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Chillcast #149: Happy Bday 2 Me!

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OK so it’s not my birthday until Monday, but this is the episode that falls during my birthday week, plus there’s that whole Super Bowl Sunday thing so you might need a good 90 minute chillout set after all that craziness! Well, whenever you listen to this, I guarantee you will be simultaneously soothed and uplifted by this chill mix of downtempo, world beat, and various electronica styles — many with awesome vocals! Hey, and don’t forget to check out the latest Chillcast Video featuring imagineIAM!

Playlist:

  1. “Cocktail Hour” Luxurious Lucky 13 (2005) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  2. “The Man I Love” Worldwide Groove Corporation More Plush (2006) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
  3. “Essence Of Our Origins” The Lushlife Project Budapest Eskimos (2005) Download Album Free
  4. “Deia” Madrid De Los Austrias El Pibe (2005) Free Mp3 | Buy at eMusic
  5. “Crosseyed and Painless” Brazilian Girls & Kevin Johansen Silencio= Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Redux (2007) Free Mp3 | Buy at Amazon MP3
  6. “Guitar Beat Track Parts 1 + 2 (Live Mix)” Laszlo Beckett Plowtrax Vol. 1 (2007) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  7. “Anytime Soon (ft. Kameel)” Blu Mar Ten Black Water (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  8. “Nanjing Road East” The Shanghai Restoration Project & Sasha Allen Reinterpretations (2006) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  9. “Screen To Screen (Beat Pharmacy Remix)” Dive Index Collisions: Mid/Air Remixes (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  10. “El Trompo” Electro 7 Electro 7 (2008) El Trompo (mp3) | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  11. “The Samba Hit On Me (ft. Luciana Mello)” Sambistas Sambistas (2008) The Samba Hit On Me (feat. Luciana Mello) (mp3) | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  12. “Barcelona Sun” Fuz Resonation Restoration (2004) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  13. “Arrepio E Aviao” Eletrobossa Eletrobossa Nights (2004) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  14. “Punta Roja/It Was Only The Wind” Chill Factor-5 Sun Flower Jazz (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  15. “We Need Love” Tunefunk We Need Love (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  16. “Over & Over (Soulful Mix)” 2b3 featuring Danielle Over & Over (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store

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Chillcast Video #23: imagineIAM

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One of my favorite labels, Hand on the Plow, recently signed an amazing new artist from Lousianna called imagineIAM. They just released a fun video for the title track of his debut EP, “Merry Go Round.” I guarantee you will be blown away by the fresh, completely unclassifiable sounds of this young artist. Stay tuned to future episodes of The Chillcast with Anji Bee to hear more from this hot new release – or go check it out now on iTunes!

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Anji Bee Vidcast #60

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After a quick catch up with the latest Lovespirals news (BTW, I just got an email from Damien.S saying “This Truth” is now #2 in the World Trance Chart – yowza!) I launch into all the juicy details of meeting Sasha Vujacic of the Lakers at the big John Mayer On His Own concert (Adele opened the show) and how I haven’t been able to sleep since. OK, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but for an old-school social media expert I am definitely a little too excited about his team launching official Sasha Vujacic MySpace and Sasha Vujacic Facebook accounts. Hee hee! Anyway, I hope you enjoy my silly little stories and don’t tease me too much. 😛

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Chillcast #148: Remembering Machine

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Today’s show is a full hour long and packed full of amazing music including deep house, drum ‘n’ bass, downtempo, dreampop and other genres that don’t begin with a “D”. We’ve got some brand new releases, a special permissions track, free downloads — the whole shebang (whatever that is…) I also blather on about recent Lovespirals successes (btw, we’re now #4 on the DMC UK Club & World House charts!), my crush on The Machine, and more.

