with analogue equipement. vinyl only, super ltd

for the 50th release on gamm we just had to give you a big one! mad mats reworks two of his all time favourite tracks...can it get better? both joints were huge at this years wmc conference with peeps like timmy regisford and dj spinna blasting the tracks...nuff said!

the latest chapter in the acclaimed pacific breeze series! artwork by renowned illustrator hiroshi nagai

the latest chapter in the acclaimed pacific breeze series! artwork by renowned illustrator hiroshi nagai

barely lit is about finding a warm glow during times of loss, change and regrowth. made with various ciat lonbarde instruments, a buchla music easel, a verbos modular system and elektron octatrack. produced & mixed by paperbark mastered by salz mastering artwork by kate winterhalter design by aoki & matsumoto

for my father. an effort to look past all worries. an exercise in being true. made with a compact modular system based around analog sound sources. processed and looped with ciat lonbarde cocoquantus, chase bliss blooper, cooper fx generation loss, oto bim & bam. sequenced with elektron digitone. recorded straight to 1/4- tape in single takes. produced & mixed by jogging house mastered by salz mastering design by aoki & matsumoto

ben jacobs aka crackazat first made a name for himself when he was still living in bristol and released on ep on the city s futureboogie label, which has also signed music from the likes of julio bashmore, crazy p and outboxx. early in his career crackazat was also the official warm up act for an at the time up and coming artist called floating points, who now needs no introduction as one of the world s leading electronic music producers. moving to sweden shortly after the futureboogie release, crackazat made contact with the local talk owners mad mats and tooli, and after a couple of single/ep releases signed his debut solo album crescendo. the last couple of years crackazat has had an explosion of global popularity, which has led to playing gigs all over the world, and releasing tracks and remixes on labels ranging from josh wink s ovum, joey negro s z records and eureka in japan. classically trained with a strong jazz influence, crackazat has a distinctively individual sound that fuses funk with soulful vocals and the electronic bass music associated with his former home of bristol. eloquent and intelligent, rainbow fantasia is a masterpiece that showcases one of electronic music s most exciting talents.

it really feels like we (aka mad mats & tooli) have been around way longer than 5 1/2 years with local talk, but it s 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. from our very first release with bassfort s excellent moon shadow in the summer of 2011, we had a crystal clear vision of what local talk should represent...house music in any way, shape or form! over the years we released soulful, disco, jack, afro, vocal, deep, jazz, tech, latin, old school, acid, uk, berlin, new jersey, detroit and of course chicago inspired house music. if it made us bump...we put it out! this brings us up to today and about +80 releases later. we thought about how we best could sum up these first 5 1/2 years and immediately the image of blaze s classic album 25 years later popped up. besides the fact that it s an amazing album cover it also a good representation when different musical genres fuse together. it s not strictly a house album but just as well a r&b, reggae and soul album. this fusion and variation of house sounds is something that we ve tried to capture on our 5 1/2 years later compilation, split into two parts. on part 2 you ll find a high energy disco rub from parisian s3a, a truly deep and soulful vocal jam from boddhi satva & sly johnson, a deep uk garage production from smbd (aka simbad), a dark and electronic affair from toto chiavetta (yoruba) and finally a musical acid number with that magical bristol touch from newcomer marcel lune. all in all we think we got most angles covered and hopefully this album will make you spread that chalk on the dance floor and get down...local talk style

2016 repress- supported by: johannes albert , chris carrier, julietta, c-rock, wagon cooking, kiko navarro, dvs1, mad mats, skylarx, nibc,…
- with his modern, inspired by detroit & new jersey style house vibes, this talented young french dj/producer is fast becom

back by public demand
debut album from manchesters latest production prodigy trusme. this 8 track set features tracks from the hard to find love4music black label 12inches that shot trusme to notoriety in early 2007, garnering massive support from the likes of gilles peterson, karizma, carl craig, benji b, mad mats, jazzanova and many many more… five previously unreleased gems sit alongside firm favourites such as w.a.r., at the disco and a new version of the house behemoth nards, entitled narda. five new tracks cover many styles from soulful disco to afro beat to twisted funk.

in 2011 when mad mats and tooli went to sonar festival in barcelona they met ludovic llorca aka art of tones outside a club. little did they know back then that two years later on they would release a 12 inch together. the same thing ep opens with the title track and kicks pretty damn sweet with its strong vocal, the guitar, bass and rhodes jamming on top of a tight groove, there is also a dub version included on the b-side. last but not least, the great sgatmi is a jazzy and bumpy house take with lots of samples perfectly balanced. all in all, classic art of tones material and the work of a producer firing on all cylinders.

