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Artist of the Week: Sleepthief

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Justin Elswick gives us a taste of what’s to come on the new Sleepthief album with his first single, “World Gone Crazy.” This digital release includes 5 remixes, all featuring the vocals of Coury Palermo, formerly of the band Lynden. His emotive voice sounds amazing in each musical setting, and I must point out that the vocal production is simply outstanding in every mix. If this is an indication of what we can expect from the new Sleepthief album, then it should prove to be truly top notch. I would have loved to hear the original version on this EP, but I guess we’ll just have to wait for the full album. Meanwhile, the Sensory Gate mix has the sort of lush melancholy I’ve come to expect from Sleepthief releases, while the Psychosomatic mix throws a bit of radio friendliness into the production, and Nick Murray – as could be expected – gives it the full club treatment. By the way, there was apparently a bit of a mixup with the masters and so iTunes is currently offering the demo version of Murray’s mix. I’m told it should be updated by the end of the week. If you are a completist, you may want to grab this soon-to-be rarity from iTunes while you can.

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“World Gone Crazy (ft. Coury Palermo)”
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Chillcast #172: Instant Bliss

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A flood of fantastic new music came in over the 4th of July weekend, so this show basically put itself together. With a few tracks from the new Music Alley (formerly Podsafe Music Network) and Promonet thrown in and one more song from Chillcast Artist of the Week, Under, we have got one heck of a show today! Song premiers, remixes, and sneak peaks — even a Chillcast Exclusive — compose this lush, vocal filled show. Prepare to hit the “repeat” button, baby.

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Playlist:

  1. “World Gone Crazy (Sensory Gate Remix)” Sleepthief ft. Coury Palermo World Gone Crazy EP (2009) Buy on iTunes
  2. “Menina (ft. Fiona Daniel)” Merge of Equals Intoxicating (2009) Buy on Beatport
  3. “Don’t Look Back” Tal M. Klein Presents The Disco Builders Don’t Look Back EP (2009) Buy on Juno
  4. “Ven A Mi” Velvet Lounge Project Trip To The Beach (2008) Buy on iTunes
  5. “Badooba” The Flavor Foundation Instant Bliss (2009) On Music Alley | Buy on iTunes
  6. “Be Real” Schwarz & Funk ft. Eve Lamell Sunset House Cafe Vol. 1 (2009) Buy on iTunes
  7. “Mais Ca Ne Fait Rien” Zofka Chocolat (2008) Buy on iTunes
  8. “Airports (ft. Manta Ray)” Operon Airports EP (2009) Download Free Mp3 | Buy on iTunes
  9. “Berkeley” Under More Pleasant Grey (2009) Buy on iTunes
  10. “Counting Waves” Sarah Fimm White Birds EP (2009) On Music Alley | Buy on iTunes
  11. “From Out Of Nowhere (Original Mix)” Adam Fielding From Out Of Nowhere (2009) Download Free Mp3 EP
  12. “Stars Collide (Acoustic)” Damien.S ft. Femke Exclusive! (2009) Due out late July

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Chillcast #171: Be Free

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I had totally forgotten about Independence Day when I sat down to make the playlist this week, so I scrapped it and started fresh to create a full hour of good, good vibes – to quote the amazing new Sara Tavares song I open up this set with. Look forward to an eclectic mix of sounds and styles including World, Downtempo, Electro, House, and Funk — all guaranteed to put you in the best of moods! Plus 6 totally legal free downloads – something to celebrate, indeed.