Playlist:

  1. “Change the World” Joi & Gerideau Single (2009) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  2. “Um Passo (Flux Remix)” Sr Mandril Sr. Mandril (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  3. “Asphixiate (Cocteau Mix)” All India Radio Previously Unreleased (2009) via Podsafe Music Network
  4. “Remembering Machine” Secret Archives of the Vatican Remembering Machine (2009 – out soon!) via Podsafe Music Network
  5. “Triple Chrome Dipped” Michna Ghostly Swim (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
  6. “Sirens” Welder & Seed Chime (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  7. “Remember” D. Gookin Relay the Fallback (2008) Free Mp3 on eMusic
  8. “Female Demands” Cutworks Eastern Promises Part 2 (2009) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  9. “Libraries (Bjorn Bommersheim Remix)” Stefan Tretau Libraries EP (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  10. “Anytime Soon (Ernesto Edit)” Blu Mar Ten Anytime Soon Single (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store

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Chillcast #147: Big Contest Winner

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This week I scoured the Internet to bring you the very best brand new and recent releases, and I think you’re gonna enjoy this cool eclectic set. Included in this list are several free downloads, so rejoice! And speaking of free music, I have finally selected the lucky winner of the 8 CD contest, which I announce today. Plus lots of news, recommendations, announcements, promo codes, and good clean fun.

*update* I just read a very sad blog post by Jonatan Bäckelie (AKA “Ernesto”) about illegal downloading and its negative impact on not only his music but the entire chillout music scene. He is an incredibly talented artist and it is a damned shame to think he may give up hope on making music for a living.

Playlist:

  1. “Dice” Luxurious Lost Vegas (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
  2. “Woebegone (Flying Lotus‘ Luckiest Charm)” The Long Lost The Long Lost (2008) Free Mp3
  3. “Winter Thaw” Shigeto Relay The Fallback (2008) Free Album Download
  4. “In Deep Shit” Boltzmann, Ørsted In Deep Shit EP (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
  5. “All Over Again (feat. Ernesto)” Blu Mar Ten Black Water (2008) Blu Mar Ten featuring Ernesto - All Over Again - EP
  6. “Before Beauty” Secret Archives of the Vatican Remembering Machine (2009) OUT SOON!
  7. “8 O’Clock Train (PKP Remix)” 46bliss Remix Me Away Vol. 1 (2009) Buy Track
  8. “Fresh Cutz” DJ Puzzle Geodesic Peers (2008) Jason Donnelly (DJ Puzzle) - Geodesic Peers - Fresh Cutz
  9. “Around the World (Intro)” Señor Coconut Around the World (2008) Buy on iTunes | Free Mp3
  10. “deux TIGREs (feat. Ingénue)” The Shanghai Restoration Project Zodiac (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album

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Chillcast Video #22: 46bliss

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For the first show of 2009, I welcome back to the show, 46bliss. You got your first taste of the band’s new album, Remix Me Away (Vol. 1), on The Chillcast End of 2008 Special. Now you can check out the brand new video for “8 O’Clock Train (PKP Express Remix)”. The album is available in both CD and mp3 format now from CDBaby, and is due out on iTunes any day now! You can also grab the original version of this song from either CDBaby or iTunes. Read more about the video, preview more tracks, and friend the band over at the 46bliss MySpace page.

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The Machine Has (A) Heart

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So I mentioned on The Chillcast a few episodes back that I met my favorite Laker, Sasha Vujacic. The guy is super nice, very kind to fans, and honestly seems like a regular guy, albeit a very attractive regular guy. Anyway, I’ve been following his career the past few years and have always been impressed by his passion for the game and his devotion to the Lakers. He obviously loves playing for them, not only from his actions on court, but from the things he says in interviews.

This past summer, his contract was up for renewal and it was pretty touch and go there for a minute as to whether or not he would be back with the Lakers. I was stoked when they worked it out and he ended up with a 3 year contract. Then some rumors popped up last month about possibly trading Sasha… Yikes! And the other night Phil Jackson accused Sasha (“The Machine”) of having “no brain.” Wow! Low blow…

I decided I should finally get off my ass and go down to Staples Center — where I haven’t attended a game since it first opened — to see them play the Heat, another pretty amazing franchise. I got killer seats right next to the tunnel leading to the locker room, with a great view of the Lakers’ bench, and a great view of the basket. And… I made a little sign to give Sasha some support. Yes, I felt like a big dork, but what the hell? I had more fun watching that game than I can remember having in months. What a blast!!!

Oh, the really crazy thing about all this is that it turns out poor Sasha was having back spasms during the game, which goes to show how much heart he really has. I hope he feels well soon so he can meet up with the team for the San Antonio game Wednesday night.