1nce again is back, this time with the first single in a double package! this is the first of two 12 inches containing one of our absolute favourite tracks from prolific producer ken duke aka dj duke. closer was orginally released back in 1994 on dukes power music records and the amazing klubb kidz mixes quickly found its way into many djs record bags, including label boss mad mats who rates the flava dub as one of his favourite deep house cuts of all time. if u ever heard mats spinning a house set chances are big you have heard this mix blasted loud! first up for remixes duties this time is mark seven, parkway/parkwest label owner, a true djs dj, a passionate music lover and record collector extrodinare. the so close mix of closer is deep house at its finest, an homage to the classic prescription sound keeping it ultimately atmospheric. the stalker mix continues on the same vibe yet develops into something more meaty and pumping during its course. together with the original klubb kidz flava dub and the mark seven mixes this release got everything a true deep house head needs.

little is known about mysterious producer tommy rawson. our first acquaintance was the aptly named shy track on red rackems smugglers inn 001 release. we tried to find out more but the trail got cold pretty quick. it was not until hearing gilles peterson playing a version of hugh masekelas dont go lose it baby on his show that word got around, tommy rawson was back. this particular anthemic track found its way to mats who then started playing it out and every time, in every club no matter where in the world the reaction was same, people completely lost it on the dance floor! we had but no choice to release the track and luckily enought tommy must have a sixth sense because at the same time mats blasted the track at the local talk office to convince tooli shouting: this is the next big release for local talk, i m telling you! another track made it into his mailbox, the soulful house jam brenda done died with no name. both tracks ended up on this 12 inch of course. mr rawson has delivered the goods here, warm, sunsplashed music all the way. a name to watch for this year and probably not mysterious for long.

kyodai have had a strong run of releases since their debut here on freerange last year. their mi rumba ep must have impressed a lot of people as they went on to release a follow up ep for mad mats blossoming local talk label and also have an ep due on pokerflat in the coming weeks. kerri chandler dug it enough to include on his ra podcast and it was also picked up for the cielo compilation on nervous. la luz kicks off this release with a brazilian rhythm known as candomblé laying the foundation of the groove.

after the success of the re-edits vol.1 the messengers (kev beadle & darren moss) are back with a couple of peak-time floor fillers for vol.2.
>first left< is a huge funky fusion bomb that will be sure to move any crowd. looping up the classic herbie tune >just around the corner< the boys have added some percussive flavours to give it a summery edge. side 2 is their rework of ray barrettos version of stevie wonders >pastime paradise<. extending the intro and giving it an extra little kick the tune builds into the perfect singalong tune for those bbq afternoons and summer nights.
both tracks have already found their way into the cd cases of gilles peterson, king britt, phil asher, rainer truby, simbad, eddy ramich, mad mats, michael rutten, rob luis, kay suzuki,dom servini, souled, nik weston, dj asparagus and jonny miller and getting major support from them all.

excellent deeper soulful brazil / latin infected...already tested & approved by outlines, jimpster, jmix, mad mats, simon harisson and david borsu among others

>lure< is about hearing through the noise that surrounds us - and listening to our hearts. about accepting the things we cannot change and finding comfort in uncertainty. made with elektron digitakt & digitone, eurorack modular, ciat lonbarde cocoquantus, boss sp303, chase bliss warped vinyl mk2, montreal assembly count to 5, oto bim & bam. all tracks were recorded straight to 1/4 tape in single takes. produced & mixed by jogging house mastered by salz mastering artwork by nasa design by aoki & matsumoto

the original jazz dance classic is finally re-pressed once again on a beautiful 7inch and with the original label artwork. this cover of pharoah sanders original anthem was one of the biggest records when it was released back in 2002 and was played all across the globe by everyone from gilles peterson to united future organization. proper jap-jazz but recorded in sweden and produced by no other than mad mats himself!

unique soul jazz records’ record store day seven-inch box set which brings together a stunning five-single/ ten track selection of mind-blowingly groovy selection of african, latin, jazz and funk music from the congo. absolutely killer and essential tracks (mostly unknown) from the masters of the vibrant congo scene in the 1960s – featuring the groups franco & ok jazz, rock-a-mambo, african jazz, african fiesta and more. roots african meets dizzy gillespie, james brown, ray barretto & more. the bomb! this unique box-set edition is only available as a one-off pressing especially for record store day 2018.

