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Lovespirals On New Projekt Holiday Compilation

Lovespirals recorded a brand new rendition of Anji Bee’s original track “Happy Holidays” for a new Projekt Records holiday music compilation. This new version is classic Lovespirals dream pop with its soaring ebo guitar and glacial tempo. Anji’s vocal are by turns sensual and sublime, with a mournfulness befitting a shoegazer version.

Ornamental is available in either gatefold CD or digital download from Bandcamp and other online music services.

From Projekt Records:

Stuff your stocking with Projekt’s special blend of steampunk, dark cabaret, gothic, dreampop, Medieval and ethereal-flavored winter classics. Ornamental celebrates in style with one disc of holiday traditionals and one disc of originals in a holiday mood, all designed to woefully delight your friends and puzzle a few of your family members. 

This holiday 2-CD set contains 20 previously-unreleased tracks recorded exclusively for this compilation as well as three tracks only available on obscure compilations. It’s an artfully-wrapped holiday treat direct from your favorite Projekt artists with some well-chosen guests. 

The cover features Deerboy and Sapling sharing secrets by Canadian artist Paulina Cassidy. She taps into a world of magical creatures, creating and sharing her own brew of whimsy. Her unique vision and fanciful designs are collected worldwide.

Lovespirals “Insignificant” Official Music Video

This lovely music video is set to “Meanwhile Irreplaceable Time Flees” and “Insignificant” from our 2010 album, Future Past. This marks guitarist/producer Ryan Lum’s first music video production and was shot on location at Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island and in the band’s Chillcuts and Chillcast studios. Lovespirals’ album ‘Future Past‘ is Available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play or Spotify. Buy an autographed CD at http://lovespirals.bandcamp.com. Learn more at http://lovespirals.com

Chillcast Video #94: Lovespirals

Today I’m presenting the world premier of a video that’s close to my heart. My musical partner, Ryan Lum, created his very first video for our band, Lovespirals. This lovely music video is set to the songs “Meanwhile Irreplaceable Time Flees” and “Insignificant” from our 2010 album, Future Past. When you buy this CD or digital format album from the Lovespirals Bandcamp Page you also get a copy of this music video, as well as our videos for “Believe” and “Home.”

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Chillcast #325: Monster Love

I don’t know if you’re following me via social media or not, but if you are, then you most likely know that I’ve been going through a rough time recently. I lost my cat of 19 years, Monster, who was born in my house and died in my arms. I’d been giving him intensive care for the past year, as he suffered from 3 strokes and had both kidney disease and high blood pressure, so it wasn’t a surprise, but it still hurts so much. Monster loved music, so this episode is dedicated to him. <3

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Playlist:

  1. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe (Exist Strategy Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  2. Asa and KOAN Sound “Kaneda (Stumbleine Remix)” Download Free Mp3 (or pay what you want)
  3. Gelka “Have You Kept Your Ticket” Buy Cafe Del Mar Vol. 18 on iTunes
  4. Sorrow feat. CoMa & Shura “Your Lips Your Soul (Always)” Download Free Mp3
  5. Rhye “Open (JT Donaldson Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  6. Martino “Reasons (Sigg Buggz Remix)” Buy The Boogie Vol. 3 on iTunes
  7. Cassie “Me & U (Mak & Pasteman Bootleg)” Download Free Mp3
  8. Maribou State “This Goes Under” Download Free Mp3
  9. How To Dress Well “Cold Nites (DJ Prophet Bootleg Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  10. Mr. Fogg “Stay Out Of The Sun (Bondax Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  11. Julia Stone “It’s All OK (Active Child Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  12. Gotye & Kimbra “Somebody That I Used To Know (Owsey Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  13. Ernesto “Gettin’ Better (Album Rework)” Buy Suffice Suffice on iTunes

Anji Bee with Monster in 2005

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Anji Bee essay in ‘First Time I Heard Kate Bush’ by Scott Heim

Anji Bee contributed 1 of the 39 essays about Kate Bush for the “The First Time I Heard” book series out now on Amazon Kindle and Apple Books.

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD KATE BUSH is Part V in an ongoing series where musicians and writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band. In this fifth volume (following the first four installments, which covered Joy Division/New Order, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie, and The Smiths), thirty-nine different musicians and writers remember their initial experiences with hearing Kate Bush, the brilliant, eccentric, influential, and immensely talented British singer/songwriter whose albums include her debut “The Kick Inside,” the classic “The Dreaming” and “Hounds of Love,” and the recent “50 Words For Snow.” The “First Time I Heard” book series is edited by Scott Heim, a novelist (Mysterious Skin, We Disappear) who is also a longtime music fan.

Rosecliff Press

Certainly I could not have imagined such a ravishing creature as she; all limpid eyes and sensual crimson mouth, luminous pale skin contrasting with vivid red hair, at once ferocious yet somehow fragile.