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Chillcast Top 20 Podsafe Songs of 2008

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I had a lotta fun listening back to all the great podsafe songs that were released last year. So many talented artists made their music available via the Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet, which is a beautiful thing… Of course, I’m lucky enough to have many more songs and albums sent to me for what we call “special permissions,” but my tradition is to celebrate the music that was made legal for any and all podcasters to use in their shows. At a time when bloggers are proclaiming podcasting as a dead medium, I think it is especially important for us to appreciate the increasing growth of high quality podsafe music and to support the artists who support the art form of podcasting. Being both an indie artist and podcaster, I can see and experience that wonderful symbiotic relationship from a unique perspecitve, and let me say that I do not think podcasting is dead by a longshot. But hey — its 2009, let’s get this party started!

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Playlist:

  1. Rock This WorldYes King
    “40 Long Days“ (mp3)
    from “Rock This World”
    (Yes King)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  2. Midnight LoveTennishero
    “Midnight Love” (mp3)
    from “Midnight Love”
    (DNM – Dealers of Nordic Music)
    Buy at Amazon MP3
  3. Collisions - The Mid/Air RemixesDive Index
    “Water in Our Hands (ft. Cat Martino)” (mp3)
    from “Collisions – The Mid/Air Remixes”
    (Neutral Music)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  4. World Of MeBeckett & Taylor
    “World Of Me” (mp3)
    from “World Of Me”
    (Hand On The Plow)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  5. Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch ConqueredLee “Scratch” Perry
    “Having a Party” (mp3)
    from “Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered”
    (Megawave)
    Buy at Amazon – Lee Scratch Perry
  6. America Brasil O DiscoSeu Jorge
    “Burguesinha” (mp3)
    from “America Brasil O Disco”
    (Discos Como No)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  7. Beto VillaresBeto Villares
    “Rio da Bossa Nova” (mp3)
    from “Beto Villares”
    (Six Degrees Travel Series)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  8. Cities, Streets & Bebop NightsThe Grooveblaster
    “Summer Days (ft. Anji Bee)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from Cities, Streets & Bebop Nights
    (Bopaganda Hi-Fi)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  9. FuturismoKassin+2
    “Ya Ya Ya” (mp3)
    from “Futurismo”
    (Luaka Bop)
    Buy at Rhapsody
  10. Bostich & Fussible Present: Tijuana Sound MachineNortec Collective: Bostich & Fussible
    “Tijuana Sound Machine” (mp3)
    from “Bostich & Fussible Present: Tijuana Sound Machine”
    (Nacional Records)
    Buy at Rhapsody
  11. Sunburn in CyrpusSunburn in Cyprus
    “In The Sunshine (Sharif D Remix)” (mp3)
    from the Podsafe Music Network
    (SIC Mp3 Subscription Service)
  12. Into the DojoThe Black Seeds
    “Cool Me Down” (mp3)
    from “Into the Dojo”
    (LOOP)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  13. With YouNatalie Walker
    “Over & Under” (mp3)
    from “With You”
    (Dorado Records)
    Buy at iTunes
  14. DramaBitter:Sweet
    “Waking Up” (mp3)
    from “Drama”
    (Quango)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  15. Don't Matter E.PMr.De’
    “It Don’t Matter” (mp3)
    from “Don’t Matter E.P”
    (Submerge Recordings)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
  16. Elephant PowerMC Yogi
    “Be the Change” (mp3)
    from “Elephant Power”
    (White Swan Records)
    Buy at Rhapsody
  17. Don't Matter E.PMoShang
    “When You Come (ft. C Dala & Nego Elias)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from “Stone Bell EP”

    Buy at iTunes Music Store

  18. CABACACC Asia Band: Takeru Ishikawa & Anji Bee
    “Favor Tweet” (Podsafe Music Network)
    From“CABACA“ (Free Mp3 Download Album)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store
  19. This Truth EPLovespirals
    “This Truth (Soul Whirling Somewhere Mix)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from This Truth EP
    (Chilcuts Digital)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store
  20. This Truth EP Kirsty Hawkshaw VS Arnold T
    “Good To Be Alive (Healing Angel)” (Podsafe Music Network)
    from “Good To Be Alive (Healing Angel)”
    (Loverush Digital)
    Buy on iTunes Music Store