good things come in threes and that’s the case for shapes of rhythm: new year, new artist and a new release! announcing d. lynnwood’s connect ep. four tracks of dancefloor-friendly music blurring the lines between house, disco and the 80s boogie sound.
additional dj support from: danny krivit, glenn astro, mad mats, kon, glove love, dom servini, scrimshire, matthew schreyer (kcrw los angeles)

recently, superpitcher was invited to go on a safari in south africa. he bought a custom made safari hat at his favorite milliner in cologne (ju&#776,rgen eifler) and set off with big eyes and a pair of binoculars. it was wild and wonderful and he saw many exotic (and big!) animals, even a leopard in a tree that told him the secret of the universe. he forgot what the leopard said because his mind was still playing and replaying the sound of what he heard on the first night of his arrival Ð the hypnotic and moving sound of the voices of africa, the voices of the wonderful tanda tula staff choir. there, the choir members work during the day at the camp and at night entertain the guests with their captivating voices and energetic dancing. so impressed was he with their songs and beautiful shangaan language that he decided to record a cd for them to sell in the shop at their camp and now this precious recording is also available through hippie dance / bush recordings on vinyl and cd for you in whatever wherever camp you are. the lp of the tanda tula choir comes with a very pretty poster.

it really feels like we (aka mad mats & tooli) have been around way longer than 5 1/2 years with local talk, but it s 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. from our very first release with bassfort s excellent moon shadow in the summer of 2011, we had a crystal clear vision of what local talk should represent... house music in any way, shape or form! over the years we released soulful, disco, jack, afro, vocal, deep, jazz, tech, latin, old school, acid, uk, berlin, new jersey, detroit and of course chicago inspired house music. if it made us bump...we put it out! this brings us up to today and about +80 releases later. we thought about how we best could sum up these first 5 1/2 years and immediately the image of blaze s classic album 25 years later popped up. besides the fact that it s an amazing album cover it also a good representation when different musical genres fuse together. it s not strictly a house album but just as well a r&b, reggae and soul album. this fusion and variation of house sounds is something that we ve tried to capture on our 5 1/2 years later compilation, split into two parts. on part 1 you ll find a dark bassline driven house jam from art of tones (check the mad sax!), a proper deep journey jam from nyc s dj spinna, a blaze homage with that classic new jersey sound from sean mccabe, and a bumpy world/jazz inspired cut straight outta brescia from wonder kid corrado bucci. all in all we think we got most angles covered and hopefully this album will make you spread that chalk on the dance floor and get down...local talk style!

manchester s rainy city music continues to celebrate 20 years of the record label in 2016 and continue the success of the last two vinyl releases by dele sosimi afrobeat orchestra, via their own label and also with berlin s innervisions label. the 20 year celebration is also riding high on the current huge success of the re-issue of their second ever release from 1996 by city people it s all in the groove , now available again by the hugely popular artist motor city drum emsemble. this new release by artists irfan rainy & rex leon is a 4 trk ep from their digi lp titled cross step drag, a reference to the house dance culture from new york city. the four tracks released here highlight the huge variety in styles of house music created by the mancunian duo. the a side s track one vodun is simply voodoo / tribal house music for lovers of the old school jovonn sound. track 2 smash the silence is a brand new version of previous digital only release where afrobeat & house music are combined. it features the rasping vocals of lagos based nigerian actress vera e and the definite influence of fela kuti. flip to the b side and get to the deep dark twisted underworld of black america via snoop story (ode to the wire) and you hear one of the moodiest dance records you will ever hear and a tragic story of snoop, one of the wire s best performers from the cult tv series. the final track on the ep manc union dub is a dub house groove where ghostly brazilian candomble vibes meet the electronic dub beats of rhythm and sound. rounding off a hugely varied four track sampler receiving support from a huge cross sections of djs including danny krivit, at jazz, rahaan, kai alce, mad mats, osunlade, karizma, severino (horse meat disco), dj spinna & marcellus pittman.

repress ... it s been a busy 3 years since danny berman aka red rack em released on his own bergerac imprint. since then he s toured relentlessly, released a whole album of live music based disco/punk funk for sonar kollektiv as hot coins, managed to completely update his biggest track in love again to make it a hit the second time around plus released spaced out, wonky party smashers on wolf music, phonica, city fly and telefonplan. while all this was going on bergerac was largely on ice but now berman is turning his energy back to the label with a vengeance.
dj support: dixon, ame, hunee, dam swindle, jimpster, inkswel, medlar, mad mats, doc daneeka, kito jempere, ron basejam ...

