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Nuspirit Helsinki is a multi-talented Finnish collective of DJs, producers, and musicians that has ascended to the forefront of the burgeoning European eclectic electronic music scene on the strength of their productions for Guidance Recordings, Jazzanova Compost Records (JCR), and Ubiquity Records.

The group was conceived in 1998 by founding members Tuomas Kallio and Hannu Nieminen (aka DJ Ender) who enlisted a core group of Helsinki's finest musicians to develop a dynamic 21st century big band sound informed by a wealth of jazz, funk, soul, afro and latin influences. Equally inspired by cutting edge hip-hop, nu soul, broken beat, two step, house, and drum'n'bass, Nuspirit's musical mission is to fuse live organic instrumentation with electronic textures to produce soulful and sophisticated music that can be enjoyed on or off the dance floor.

Nuspirit Helsinki are Tuomas Kallio, Hannu Nieminen (aka DJ Ender), Kim Rantala (aka Kasio), Toni Rantanen (aka DJ Lil' Tony), and Eppu Helle (aka DJ Eppu).

ALBUMS


Nuspirit Helsinki
Our Favorite Things
2008, CD, Mixed, Backdrop
Nu Spirit Helsinki*
Honest
2004, 12", Sonar Kollektiv, ,
Downtempo/Future Jazz/Deep House/Latin Jazz
Nuspirit Helsinki
Nuspirit Helsinki 2004 Showcase CDR
2004, CDr, Comp, Promo, Nuspirit Helsinki
Nuspirit Helsinki
Nuspirit Helsinki 2003
2003, CDr, Comp, Promo, Not On Label
The Nuspirit Helsinki DJ's*
Playground Vol. 6 (Soundtrack Of The Northern Sky)
2003, CD, ,
Electro/Future Jazz
Nuspirit Helsinki
Trying
2002, 12", Guidance Recordings, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Deep House
Nuspirit Helsinki
Singles Collection For Japan Only
2002, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Nuspirit Helsinki, DJ Ender
Nu Jazz From Finland
2002, CD, Mixed, Promo, Finlandia Vodka Fresh Styles, Guidance Recordings
Nuspirit Helsinki
Nuspirit Helsinki
2002, CD Digipak, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Nuspirit Helsinki
Change
2000, 12", Guidance Recordings, ,
Future Jazz/Afrobeat/Soul
Nuspirit Helsinki
Makoomba Breaks Volume 1
2000, 12", Guidance Recordings, ,
Future Jazz
Nuspirit Helsinki
Montana Roha Jazz EP
2000, Vinyl, ,
Future Jazz/Latin Jazz/Fusion
Nu Spirit Helsinki* Feat. Kasio
Take It Back
1999, 12", Guidance Recordings, ,
Deep House/Funk
Nuspirit Helsinki
Colors Of My Mind
1999, 12", Guidance Recordings, ,
Future Jazz/Deep House
Nuspirithelsinki*
Calm Distinction EP
1998, 12", EP, Sauna Connections
Various
Hot As Hel
2005, CD, Comp, Nine2Five Recordings
Various
Plastiks Presents World Travels
2002, CD, Comp, Smplr, Plastiks Magazine, Plastiks Magazine, Plastiks Magazine, ,
Future Jazz/Deep House
Various
Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions - Volume Three
2001, 3x Vinyl, ,
Dub

APPEARANCES +


Ohishi
So Deep 1995-20XX - Lesson One -
2012, CD, Mixed, So Deep
Various
Diggin' Compost (Selected & Mixed By Headz.FM)
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dresscode Records, Правительство Звука, ,
Downtempo/House/Future Jazz/Latin
Janita
Seasons Of Life Remixed
2006, 12", Lightyear Entertainment
Gira Mundo
Ponto De Partida (Remix #1)
2006, 12", New World Records (4), ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz
Various
Acid Jazz Vol. 120
2006, HDCD, Comp, New Sounds 2000
Various
The Obliqsound Remixes Vol 2
2006, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz
Various
Vibes - Jazz Vibes: Lounge Selection
2006, 2x CD, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Janita
Seasons Of Life
2006, CDr, ,
Soul-Jazz/RnB/Swing/Soul
Grand Pianoramax
Grand Pianoramax
2005, CD, Album, ObliqSound
Bebel Gilberto
Remixed Vinyl 2
2005, 12", Ziriguiboom, ,
Bossanova/Jazz-Funk
Various
Dirty Martini
2005, CD, Comp, Water Music Records, ,
Lounge/Downtempo
Various