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Grooveblaster CD Featured on Below Zero

below zero beats The Grooveblaster‘s new album, Cities, Streets & Bebop Nights, is the featured album on the ultra cool Below Zero radio show and blog this week. As you probably know, I contributed vocals and lyrics to 3 tracks on this album (including a remix of my band,  Lovespirals), alongside great collaborations with Yasi Baby! of Pacha Massive, Laura Harley, and Daca Kopanja. This top rated radio show airs Sunday nights in San Francisco on Energy FM 92.7 from 8 pm to Midnight (PST) and in Paris on Tonic FM Mondays 12 – 1 am (PST) and Fridays 11 – 12 pm (PST). You can also listen online via NetMusiq Tuesdays 10 am (PST) or anytime via Live365.

By the way, you still have a few days to enter the big end-of-2008 Chillcast 8-CD “Grab Bag” Contest which includes a promo copy of the great Minus1 compilation CD put together by Below Zero DJ’s Mason Rothert, Jason Teplitsky, and Sinukus.

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Chillcast New Year Worldbeat Chillout Set

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As promised, I’ve got an extra special 2 hour worldbeat chillout mix set for you to bring in the New Year, 2009. Thought I’d get this out a little earlier, but you know how New Year’s Eve goes! Hope you had a good one and wishing you all the best in 2009, baby! Don’t forget to enter my big 8 CD grab bag contest from last week’s Chillcast Episode #144.

Playlist:

  1. “Journey” (mp3) Bombay Dub Orchestra 3 Cities (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  2. “Ganapati Om” (mp3) Donna De Lory The Lover and the Beloved (2004) Buy at Rhapsody
  3. “Sani” (mp3) ZAMAN 8 & Hafez Modir Emerging Artist Digital Sampler (2007) Buy at Six Degrees Records
  4. “Spiritual Evolution” (mp3) Edson X Buddha Lounge 2 (2006) Buy at Rhapsody
  5. “Northern Vision” (mp3) Eastern Sun In Emptiness (2005) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  6. “Sarabande” (mp3) Deepcutt The Sarabande EP (2008) Buy at Rhapsody
  7. “Chalo Hum Chale Panch Tatwaa Ke Par” (mp3) Brahma Kumaris Prahbu Milan (2008) More On This Album
  8. “2046” Blu Mar Ten Black Water (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  9. “Perfect Landscape” (mp3) Lounge Patio Kamasutra Tantra Music (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  10. “Toura Toura: The Medina Remix” (mp3) Cheb i Sabbah La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed (2006) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  11. “Kasbah Flavour” (mp3) Jan Malawaki Kamasutra Sex Music (2007) Buy at eMusic
  12. “Track 02” The Warheads Drift With It (2008) Download Free Mp3 Album
  13. “New Dehli Avenue” (mp3) Don Loom Spirit of Chakra (2006) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  14. “Predictions” (mp3) Indian Dawn Karma Essentials (2006) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  15. “Secrets (mp3)” Gallo Buddha Lounge 3 (2003) Buy at Rhapsody
  16. “The Souk” Global Noize Global Noize (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  17. “Samay Ki Pukar (mp3)” Jatin-Lalit Samay Ki Pukar (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  18. “Karma Hour (mp3)” DJ Shakti Spirit of Chakra (2006) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  19. “Invocation” MoShang Stone Bell (2008) Album Website | Buy at iTunes Music Store
  20. “Seven Gifts (mp3)” Spirit Nation Winter Moons (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  21. “Lover’s Trance (mp3)” Eccodek Shivaboom (2008) Buy at Rhapsody
  22. “Ganesh is Fresh (feat. Jai Uttal) (mp3)” MC Yogi Elephant Power (2008) Buy at Rhapsody
  23. “Beautiful Being (DJ Brian Seed Mix) (mp3)” Eastern Sun and John Kelley Beautiful Being EP (2005) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  24. “Mandala Offering (mp3)” The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir Tibetan Chants for World Peace (2008) Buy at Rhapsody

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