Its that time of the year… the time when our hearts swell with antipation of romance and that one especially hot date for Valentine’s Day. To get you in the mood, some of the most soulful shows in the pod-o-sphere have come to together once again to provide you with the ultimate mix of love songs for a special collaboration we call Cupid’s Hunt. Last year’s debut effort was a smashing success, and this year promises to shine twice as bright, with even more podcasters joining in! And this time around, we’ve got a Cupid’s Hunt Twitter account to keep you up to date with the latest Valentine’s themed podcasts as they come down the tube. So keep your eyes and ears peeled for love-filled episodes of not only The Chillcast, but at least a dozen other podcasts including Friday Favecast, My Love For Music, Music To My Ears, The Flowcast, Soulrific, Just Say KB, Monday Mixtape, Old School Wednesday, Friday Night Dance Party, Sunday Soundtrack, and of course, Rhythms in Black Satin and Radio ANEW — the podcasts that started it all!
Yearly Archives: 2009
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:
- “Cocktail Hour” Luxurious Lucky 13 (2005) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “The Man I Love” Worldwide Groove Corporation More Plush (2006) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
- “Essence Of Our Origins” The Lushlife Project Budapest Eskimos (2005) Download Album Free
- “Deia” Madrid De Los Austrias El Pibe (2005) Free Mp3 | Buy at eMusic
- “Crosseyed and Painless” Brazilian Girls & Kevin Johansen Silencio= Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Redux (2007) Free Mp3 | Buy at Amazon MP3
- “Guitar Beat Track Parts 1 + 2 (Live Mix)” Laszlo Beckett Plowtrax Vol. 1 (2007) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Anytime Soon (ft. Kameel)” Blu Mar Ten Black Water (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Nanjing Road East” The Shanghai Restoration Project & Sasha Allen Reinterpretations (2006) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Screen To Screen (Beat Pharmacy Remix)” Dive Index Collisions: Mid/Air Remixes (2008) Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “El Trompo” Electro 7 Electro 7 (2008) El Trompo (mp3) | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “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
- “Barcelona Sun” Fuz Resonation Restoration (2004) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Arrepio E Aviao” Eletrobossa Eletrobossa Nights (2004) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Punta Roja/It Was Only The Wind” Chill Factor-5 Sun Flower Jazz (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “We Need Love” Tunefunk We Need Love (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “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
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:
- “Change the World” Joi & Gerideau Single (2009) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Um Passo (Flux Remix)” Sr Mandril Sr. Mandril (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Asphixiate (Cocteau Mix)” All India Radio Previously Unreleased (2009) via Podsafe Music Network
- “Remembering Machine” Secret Archives of the Vatican Remembering Machine (2009 – out soon!) via Podsafe Music Network
- “Triple Chrome Dipped” Michna Ghostly Swim (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
- “Sirens” Welder & Seed Chime (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Remember” D. Gookin Relay the Fallback (2008) Free Mp3 on eMusic
- “Female Demands” Cutworks Eastern Promises Part 2 (2009) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Libraries (Bjorn Bommersheim Remix)” Stefan Tretau Libraries EP (2008) Free Mp3 | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- “Anytime Soon (Ernesto Edit)” Blu Mar Ten Anytime Soon Single (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
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- SoCal Harvest donating fresh produce for the hungry
- Friday Favecast
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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:
- “Dice” Luxurious Lost Vegas (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
- “Woebegone (Flying Lotus‘ Luckiest Charm)” The Long Lost The Long Lost (2008) Free Mp3
- “Winter Thaw” Shigeto Relay The Fallback (2008) Free Album Download
- “In Deep Shit” Boltzmann, Ørsted In Deep Shit EP (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
- “All Over Again (feat. Ernesto)” Blu Mar Ten Black Water (2008)
- “Before Beauty” Secret Archives of the Vatican Remembering Machine (2009) OUT SOON!
- “8 O’Clock Train (PKP Remix)” 46bliss Remix Me Away Vol. 1 (2009)
- “Fresh Cutz” DJ Puzzle Geodesic Peers (2008)
- “Around the World (Intro)” Señor Coconut Around the World (2008) Buy on iTunes | Free Mp3
- “deux TIGREs (feat. Ingénue)” The Shanghai Restoration Project Zodiac (2009) Free Mp3 | More On This Album
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Recent Podcast Picks:
- Dave’s Lounge #141: 2008 Yearbook
- Friday Favecast – Best Albums Round Table 2008
- Radio BSOTS 076 – Friends & Acquaintances
- Lifestyle Chill #13 New Year’s Eve Episode
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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
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
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:
Yes King
“40 Long Days“ (mp3)
from “Rock This World”
(Yes King)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Tennishero
“Midnight Love” (mp3)
from “Midnight Love”
(DNM – Dealers of Nordic Music)
Buy at Amazon MP3
Dive Index
“Water in Our Hands (ft. Cat Martino)” (mp3)
from “Collisions – The Mid/Air Remixes”
(Neutral Music)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Beckett & Taylor
“World Of Me” (mp3)
from “World Of Me”
(Hand On The Plow)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Lee “Scratch” Perry
“Having a Party” (mp3)
from “Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered”
(Megawave)
Buy at Amazon – Lee Scratch Perry
Seu Jorge
“Burguesinha” (mp3)
from “America Brasil O Disco”
(Discos Como No)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Beto Villares
“Rio da Bossa Nova” (mp3)
from “Beto Villares”
(Six Degrees Travel Series)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
The Grooveblaster
“Summer Days (ft. Anji Bee)” (Podsafe Music Network)
from Cities, Streets & Bebop Nights
(Bopaganda Hi-Fi)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Kassin+2
“Ya Ya Ya” (mp3)
from “Futurismo”
(Luaka Bop)
Buy at Rhapsody
Nortec Collective: Bostich & Fussible
“Tijuana Sound Machine” (mp3)
from “Bostich & Fussible Present: Tijuana Sound Machine”
(Nacional Records)
Buy at Rhapsody
Sunburn in Cyprus
“In The Sunshine (Sharif D Remix)” (mp3)
from the Podsafe Music Network
(SIC Mp3 Subscription Service)
The Black Seeds
“Cool Me Down” (mp3)
from “Into the Dojo”
(LOOP)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Natalie Walker
“Over & Under” (mp3)
from “With You”
(Dorado Records)
Buy at iTunes
Bitter:Sweet
“Waking Up” (mp3)
from “Drama”
(Quango)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Mr.De’
“It Don’t Matter” (mp3)
from “Don’t Matter E.P”
(Submerge Recordings)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
MC Yogi
“Be the Change” (mp3)
from “Elephant Power”
(White Swan Records)
Buy at Rhapsody
MoShang
“When You Come (ft. C Dala & Nego Elias)” (Podsafe Music Network)
from “Stone Bell EP” Buy at iTunes Music Store
CC Asia Band: Takeru Ishikawa & Anji Bee
“Favor Tweet” (Podsafe Music Network)
From“CABACA“ (Free Mp3 Download Album)
Buy on iTunes Music Store
Lovespirals
“This Truth (Soul Whirling Somewhere Mix)” (Podsafe Music Network)
from This Truth EP
(Chilcuts Digital)
Buy on iTunes Music Store
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
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.