Living Space Records is a brand new record label from Finland. Based in the cities of Helsinki and Jyvaskyla, the imprint aims to offer a fresh take on left-of-the-road electronic rhythm music. Established and co-managed by DJ:ing friends Joel Hypén and Matti Nives, the label is loosely connected to the radio show with the same name on Vienna's Play.fm. Although the founders of Living Space approach electronic music from slightly different angles, there's an overlapping meeting point somewhere close to tags such as leftfield hiphop, downtempo, future jazz, broken beat, dubstep, deep house, and so forth.

releases

LSP001 EMPTY CHAIR - In Phase EP
"The Colours of Living Space", part 1
(Limited edition green vinyl)
A1: An Echo of the Future
A2: Ash Debris
B1: A Different Spring
B2: The Air Sat Still

Worldwide release January 28 2008
Distributed by Cargo Records

Advance vinyl copies available at:
Juno Records (London)
Hiphopvinyl (Berlin)
The Funkiest (Helsinki)
Eronen (Helsinki)
Stupido (Helsinki)

mp3 download available at:
Digital Tunes

The first Living Space Records release is a 12" EP by Empty Chair, a project that won the renowned Ninja Tune / Solid Steel demo contest a couple of years back. Now it's time to see what kinda depth this upcoming Finnish producer has in store. The In Phase EP (LSP001) will also mark the first in a series of releases on coloured 12" wax entitled "The Colours of Living Space". Check out the sample clips below and watch out for more details soon.

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Early LSP001 feedback:

"Absolutely spot on beat with a break action!"
:: Gilles Peterson / Worldwide, BBC ::

"Pretty sick EP!! Chartin' in my July charts."
:: Simbad / Raw Fusion ::

"Ace EP but my fave is the monster 'Ash Debris'. I'm sure it'll make my August chart."
:: Simon Harrison / Basic Soul ::

"HipHop hasn't been that fresh for much tooooo loooooooooooooooooooooooooong. Sound architecture that builds up groovin' soundwaves."
:: m.path.iq / New Forms Berlin ::

"Brilliant work! Awesome strings. 'A Different Spring' is my fav."
:: Franky Gee / Bikini Records ::

living space radio show

Be sure to check out the Living Space radio show on play.fm. The show runs once a month and features Joel and Matti digging their crates and picking out tasty cuts for your listening pleasure. The emphasis is on quality rather than quantity, and a relaxed living room vibe is maintained in the course of action. Every now and then guests are also invited to share their vision of Good Sounds by the means of deep mixes and impromptu discussions.

Log on to the play.fm website for more info and listening options.

contact

For general inquiries, promo requests, bookings, etc:

info [at] livingspacerecords [dot] com

Feel free to contact the Living Space label managers for more info:

Joel Hypén - joel [at] livingspacerecords [dot] com
Matti Nives - matti [at] livingspacerecords [dot] com

Also check out our MySpace sites:

Living Space Records
Empty Chair
Matti Nives
and become our friend.