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Selected by the Nuspirit Helsinki collective, some of the pioneers of the Finnish nu-jazz scene that started to make waves at the end of the last millennium, this is a musical education in largely contemporary Scandinavian and Northern European sounds.

The compilers have adopted a less is more selection of 10 tracks lasting 41 minutes but rather like a good restaurant what the portion size lacks is made up for by the quality ingredients and intense flavours.

Kicking off with the beatless jazz vibes of Aisha Duo the album then eases into one of Joakim’s mellower moments as restrained classical piano combines with random analogue synths and the minimalist of percussion before floating into Trentemollers beautiful classical electro fusion ‘Miss You’ where gentle electronic pulses swirl around the audioshphere with beautiful strings morphing into the otherworldly soundscapes.

It’s not all horizontal ambient floaters though. All of a sudden you are woken up by the gentle shaking of Tuomas Kallios’ electro dub remix of ‘Korpi Ensemble’ a deep soulful electro house workout with hints of accordion and the beautiful vocals of Johanna Iivanainen that segues into the deep jazz intensity of Tales In Tones Trio, one of Germanys best new jazz outfits.

You should be getting the idea by now. This is musical deepness start to finish and with the likes of Jori Hulkkonen and the afro remix of ‘Mendiani’ by Wai Wan raising the pulse before the album fades out gracefully with the sounds of CocoRosie and the jauntily named Flügelschlag! all musical bases are covered from electro folk and ambient classical fusion to soulful tech house via jazz and mother Africa.

Highly recommended.

Tracklisting:

01 - Aisha Duo - Beneath An Evening Sky
02 - Joakim - “Peter Pan Over the Bronx
03 - Trentemoller - Miss You
04 - Korpi Ensemble - A Moment of Love (Tuomas Kallio’s Nuspirit Helsinki Electrodub Mix)
05 - Tales In Tones Trio - Sabari
06 - Fluegelschlag! - Mendiani (Wai Wan UK Remix)
07 - The Five Corners Quintet - Before We Say Goodbye (feat. Mark Murphy)(Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
08 - CocoRosie - Noah’s Ark
09 - Detektivbyran - Nattöppet
10 - Fluegelschlag! - Zwei Elfen

Released on Backdrop/ObliqSound
Nuspirit Helsinki