Music For Urban Lovers
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Repérages A Nous Paris-Lille-Lyon, ,
Acoustic/Techno/Downtempo
Tatsuo Sunaga
World Standard .05 - A Tatsuo Sunaga Live Mix
2005, CD, Mixed, Flower Records,
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto Remixed
2005, 2x CD, ,
Bossa Nova/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Frequent Flyer - Buenos Aires
2005, 2x CD Digipak, Slipcase, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Leo Tardin's Grandpianoramax*
Starlite
2004, 12", ObliqSound
Leo Tardin's Grand PianoRamax* Feat. Jojo Mayer
Starlite
2004, 12", Promo, TP, ObliqSound
Various
Nu Tango: The Style And The Passion
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Manteca
Leo Tardin
Grandpianoramax Starlite
2004
Various
Your Lounge Your Music 5
2003, 2xCD, Comp, 541, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Ono*
Will I / Fly
2003, CD, ,
Progressive House/Downtempo
Various
Nu Jazz Sessions
2003
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla Remixed
2003
Nicola Conte
Jet Sounds Revisited Volume 2
2002, 2x Vinyl, ,
Future Jazz
Victor Davies
Remixes
2002, 2x Vinyl, ,
House/Jazzdance
Eva Gardner
Aphrodisiac 3
2001, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Kyoto Jazz Massive
Crossbreed 2 - A Collection Of Futuristic Fusion
2001, ,
House/Acid Jazz/Latin
Freestyle Man Feat. Wanda Felicia
Que Domingo Remixes
2001, ,
Future Jazz/Deep House
Freestyle Man
Take Advantage
2000
d.j. AG* & d.j. RAITIS*
Deeperandeeper: Deepinside 2
CDr, Comp, Mixed, Super FM
Various
Bandoneón Electrotango
2006, CD, Cool D:vision, ,
Ambient/Latin Jazz/Bossa Nova
Various
Helsinki Cooler Vol. 1
2005, CD, ,
Easy Listening/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Neo Soul/Ambient
Various
Nordic Lounge Collection
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, DNM - Dealers Of Nordic Music
Various
Eskimo - Volume IIII
2003, CD Slipcase, ,
Electro/Deep House/Future Jazz
Nicole Willis
Say It
2003
Various
Nordic Lounge - An Introduction To Contemporary Nordic Music
2003, CD, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Nicola Conte
Jet Sounds Revisited
2002, ,
Acid Jazz/Future Jazz/Latin
Various
Room Service Volume Two
2002, 2x CD, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Victor Davies
Remixes
2002
Various
AGK Art Goes Kapakka – Tunes And Sounds From Helsinki
2000, CD, Comp, Art Goes Kapakka, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Acid Jazz/Alternative Rock/Big Beat/Hip Hop/Trip Hop/Jungle
Various
The New Latinaires 2
1999, 2x Vinyl, ,
Breaks/Acid Jazz/Latin
Ohishi
So Deep 1995-20XX - Lesson Five -
2017, CD, Mixed, So Deep, ,
House
Various
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café (Anthology)
2017, 4xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Wagram Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Neo Soul/Deep House/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Jazzdance/Jazzy Hip-Hop
Various
100 Hits Lounge
2015, 5xCD, Comp, Wagram Music, ,
Chillwave
Various
100 Hits Lounge
2014, 5xCD, Comp, Wagram Music S.A., ,
Downtempo
Various
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café The Best Of
2013, 4xCD, Comp, Wagram Music, ,
Future Jazz
Dandy Teru
Forgotten Treasures Mix #07
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, MusicIsMySanctuary.com, ,
Easy Listening
Rupert & Mennert
Compost Jazz Selection Volume 2 - Crosswinds
2012, CD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Car, Compost Records, Compost Records, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Tango - The Passion Of Dance
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Select
Various
Café Tango
2009, 3xCD, Comp, Metro Triples, Union Square Music, ,
Tango
Lynkle
Organix
2009, CD, Mixed, Promo, RHY Recordings
Various
Ten Years, Who Cares?