Anji Bee, The First Time I Heard Kate Bush (2012)

Chillcast #324: Fade Into You

I was woken up early this morning by thunder and its been raining on and off all day. So perhaps its appropriate that my mix tonight is a bit on the dark side. Some might say it’s downright sad. But there’s a certain beauty in sadness, and this mix is certainly proof of that. Look forward to a moody mix of dreampop and electronica in this collection of originals, remixes, and covers – including 2 versions of the classic Mazzy Star song, “Fade Into You.” 11 out of 12 songs today are free downloads, grab your faves from the links below.

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Playlist:

  1. Daughter “Love (Synkro Edit)” Download Free Mp3
  2. Stumbleine “Fade Into You (feat. Steffaloo)” Download Free Mp3
  3. Bon Iver “Towers (OMN Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  4. Fauna “Soulmates” Download Free Mp3
  5. Lovespirals “Feel So Good (Todd Ulrich Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  6. Koda “Jaded Bones” Download Free Mp3
  7. Tufo “Spiral Stairway” Download Free Mp3
  8. Usher “Climax (Shapes and Colours Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  9. Submotion Orchestra “Blind Spot” Buy single on iTunes
  10. Saint Saviour “Fade Into You” Download Free Mp3
  11. Emily Underhill “Lost In Me” Download Free EP (or name your price)
  12. How To Dress Well “Again”  Download Free Mp3

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Chillcast Video #93: Sun Glitters

Today’s musical guest is Luxembourg artist, Sun Glitters. Last month he uploaded a gorgeous video for his glitchy chillstep track, “The Wind Caresses Her Hair,” on his Vimeo page. This single was released last year on his Bandcamp page as a “pay what you want” release, which means that you can download it free if you wish. Original music video by Hampus Karlsson of the Cargo Collective.



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Chillcast #323: Last Days

With the change of the season comes a slight change in mood here on The Chillcast. Autumn seems to be a more reflective time, often tinged with melancholy, as we say good bye to the exuberant extended days of summer and prepare ourselves for the shorter, darker days to follow. As such, today’s show begins with a set of beautifully bittersweet ambient-edged tracks foreshadowing the coming cold, while the second half reflects on the more sunny, upbeat summer days we just enjoyed. 8 of 12 tracks in today’s playlist are free downloads, so be sure to grab your faves using the links below. (PS Sorry I keep mispronouncing your name Owsey – bad habit!)

Download Chillcast #323: Last Days (mp3)
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Playlist:

  1. Koda “The Last Days of Summer” Buy on Bandcamp
  2. How To Dress Well “Cold Nites (Koreless Remix)” Stream on Soundcloud
  3. Stumbleine “Capulet” Download Free Mp3
  4. Swarms “Low Sun [feat. Shirka] (Stumbleine Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  5. Sorrow “My Love” Buy on Bandcamp
  6. Owsey “We Are Your Friend (Asa Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  7. Jessie Ware “Sweet Talk (Saux Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  8. Satin Jackets VS Aaliyah “Rock the Boat” Download Free Mp3
  9. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe (LOL Boys Edit)” out soon
  10. Moon Boots “Got Somebody” Download Free Mp3
  11. Le Youth “Cool” Download Free Mp3
  12. Chromeo “When The Night Falls (Mackintosh Braun Remix)” Download Free Mp3

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Chillcast Video #92: Uniforms feat NEF

This week I’m highlighting an intriguing collaborative project from the Uniforms For The Dedicated collective of artists, musicians, film makers and designers. Primarily a clothing company, this creative Swedish group collaborated on the catchy and fun music and video project, “1020 Trickery Lane” feat. NEF.  Both are free to download, bonus!

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Chillcast #322: All I Need

I’m still super hooked on spacey ambient-edged chillstep, lovestep — whatever you want to call it — and this episode is filled with some great new finds in that genre base. I’m finding more producers introducing some of the hallmarks of this sound into their repertoire, which has resulted in some very interesting genre cross pollination. About half of these tracks are legal free downloads, so be sure to grab whatever strikes your fancy from the links below!

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Playlist:

  1. Sorrow “1988” Download Free Mp3
  2. OMN “Keep Falling” Download Free Mp3
  3. Tim Angrave “Refined Interjection” Buy Sound Escapes by Tim Angrave on iTunes
  4. Essáy “Crying at Day (Alternate Edit)” Download Free Mp3
  5. Koda “Emerald Dreams” Download Free Mp3
  6. DFRNT “Homeward (feat. Joy Dunlop)” Buy El Spirito – EP by DFRNT on iTunes
  7. Air (feat. Beth Hirsch) ” All I Need (Gelka Rework)” Download Free Mp3
  8. Stumbleine “The Beat My Heart Skips (feat. CoMa)” Download Free Mp3
  9. Sky Ferreira “Everything Is Embarrassing” Download Free Mp3
  10. Saturday, Monday (feat. Julia Spada) “Headshake (Olski‘s Jerhi Curl Dub)” Buy Headshake (feat. Julia Spada) – Single on iTunes
  11. Submotion Orchestra “It’s Not Me It’s You” Buy It’s Not Me It’s You (Remixes) – EP on iTunes

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