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Playlist:

  1. “Bué (Você é…)” Sara Tavares Xinti (2009) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3
  2. “Soul Do Samba” Márcio Local Márcio Local Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don (2009) Buy on Rhapsody | Download Free Mp3
  3. “Traveling Down These Rhodes” Titos Kids Swinging (2009) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3
  4. “Dance Until Dawn” Astronauts of Antiquity Rocket Science For Dummies (2008) Buy on iTunes
  5. “Miracle (Bogdan Irkuk Remix) Sally Shapiro Miracle (2009) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3
  6. “Wanna Be Dancin’ (Radio Edit)” The Glass Wanna Be Dancin’ Pt. 1 (2009) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3
  7. “Spinning (Tom Noize 2009 Remix)” Tom Noize ft. ST Spinning (2009) Out soon!
  8. “Bodyshine” The Sly Players The Artist Series VIII (2009) Buy on Juno
  9. “Relax to the Max (Raul Moros’ Twisted Soul Injection Mix)” Lenell Brown Sunset House Cafe Vol. 1 (2009) Buy on iTunes
  10. “Be Free” Naga Secretos (2009) Buy on iTunes | Download Free Mp3

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Sasha Fan Spotlight on Anji

My fangirl status has just reached another high today as I am in the Fan Spotlight on the official site of Laker guard, Sasha Vujacic. OMG! As of today, when you visit vujacic.net, you will see my little face TWICE on his homepage; once for said spotlight, and the other for the Ask Sasha A Question area, which I posted about previously. This is actually my third time making the news on Sasha’s site. I was also one of 3 “Vujachicks” features in an article called Sasha Spirit showing various fans holding up signs for Sasha at Lakers games. Please read my Sasha Vujacic Fan Spotlight interview and feel free to leave a comment there on the site.

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Anji on Friday Favecast MJ Tribute

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My friend and fellow podcaster, Fave Nitemare, put together a fine tribute episode of his award-winning Friday Favecast in honor of the passing of pop legend, Michael Jackson. He sent word out through Twitter that he was looking for audio comments for the show, inviting folks to share their memories of this iconic entertainer. In addition to talking about how MJ influenced my own music growing up, I suggested Fave play the sexy Todd Terje mix of Jackson’s soulful 70’s song, “I Can’t Help.” There’s a lot of really great MJ related music in this episode, so be sure to check it out: Friday Favecast: Remember the Time (official shownotes et al.).

 

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Chillcast #170: Rest In Peace

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This was one of the tougher episodes to make, quite frankly. One never knows what to say in the wake of unexpected deaths, and here I was trying to figure out the best way to talk about Andy Hughes when the news of Michael Jackson came in. And all of this on top of the ongoing struggle in Iran, not to mention the death of Charlie’s favorite Angel. Plus rumors have been swirling about Sasha Vujacic being traded and various other celebrities dying — all very distracting and non-chill… That being said, however, I think I managed a pretty tight one hour mix for you that’s about half contemplative downtempo and half upbeat dance music. I hope it brings you some peace of your own.

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Playlist:

  1. “DH Hell” Dave Bianchi Baby Disco (2009) Dave Bianchi - Baby Disco
  2. “White Birds” Sarah Fimm White Birds (2009) Sarah Fimm - White Birds
  3. “Track 02” The Warheads The Reasoning Mind (2007) Free Download
  4. “Vuja De” The Orb The Dream (2009) The Orb - The Dream
  5. “Border Line” DuOud Ping Kong (2009) DuOud - Ping Kong
  6. “Last Nite” Minus 8 Slow Motion (2009) Free Download
  7. “Chapter Two” Pezzner Om 15 : Celebrating 15 Years (2009) Free Download
  8. “Never Ashamed” Compound 7 Space Monkey Vol. 1 (2009) Buy at iTunes | Free Download
  9. “Cherry Blossom (Avatar One‘s Neural Rewire Remix)” Trenix Presents Adamuna Cherry Blossom (Out July 14th, 2009)
  10. “Think You Want It” Colette Push (2007) Free Download Colette - Push
  11. “Think Of You (Timothy Allan Remix) [Ft. Darcy Conroy]” Made By Monkeys Think of You (2009) Made by Monkeys - I Think of You

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Chillcast Video #30: DJ Colette

OM Records’ “First Lady of House,” Colette has just embarked on a massive House FM summer tour with DJ Heather, so I thought it was a great time to feature her on Chillcast Video. Check out this sexy video for the song, “If,” from her 2007 sophomore album, Push. You can find tour dates on Colette’s MySpace page. Tune in to this weekend’s Chillcast to hear another hot track by Colette. And don’t forget to vote for DJ Colette in the Best DJ of 2009 Contest at DJ Times!