2007, CD, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Bossanova/House/Broken Beat/Neofolk/Future Jazz/Deep House/Hip Hop/IDM/Easy Listening
Various
Tiare Lounge
2006, CD, Comp, Ltd, Hono'Ura Productions
Various
Midnight Soul 2
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Kinkysweet Recordings, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo/Neo Soul
Various
Chillout
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Somerset Entertainment, Guidance Recordings
Various
Rewind! 5
2006, CD, ,
Downtempo/Soul/Funk
Astor Piazzolla
Remixes + Originals
2006, 2x CD, ,
Tango
Various
#103
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Dance Club
Various
Millenium Jazz Vol. 5
2005, CD, Comp, Under Cover, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Nu-Blue Broken Hearts
2005, CDr, Comp, ML Designs
Various
One Night In Bloom - Volume One
2005, CD, Comp, Amiata Records, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Funk
Various
Late Night Jazz Lounge
2005
Various
Afterdark - Chicago
2005, 2x CD, ,
House/Deep House/Tech House
Various
Helsinki Cooler Vol. 1
2005, ,
Ambient/Downtempo/Experimental/Easy Listening
Various
Search For The Soul - A Meditative Journey
2005, CD, ,
Lounge/Downtempo/Ambient
Jazzanova
The Remixes 2002-2005
2005, CD, CDr, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz
Various
Saint Germain En Laye Café Printemps
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Expanded Soul (2)
Various
Brazilectro: Latin Flavoured Club Tunes Session One - Six
2004, 12xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Audiopharm, ,
Latin/House/Disco/Mambo/Breakbeat/Downtempo
Manuva
Moonwalker
2004, Cass, Mixtape, Carpetbombing, ,
Instrumental
Various
Nu Jazz (A Selection Of Rare Electro Tunes With A Jazz Flavour)
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Wagram Electronic, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo/Jazzdance
Various
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café Vol. 3 & Vol. 4
2004, CD, Comp, RE + CD, Comp, RE + Box, Comp, Wagram Music, ,
Future Jazz/Trip Hop/Jazzdance/Jazz-Funk
Various
Cassagrande Chill Tango
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Cassagrande, ,
Tango
Various
Natural Chillout (Organic Sounds)
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Sum Records (2), ,
Downtempo
Various
Friends And Family Mix 2004
2004, CD, Album, Mixed, Promo, Fat City, ,
Cut-up/DJ/Soul
Various
Flow 04
2004, CDr, Comp, Promo, Flow Festival, Helsinki
Various
Sonar Kollektiv 3
2004, CD Digipak, ,
Broken Beat/Downtempo
Various
Brazilectro: Latin Flavoured Club Tunes the DVD
2004, DVD Dolby Digital 2.0/ Dolby Digital 5.1, CD Bonus, ,
Downtempo
Various
Blueprints Volume 3
2003, CD, Comp, Mixed, Slip 'n' Slide Blue
Universal Indiann
Electronic Ghetto Twist Mix
2003, CDr, Mixed, Essentials
Various
Hi-Fidelity House [ Imprint 5 ]
2003, CD, Comp, Guidance Recordings
Various
Saint Germain En Laye Café
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Expanded Soul (2), ,
House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Bongo Express Vol. 2
2003, CD, Comp, Funky Juice Records, ,
Bossanova/Downtempo/Future Jazz
Various
Jazz No Jazz®
2003, CD, Comp, Cool D:vision, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Jazzdance
Various
Soho Lounge
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music
Various
Saint Germain En Laye Café
2003, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Pol, Expanded Soul (2)
Various
New Jazz Deluxe 2
2003, 2xCD, Comp, EMI
DJ Кефир
Тонкие Материи
2003, Cass, Comp, Mixed, Extra Music, ,
Experimental/Chillwave/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Neo Soul/Deep House
Various
Chillout Lounge
2003, CD, Comp, Guidance Recordings
Various
Jazz Magazine Vol. 11
2003, CD, Comp, New Sounds 2000
Various
Kenzo by Jimmy Cohrssen Volume 2)
2003, 8xCD, Comp, Promo + Box + Promo, Éditions Milan Music,
Various
Bargrooves - Espace Privé
