Review: Label co-founder Mad Mats is at the wheel of this handy 'introduction to the soulful side of Local Talk', as the collection's subtitle puts it. While much of the label's catalogue is imbued with some level of soulfulness, the tracks showcased here are particularly righteous, emotive and life-affirming. It oozes soul from start to finish, with the many highlights including (but in no way limited to), the sun-soaked, Latin-fired soulful house shuffle of Coflo and Lee Wilson's 'Fool For You', the early Mood II Swing style warmth of 'Daydreaming' by Claes Rosen, the gospel-fired drowsiness of Art of Tones ('The Same Thing'), the energy-packed piano house motifs of Emvee's 'Gotta Work' and a fine New Jersey garage-goes-deep house revision of Soul Renegades' 'Speak To Me' courtesy of OPOLOPO.
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