adesse versions started out as a re-edit series, with humble ambitions of releasing a couple of white labels, nothing more, nothing less. it kept growing with both original productions and remixes appearing. it didn t take long until tracks such as pressured, modal and justified appeared on charts and the records found their way to such esteemed people as derrick may, larry heard, gilles peterson and of course mad mats & tooli. since then it s been an ongoing theme with kevin gormans music, yes that s his real name. always well received and played by many.

available on vinyl (limited to 200 copies, no repress). release number eight on telefonplan is an all family affair. joining mad mats & toolis team of artists is swedish producer wiz andreas saag. mr saag has taken the leap from local talk and now makes his debut on telefonplan. opening track justice is dark, deep and with a sumptuous bass to sink your teeth into. it is rough and punchy with a clever vocal sample that almost works like a chant. justice comes in two versions, for those of you who like your song instrumental we have made sure your wish is granted too, it still got enough intensity about it without losing the pulsating heaviness. on the flipside, call of yacuma could be described as a grittier and stripped down version of andreas previous local talk track in the box. it is pure simplicity and groove makes it simply irresistible. listening to these tracks it is clear mr saag has been influenced by living in berlin these past years. both justice and call of yacuma wouldnt sound out of place in a dark club with a big soundsystem late at night. just make sure you get past the bouncer while entering the club.

it has been local talk bosses mad mats & toolis secret weapon during their dj sets over the past months and have destroyed clubs from london to berlin. with a super catchy chord theme, bumpy 4/4 beats and a slight uk feel this is as bad as it gets. it is just one of those tunes you immediately recognise and can relate with. together with a deep journey house remix from ad bourke and a fierce uk inspired bass/house mix from colognes hade we dare to say that this is one the finest releases on local talk so far. original bristol cat crackazat (now residing in uppsala, sweden) got a sound that fuses jazz theories, electronic 4/4s with a deep uk underground mentality. think underground resistance meets floating points and your almost there. somewhere else is the second single from crackazat on local talk and in early 2015 he will drop his debut album crescendo on local talk.

when luke solomon got in touch and said he wanted to work with local talk we felt both honoured and happy, especially since we have been fans for a long time and mats actually booked him to his raw fusion club in the late 90s. he has been around long enough to be considered a legend within the scene. we couldnt agree more. lost channels, a 130 bpm piano driven and punk-dubby new york inspired house track comes in two versions. the raw & stripped version is exactly what the name says, sharp snares & hi-hats, piano chords, a driving rhythm with lukes trademark percussion sprinkled on top. the live piano version is actually the original version and is peppered with more of everything. bubbly fx, more of that staccato piano and of course that muscular bassline. for remix duties it is the return of an old local talk friend, wil maddams. it seems like wil has spent some time in detroit since last time. this remix sounds like something that would come straight out of the d, his clever drum programming holds this track together with its deep pads and bubbling bassline. it is a retro (but fresh) techno jam for 2014.

four deep cuts made with analogue equipement. super ltd

dj support from: osunlade, mad mats (local talk / gamm), rainer trüby (compost records), volcov aka isoul8 (neroli), roberto rodriguez, kuniyuki takahashi, simbad, kev beadle, jonny miller (southport weekender), tyler askew

outstanding debut on evamore music by daniel madlung. infinity describes booth original and remix in one word another great cover drawing by kouhei matsunaga. - cover drawing by kouhei matsunaga

with smr010 underground unit e.p were revisiting vintage us grooves rather than 97-style ukg. with a split ep featuring nick beringer & kid mark. win my heart harks back to classic jersey garage, coming in original and manuel regnet mixes one night stand, meanwhile, looks to chicago and detroit for inspiration with kid mark & fabio monesi. support from - dj sneak, james johnston, chris udoh, samuel deep, mad mats (local talk) & loads more.