2003, 2x CD, ,
House/Deep House/Tech House/Garage House
Various
Nu Jazz Cool - Blue Beats And Chilled Jazz Grooves
2003, ,
Acid Jazz/Deep House/Jazzdance
Various
New York Lounge
2003, 2x CD, ,
House/Garage House/Downtempo/Future Jazz/Trip Hop
Various
Playlist
2003, CD, ,
Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Future Jazz
DJ Kefir*
Счастливые Диск-Жуки
2003, ,
House/Deep House
Various
Bertallosophie Volume 2
2003, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/New Beat
Various
Astor Piazzolla Remixed
2003, ,
Deep House/Rhythm & Blues/House/Trip Hop/Hard House
Various
Soundcheck
2003, CD, ,
Acid Jazz/Future Jazz/Electro/Downtempo/Dub
Various
Jazz Lounge
2003
Djinji Brown
Uncle Junior's Friday Fish Fry (The Market)
2003, CD,
Various
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café III
2003, CD Digipak, ,
Future Jazz/Trip Hop/Jazzdance
Various
Nordic Lounge - Contemporary Scandinavian Music Vol. 2
2003, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Elemental Chill - Volume 4: Water
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Kriztal Entertainment, ,
Latin/Downtempo/Jazzdance
Dad D
Определенная Эстетика - Downtempo & Lounge Essentials
2002, CD, Mixed, H8records, ,
Acid Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Northern Lights
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Slip 'n' Slide Blue, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Various
Future Electro Jazz
2002, CD, Comp, Apricot Records, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Acid Jazz Vol. 73
2002, CD, Comp, New Sounds 2000, ,
Acid Jazz/Trip Hop
Various
Distance Cafe
2002, 3xCD, Mixed + Box, Distance, ,
House/Deep House/Jazzdance/Garage House
Various
Private Lounge 3
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Apricot Records
Various
World Chillage: A Step Beyond
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Max Music & Entertainment Inc., ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Kaktus Discos # 7
2002, CD, Comp, Enh, Promo, kaktus (3)
Various
Destination Chicago - The Very Best Of Guidance Recordings
2002, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records, ,
Deep House
Various
Le Groove / Left Bank
2002, CD, Comp, Restoration Hardware, Restoration Hardware, ,
Downtempo/Jazzdance
Various
New Morning Sampler
2002, CD, Comp, Smplr, 24 , New Sounds 2000, ,
New Age
Various
Kenzo By Jimmy Cohrssen
2002, 8xCD, Comp, Promo + Box + Promo, Éditions Milan Music,
Various
OpenMindedMusic 02
2002, CD, Promo, A Nous Paris, ,
Downtempo
Various
Namaste Music Presents: Being In Love
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Namaste Music, ,
House/Future Jazz/Breakbeat/Deep House
Various
Lounge Mon Amour
2002, 2x CD, ,
Easy Listening/Downtempo
Various
Nordic Exposure
2002, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Various
Latin Flavours One
2002, CD, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo/Latin
Various
Music & Movement Two
2002, 2x CD, ,
House/Broken Beat/Jazzdance/Future Jazz/Bossa Nova/Latin
Various
Seashore Sessions Volume One
2002, CD, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Eddy & Dus
Playground Vol. 5 (On The Way From Point A To Point B)
2002, CD, ,
House/Future Jazz/Downtempo/Hip Hop
Various
Afrotronic 2 (Afro Flavoured Club Tunes Tribe Two)
2002, 2x CD Digipak, ,
Tribal/Future Jazz/Broken Beat/House/Afrobeat
Various
Mundial Muzique v2 (A Selection Of Modern Afro-Caribbean, Latin And Brazilian Rhythms)
2002
Various
Cafe Des Artistes
2002
Various
Hi-Fidelity House Imprint 4
2002
Gilles Peterson
Worldwide 2 Programme 2
2002, CD, ,
Acid Jazz
Frédéric Messent
European Sound Community
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Distance, ,
Deep House/Garage House
Various
Impala Lounge
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Wagram Electronic, ,
Jazzdance/House/Afrobeat/Future Jazz/Deep House/Downtempo/Funk
Various
Massage Musical & Autres Sensualités ...
