I hope you all have had a lovely holiday season. Today is the last show of year, and tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, so to celebrate, I put together a super sexy extended 45 minute mix of upbeat dance music. Crank it up at your NYE party or just listen to it alone to get into a partying mood. I’ve packed this set with soulful vocals, both male and female, plus plenty of beats and bass to get your booty shaking. Wishing you all a fantastic new year!
This week I’m pleased to present the new video for “Only Bitterness Remains” by my friends, Lovers and Poets. The Silverlake duo of singer/songwriter, Shannon Hurley, and her bassist husband, Ben Eisen, released their debut self-titled album late last year and have been promoting it with a series of shows in the Los Angeles area ever since. If you live in the area, be sure to check out one of their upcoming January shows at Taix Lounge (1/11/2012) or Osaka Hollywood (1/5/2012). The band are offering a limited-time free download of their chill cover of the Nick Lowe song, “Cruel To Be Kind,” on Lovers and Poets Soundcloud page. Be sure to grab it while you can!
Well its that time of the year, my loyal listeners, that time of the year we spread holiday cheer. Every year I think I won’t find enough new holiday music to make a set, but once again, I found a ton of new tracks for all of your holiday get-togethers. Excitingly, 11 songs are free downloads, check out the shownotes for links! This set flows from the serious and sublime to the downright silly, with a mix of traditional and contemporary sounds — and not all of it is strictly electronica. Nearly everyone included has been featured on The Chillcast before, and some of them are regulars, like Karmacoda, who open up the show with a brand new song released free to their fans this week. Merry Christmas everyone!
This week I’ve got a classic Chillcast mix for you with a variety of musical styles running from laid back chillout to high energy trance, and once again, it is holiday music free. OK, there’s one mention of “snow” in Ernesto’s lovely ballad, but that hardly counts. Get ready, though, because next week I’m unleashing my 2011 Holiday Mix — a day early, no less. There 4 free downloads this week, which you’ll find in the shownotes below. Enjoy!
This week I’m proud to present the world premier of a brand new video by Nashville artist, Coury Palermo. Coury has been a guest on The Chillcast audio show many times, for his solo work, as well as his collaborations with Sleepthief and his side-project, The Fury — but this is his first time on Chillcast Video. “Hush” is the stunning first single from his brand new album, The Broken Way We Love, out now on his own Wine&Vinyl records imprint. Get the deluxe digital version of the album including bonus tracks, photos, a digital booklet and more directly from www.courypalermo.com – and be sure to read this blog post about the making of the “Hush” video with Eli Mc Fadden. Listen to “Hush (Sleepthief Remix)” on the recent Chillcast #294: Girls & Boys.
This week I’ve got a chilled mix of downtempo, electropop, and deep house with both male and female vocals – sometimes even in duet. This set straddles the line between ambient and pop, if such a line even exists… It feels a bit wintry, but rest assured, there are no holiday songs. I’m saving those or the show right before Christmas. Hey, I’m really excited about the big Lovespirals Holiday Sale on Bandcamp — you’ll hear all about it at the top of the hour.
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Now I know the episode number listed here is #293, but in actuality, this is my 333rd Chillcast posted to the Mevio Network. Kinda intriguing, huh? OK, not half as intriguing as the lineup I’ve got this week, which includes some pretty amazing legal free downloads from really great artists. This is a pretty classic lineup this week, with a lot of variety, from laid back and loungey, to upbeat electropop, both instrumental and vocal, with a little glitch here, a little retro 80’s vibe there, and plenty of chill in-between. Enjoy!
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