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Chillcast #169: Congrats Lakers

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This full hour episode is dedicated to our beloved L.A. Lakers who just won their first NBA Championship in 7 years. Congratulations also to team captain, Kobe Bryant, for additionally winning the Finals MVP award.  As I type up shownotes, I’m sitting here drinking a cuppa joe out of my new Sasha Vujacic mug given to me by one of my fellow Vujachicks at a fun viewing party for game 4. OK, I swear, no more Lakers posts or tweets for awhile. I’ll be switching to Wimbledon and Roger Federer any day now. LOL!

Playlist:

  1. “Definition of Cool” Kush Endure Vol. 1 (2009) Buy on iTunes
  2. “Only Magic” Asheni Diamonds & Pearls Lounge Vol. 2 (2009)
  3. “Eating Crow” Hands Upon Black Earth Translucent (2009)
  4. “Drama Free (ft. Tina Hanae Miller)” Rae Davis vs Aether single (2009) Free Download
  5. “Lo Fi Groovy (MK Mix)” All India Radio A Low High (2009)
  6. “The Glamorous Machine” big.peaches The Glamorous Machine (2009)
  7. “Dreams of 18” Lal Meri Lal Meri (2009)
  8. “Machine Against the Raj” Secret Archives of the Vatican Indian Electronica Vol. 1 (2008) Free Download
  9. “Greatest” The Flavor Foundation Instant Bliss (2009)
  10. “Hope (ft. Mr. Nnaji) Mishoo the Drumkit Born in the Land of a Thousand Hills (2008) Free Download – Full EP
  11. “Dizzy” Monodeluxe Jazz Vibrations Vol. 1 (2009) Buy on iTunes | Free Download
  12. “Yo Digo Baila” Mexican Institute of Sound Soy Sauce (2009)
  13. “Get A Move On/What It Look Like” Mr. Scruff/Spank Rock Scion Sampler V. 18: Ninja Tunes (2007)

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Sasha Answers Anji’s Question

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There has been one burning question on my mind for Lakers’ guard, Sasha Vujacic, now that he has won his first NBA Championship: are you going to cut your hair? I asked him about his pledge to not cut his hair until finals were over on his official website – sashavujacic18.com – and was surprised to receive an answer almost immediately! You’ll note the poor grammar of my question, I am sure. Originally my question also included his pledge to not shave during finals, as well. Since he went back on that promise, I guess he decided to skip that part.

picture-4 If it were in my power to decide for him, I would have Sasha keep his beard and mustache shaggy as well as his hair, exactly as he looked the night I was lucky enough to bump into him at the Nokia Theater. Mmm… I’m happy to see reiterated in Sasha’s Exit Interview that he won’t be cutting his hair “too much.” Phew!

Stay tuned for The Chillcast #169 tomorrow, which will be a 1 hour set of songs dedicated to Sasha Vujacic and the Lakers congratulating them on winning the NBA Championship this year!

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Congratulations LA Lakers!

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Congratulations to the Lakers for winning the 2009 NBA Championship! I have not been able to buckle down and get focused on any work today, as I’m too darned excited. I have no idea if I can make it out to the big Lakers Parade this Wednesday, but my heart will be there in spirit. This win has been a long time coming for Kobe Bryant, who was actually my first Lakers crush back when he had that cute little fro… I’m super happy Derek Fisher was back with us for this win, and really wonder if we could have even done it without him! Anyway, I know this isn’t a sports blog, but anyone who follows me knows by now that I am a fan, as weird as some of you seem to find it. And you know what, I think I just might have to pick up one of the Lakers 2009 Championship Tees from Footlocker for 15% off using my promo code AFAnjiFL.