2001, CD, Comp, M10, ,
Downtempo
Various
Brazilectro: Latin Flavoured Club Tunes Session 2
2001, ,
House/Future Jazz/Latin
Various
Compost For Café Après-Midi
2001, CD, ,
Future Jazz/Downtempo
Aromabar
Playground Vol. 3 (A Special Blend Of Floating Jazzy & Funky Grooves)
2001, CD, ,
Downtempo
Attica Blues
Drum Major Instinct
2001, ,
Downtempo/Electro/Trip Hop
Various
Hi-Fidelity House: Imprint 3
2001, CD, ,
Deep House
Various
Break N' Bossa Chapter 4
2001
Various
Groovetechnology V1.1 - Milesahead: Incontinental
2001, ,
Breakbeat/Dub/Deep House/Trip Hop/Downtempo
Tobias Berblinger
Midnight Express 2 - A Guidance Recordings Compilation
2001, CD, ,
Deep House
Various
Private Lounge
2001, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Downtempo/Breaks/Deep House
Various
Supperclub Presents: Lounge 3
2001, ,
House/Downtempo
A:xus
The Guidance Collection
2000, CD, Comp, Mixed, Muzik Magazine, ,
House/Deep House/Future Jazz
David Alvarado
Soundscapes (Live From London)
2000, CD, Mixed, Phatt Phunk Records, ,
House/Deep House
Various
H&M / Compost
2000, CD, Promo, Compost Records
Various
Untitled (H&M Compilation)
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Dialog Recordings, ,
Hip-House/Downtempo/Deep House
Various
Guidance Recordings - Music Is Our Spiritual Guide Through Life
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, Guidance Recordings
Various
Own Sound. CD 2.
2000, CD, Comp, Le Shop Paris
Various
Dewar's "White Label" Meets Rio
2000, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, AZ Records
Various
Vibes On A Summer's Day 00
2000, CD, Comp, Up And Up Label, EMI, ,
Dub/Trip Hop/Acid Jazz
Various
Rhythm In Progression: A Guidance Non-Stop Mix By Kaoru Inoue (Chari Chari)
2000, CD, Mixed, Mixtape, P-Vine, Guidance Recordings, Inc., ,
House/Deep House
Various
Afrotronic (Afro Flavoured Club Tunes)
2000, 2x CD, ,
Afrobeat/Broken Beat/Downtempo
Various
Own Sound + View - Numéro Un
2000, ,
Downtempo/Deep House/Euro House
Various
Riviera Jazz Vol. 1 - Emotions & Sounds Of Sonora Blu
2000, ,
Future Jazz/Latin/Modal
Various
21st Century Musical Guidance
1999, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records, ,
Deep House/Future Jazz/Downtempo
Simon Haggis
Whistle Bump
1999, CDr, Mixed, Raya
Various
Destination Chicago - The Very Best Of Guidance Recordings
1999, CD, Comp, Velvet Music S.A., ,
Deep House
Various
Mundial Muzique (A Selection Of Modern Afro-Caribbean, Latin, And Brazilian Rhythms)
1999
Various
Aiming For Nova - Club CoCoCo
CD, Comp, Promo, CoCoCo
Various
Blueprints Volume One
CD, Comp, Slip 'n' Slide Blue, ,
Deep House/Downtempo
Various
Republic:8
CD, Comp, Promo, re:public
All Out K & Mr. Wix
Topscore 2
Cass, Mixtape, Promo, Rush Hour (4), ,
Deep House
PMI
Luxurious XI
CD, Mixed, Luxe Bar, Absolut Vodka
J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science
Live On The Dancefloor
CDr, Mixed, Promo, OM Records,
Various
Bertallosophie Volume 2
2003
Various
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café III
2003, CDr, ,
Future Jazz/Trip Hop/Jazzdance
Various
Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions - Volume Three
2001, CD, ,
Dub
Various
1000% Trip Hop & Lounge
CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, PROF Records, ,
Trip Hop/Electro/Downtempo/Acid Jazz/Future Jazz/Drum n Bass
Astor Piazzolla
MP3 Collection - Часть 2 (Part 2) - MP3 1996-2005
2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, Digital Records (6)
Nicola Conte
Jet Sounds Revisited
Various
Nu Jazz Cool - Blue Beats And Chilled Jazz Grooves
,
Acid Jazz/Deep House/Jazzdance