Another First Friday is upon us! And I could really use some chill time. This month I checked in with Co-Sign (www.co-sign.com/) who are promoting some great albums right now. Consequently there’s a lot more album cuts this mix than bootleg remixes and underground artists from Soundcloud. I also grabbed a few cuts from Bandcamp from old friends of the show. As always, the vibes start out slow and sexy and build steam as the hour goes. Lots of great vocals this set, a nice mix of genres, and a catchy cover/remix of Drake to cap it all off. 😛
Get lost in the vibes of today’s chill af First Friday mix. So many good vocal tunes in this set with hooks for days. And beats? Yeah, I got ’em. This is truly a classic Chillcast Mix with everything I really love. There’s a couple of paid Bandcamp tracks in here but the bulk of this playlist is available free on Soundcloud. Check my playlist over there for the links:
After noticing all the retro music in Netflix production of 13 Reasons Why, I was inspired to create a mixtape of 13 songs from my own High School experience. I’ve never really looked back fondly on this painful time of life, and it’s often been hard to hear the music which embodied this confusing era for me. But there’s no denying how beautiful and gut wrenching these songs are, even several decades later. It’s been awhile since my last non-Chillcast mixtape. Let me know if you enjoyed this odd trip down memory lane, and I’ll consider doing it again with a different musical theme.
Trying to get back on that First Friday show schedule for you guys… I’ve got some great new tunes from SoundCloud and related download sites that I think will get you in the weekend chillzone. A few of these are leftovers from my Valentine’s Day search, but a couple just dropped this week. You can grab individual downloads care of my SoundCloud playlist at: https://soundcloud.com/chillcast/sets/
I am now an official Goodreads Author! If you’ve read my debut cookbook, Keep It Carbed, Baby!, I’d love to read your review on my book page. Or shoot me an “Ask the Author” question on my profile. Perhaps you read my essay in the Scott Heim book, ‘The First Time I Heard Kate Bush,” and have some thoughts on that? You can always just check out what book she’s reading at the moment, too.Â
Can’t believe this is the 10th Annual ‘Cupid’s Hunt’! I’m a sucker for love songs, so making Valentine’s Day mixes is something I can really get behind. This year’s one hour mix expresses an array of romantic and sensual feelings, from purely lustful (NSFW) to outright devotion, sung by both men and women. As always, I start it out slow and low, building up the energy as we go. There’s a number of bootleg remixes amongst some amazing original songs from an array of lesser known producers. You’re guaranteed to discover some artists you’ve never heard of! Most of this music was discovered via SoundCloud and is available to download free. A few came from the Artist Union or Tone Den sites.
For more Valentine’s Day inspo, swing by the Cupid’s Hunt page for mixes from dozens of DJs in a wide range of musical styles: http://www.facebook.com/CupidsHuntPod…
Tracklising:
MMMV by Howle
Driveway by Stefan
The Realest by 6.AM
Get U Alone (Malo Bootleg) by Maejor Ali
Intoxicated by Lussx & Deverano
Ruckus by Rahn Harper
Just Wanna Love You by Eli Way & Rachel Marie
Closer To You by Tyzo Bloom
Just Love by Matt Cole
Touch My Body (Mozado Remix) by Ashanti
Champagne & Sunshine (Rad Cat Remix) by Tarro X Plvtinum
Soulmate (ft. Tara Louise) by DSFGR
Shape Of You (Jupe X Awoltalk Remix) by Ed Sheeran
Let Me Love You (Yultron X mad Nation Remix) by DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber
Thinkin Of U by July Child
Take It Slow (Deep Chills Remix) by Monogem
One In A Million (Adam Foster’s Dialect Remix) by Aaliyah
Michigan based blog, Inside The Rift, interviewed Anji for their ‘Metaphysics & Spirituality’ section this month. The feature goes into depth about about vegan lifestyle and her popular YouTube channel Happy Healthy Vegan, as well as her long career in music. Prox also asks what books, music and YouTube channels Anji has been into recently. It’s a fairly lengthy piece, replete with related photos, video, and links. Check it out at InsideTheRift.com.
Prox: What initially sparked your interest in downtempo, jazz, and chill out? How did you decide that this was the type of music that you wanted to create?
Anji: Ryan and I started working on music together in 1999, when he was immersed in the drum n bass scene, but coming out of a long history of making goth-tinged dream pop. I was a college radio DJ at the time, spinning a number of different genres. I’ve always had a voracious appetite for music and love discovering new styles and artists. He and I started exploring all the new types of electronica music being made in the late 90’s, early 2000’s: trip hop, downtempo, deep house, chillout lounge etc etc.
I got really involved in the online music scene, doing streaming radio and then podcasts, and I met a lot of musicians through my endeavors. Here and there I would get involved in musical collaborations online, though a lot of these songs were never properly released, or in some cases, even fully completed to my satisfaction.
Fast forward to 2010… Ryan and I had just released our 4th album as Lovespirals and Ryan suggested we switch gears to a project based on some of these incomplete song ideas of mine. He thought it would be fun to do something lighter than the heavy guitar-based material we had written for ‘Future Past,’ and also wanted to support me as a solo artist, giving me more leeway as a composer, as well as a lyricist. So he selected some of the jazzier and laid backs songs I’d worked on over the prior decade and set about to create or re-create the music for them.
I’m more or less at his mercy with music, as I don’t play any instruments and only know the basics of programming. Were it up to me, I’d be working in more modern genres, like I play on my show, The Chillcast, but I’m not a producer, so I just focus on how I can best contribute lyrically and vocally to any projects I’m invited to work on. My voice lends itself quite well to jazzy and soulful music, but I’m pretty comfortable singing on dream pop, alt country, and retro rock music, too. Ryan and I like to mix genres, so you never know what we’re gonna do next, honestly.
My first mix for 2017 features 10 brand new tracks culled from SoundCloud. Even the 2016 tracks are pretty recent. As always I start it out slow and sexy, building up the vibes as we go along. Lots of future beats and bass with plenty of hip hop and r&b vibes and a splash of pop EDM. There’s a couple remixes, notably Tarro’s mix of THEY. a fun remix of Ed Sheeran’s new hit, and a killer mashup by Autograf in honor of Pres Obama. Lots of vocal based tunes today — and it’s def NSFW. Have a great weekend, peeps and happy new year to ya!
What were my most listened to tracks on 2016? I count down my top 20 tunes, most of which have been featured on the show previously. I made sure not to play the same artist or remixer twice to spread the love around. Gotta say, this was an excellent year for music and not all of my faves made the cut. I figured letting iTunes tell me what I actually played most was the most democratic way to put this badboy together. There’s a lot of moody tracks in here, with sexy beats and sensual grooves, some with full vocals and others not. We’ve got a couple remixes and plenty of original songs. I hope you dig it as much as I do! See you in 2017.
I got your Christmas Eve chill sesh mix right here, baby! It starts out smooth n sexy, then gets a lil traditional with downtempo remixes of the holiday classics, then picks up the energy with a few dancier tracks. It’s a nice mix of covers, remixes and originals with both male and female singers. There’s a couple brand new recordings in here, as well as some older gems. I guarantee you’ll hear some tunes you HAVEN’T heard in heavy rotation the past month. LOL! Please share this mix with someone you love! Heck, share it with erryone to spread the holiday cheer!!!
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