2012 has been a fantastic year for the label with an acclaimed serie of releases by marlow, matt flores, nowakowski & label guru dairmount. we chosed to close the year with a very special project and we are very excited to share it with you.
played & supported by axel boman, dam swindle, iron galaxy, the revenge, will saul, jimpster, osunlade, laurent garnier, rainer trüby, atjazz, mad mats, alex kid, charles webster, tiefschwarz, alland byallo, lovebirds, deetron, art of tones, master h, mike clark, recloose, jazzanova, lars behrenroth, dubfire, fred everything, slam, trickski, milton jackson, dj deep, marlow, matt masters, gerd, roberto rodriguez, sasse and more ...

one of the most anticipated comebacks on local talk is finally here! their debut on local talk >moody< caused a big stir on the house charts and made the #01 at traxsource deep house 100 and still gets praise from djs all over the globe including karizma, steve bug, joey negro, the revenge and kerri chandler. the dynamic duo is now back with a even stronger ep doing what they do best, delivering two stunning vocal house tracks. the reaction mad mats & tooli got when they heard >trapped!< was unanimous -­- tune alert! using a colonel abrams acapella from 1985 and fusing it with a jacking track that retains the spirit of the dirtytwo sound & can only cause one thing, dancefloor mayhem. on the flip is >i m feelin< - a slighty more modern house burner that features old friend and pre dirtytwo fame spanka! vocalist frosche.

sharivari presents paolo roccos solo debut on marbled vinyl. after his remix of the round table knights say what ?! released on made to play, the talented canadian put together 4 deep and funky tracks for us. showcasing his love for the new york house music scene, you can expect some deep chords, soulful vocals and raw beats pressed on the wax. full support from rocco, tripmastaz, subotic, hardrock striker,taras van de voorde, rennie foster , daniel p, nick dk, lee holman, miss chrysalide, vincent naivin, dj jee, elliott dodge, haruki matsuo, opti

cork based producer and dj shane linehan has cut quite the impressive swathe in the first few months of 2012, anointing his own basic groove imprint in fine style with the swiftly sold out 12 inch my initial grooves as well as gracing mad mats local talk label with a stellar vinyl drop. linehan returns to the controls for the second basic groove release with more of the same - namely deep, tracky productions notable for a crispness in percussion and rawness in texture. lead track >get together< is a swaggering example of linehans style, with a groove formed of low set bass stabs and playful neon chords. its complemented by the deeper sounds of >the future< with the opening shards of dubby chords soon aided and abetted by snapping rimshot percussion, thick bass clouds and the whispered titular vocal.

mad mats cult label has garnered a richly deserved reputation for releasing a formidablle catalogue of killer club music over the years, be it edits, reworks, remixes or original material.
gamm067 brings us a duo of heavyweight funk and classic soul rewires from pablo sanchez & uriel e, fitting the high standard of gamm output perfectly primed and ready for the floor. get on board!

mad mats cult label has garnered a richly deserved reputation for releasing a formidablle catalogue of killer club music over the years, be it edits, reworks, remixes or original material.
gamm065 brings us three more heavyweight r&b & soul re-dos. marvin gaye, musiq soulchild and r kelly get the surefire gamm treatment, primed and ready for the floor. get on board!

nice price deal !!! souled are back after a years break to build their studio and get their record label fresh minute music rolling and it seems to have done the trick with support for the label from radio 1s annie mac, gilles peterson, rod da bank and toddla t and plays on kiss 100, 1 xtra and galaxy as well as where it really matters on the worlds dancefloors from heavy weight djs benji b, karizma, martyn, floating points, joy orbison, kyle hall, kode 9, louie vega, osunlade, recloose and rainer truby. the labels tracks have also landed on fabric, ministry of sound and soul jazz compilations and have been licenced to america, south africa and japan. not bad for a years work and now their first 4 track album (finished in the newly built studio) is getting some heat. support so far from gilles peterson (radio 1), phil asher, simbad, mad mats (raw fusion), rocky (xpress 2), craig smith (6th borough project), julio bashmore, kay suzuki, green money, sy sez (aprodisiax), robert owens and patrick forge.

support from rainer truby, kenichi yanai, mad mats, ross wakefield, aroop roy, iiya rasskazov....

the very first and long awaited album by the bavarian pirate soul kings 7 samurai! >el mundo nuevo< features unreleased tracks and outstanding remixes by 7 samurai, such as their mix for jorge ben, mo horizons, dining room and others. a great mixture of soul, latin, brasil, jazz, swing, reggae, dub, dancehall and hip hop? and a true bomb for the summer! dj support comes from mr.scruff, nik weston, quantic, dj e.a.s.e. (nightmares on wax), mad mats, red astaire, michael ruetten, dom servini, karl injex etc..

mixing future soul,broken beat,hip hop and forward thinking production with intuitive jazz sensibility,this lp marks a distinct departure from the deep funk sound of lanus other project >the bamboos<.lanu has received dj support mr.scruff,gilles peterson,mad mats and bugz in the attic