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Reviews of Long Way From Home CD

Reviews are starting to come in for Lovespirals new album, Long Way From Home, and the critics have been most kind.

All Music Guide‘s Ned Raggett writes,

For their third album as Lovespirals, Anji Bee and Ryan Lum again create a lush series of songs that synthesizes disparate influences into a warm, enveloping listen.

Matthew Johnson of Re:Gen Magazine writes,

It’s not an understatement to call Long Way from Home the duo’s most accomplished work up to date; as enjoyable as their previous explorations of laidback electronica and jazz fusion have been, this album captures Lum and Bee’s warm musical chemistry in a way that previous releases only hinted at.

Matt Rowe of MusicTap.net writes,

From the band’s early years as Love Spirals Downwards — with a vocalist all but forgotten for Anji Bee’s lovely, dreamy, and expansive vocal pleasantries — to their current album, Lovespirals have always been a band of change. Their latest, the wonderfully titled Long Way From Home, is one of superior work and can easily rank as the band’s best work in either incarnation.

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It’s very rare these days to come across an entire CD which you will listen to over and over from beginning to end non-stop, and even rarer to find one which makes you want to grab everyone you know and tell them “you must listen to this.” However such is the case with the third release, Long Way Home, from the California based duo Lovespirals.

Come hear what all the fuss is about at lovespirals.com/longway!

ShowGirls #13

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The ShowGirls have a special guest this week – Miss Amy Mac of Fitness Attack, Fitlife, and Assercize! The girls talk about PC Santa, No Impact Man, Black Friday vs Cyber Monday, Amazon Kindle, eating fit, going raw vegan, Adam Curry’s ass, and much more with Karla from Rumor Girls, Share from Rock n Roll TV, KFC from Podchick, and me – Anji Bee from the Chillcast – along with Franklin McMahon of fmstudio.com. Email the show at frank@fmstudio.com!

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Chillcast #91: Electropoppy

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Feeling a bit under the weather, but wanted to get a show out for ya, anyway… Got some great tracks with a bit of an electropop theme overall. Hope all my American listeners enjoyed their holiday and that everyone dug the special DJ mix episode last week!

Playlist:

  1. “The Promise Room” Dive Index Mid/Air (2007) Dive Index - Mid/Air - The Promise Room
  2. “Chickens” Junip – ft. José González (2006) Download Free Mp3
  3. “1300 Miles” Wire Snowcone Years Gone By (2008) Download Free Mp3
  4. “Joan of Arc” 46Bliss Wish Me Away (2007) 46bliss - Wish Me Away - Joan of Arc
  5. “The Draft” Firefox AK Madame, Madame! (2007) FireFox AK - Madame, Madame! - The Draft
  6. “Confused?” Dick Flacid ~ (2007) Download Free Mp3

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Chillcast Thanksgiving Extended DJ Mix

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Hope you enjoy this 90 minute DJ mix of chilltastic downtempo, deep house, and chill out electronica designed for your Thanksgiving festivities! This episode include lots of great FREE podsafe music from the past 7 years including a few artists that are new to the show… Have fun this holiday but don’t eat too much. 😛

Playlist:

  1. The Mating GameBitter:Sweet
    “Bittersweet Faith” (mp3)
    from “The Mating Game”
    (Quango)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  2. Orfeu NegraPaiva & The Singing Saw
    “Orfeu Negra” (mp3)
    from “Orfeu Negra”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album

  3. Without YouTomee
    “Without You” (mp3)
    from “Without You”
    (Karmatronic Sound Mgmt, LLC)
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
    More On This Album
  4. Happy Hour in the Gene Pool Evolve
    “Couldn’t Be More Wrong”
    Buy at iTunes Music Store
    More On This Album

  5. Adrift Moosefrog
    “Strange Tree” (mp3)
    From Adrift
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    More On This Album

  6. It's Your MoveNigel Hayes
    “It´s Your Move” (mp3)
    from “It’s Your Move”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  7. Suzume ParkBellcrash
    “Open Minded” (mp3)
    from “Suzume Park”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  8. Below The RadarFrankie Valentine
    “Moogrock” (mp3)
    from “Below The Radar”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  9. Valldemossa RemixedRichard Dorfmeister / Madrid De Los Austrias
    “Valldemossa (Parov Stelar & Raul Irie Remix)” (mp3)
    from “Valldemossa Remixed”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  10. HabitButti 49
    “Flying” (mp3)
    from “Habit”
    (Exceptional Records)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  11. Suzuki In Dub (Continuous Mix)Tosca
    “Busenfreund (dZihan & Kamien Dub)” (mp3)
    from “Suzuki In Dub (Continuous Mix)”
    (G-Stone Recordings)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  12. FragrantFlaer
    “Spread” (mp3)
    from “Fragrant”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  13. Morgan Page Remixes Shine
    “One Day (Morgan Page Remix)” (mp3)
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    Album Date TBA

  14. Mas AmorMadrid De Los Austrias
    “Un Mensaje” (mp3)
    from “Mas Amor”
    (Sunshine Enterprises)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  15. Moving On RemixedHird
    “Keep You Kimi” (mp3)
    from “Moving On Remixed”
    (DNM – Dealers of Nordic Music)
    Buy at eMusic
    More On This Album
  16. La Mujer De Mi Hermano: Music Inspired by the FilmTanghetto
    “Blue Monday”
    from “La Mujer De Mi Hermano: Music Inspired by the Film”
    (Nacional Records)
    Buy at Rhapsody
    More On This Album

  17. STEE Cybster DJ
    “Tube”
    from “STEE”
    (Cybster Corp.)
    More On This Album

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Chillin’ with Lovespirals #45

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The band talk about recent Long Way From Home news items including last week’s live performance podcast, Lovespirals’ Re:Gen Magazine feature, Lovespirals’ Shameless Plugcast feature, airplay on terrestrial radio, recent reviews from the All Music Guide and Cadence Revolution, fan reviews on Amazon, iTunes, plus announce next week’s special feature and close the show out with Brian Noe‘s awesome Long Way From Home promo.

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Moosefrog Review on GratisVibes

Posted on GratisVibes September 8th, 2007 by ikram

To coincide with the interview with Lo-Kiwi, I’m reviewing one of their releases, “Adrift” by Finnish duo Moosefrog. Adrift is a follow-up to the “Come” EP, which was the first release of the Lo-Kiwi label.

After an initial listen, ‘Adrift’ sounds unmistakeably like a throwback to the trip-hop era of the mid to late 90s, although its clear that Moosefrog have updated the template and the sound for the 21st century! If you liked Morcheeba, Thievery Corporation or other acts in that oeuvre, you’d definitely enjoy this album!

This stylish album has a alluring, sensual, yet dark and brooding quality to it. Maybe not as dark as Portishead but not as cheery as Hooverphonic were in their later days. The highlights include Anji Bee’s vocals on two of the tracks on this release. Anji (from the band Love Spirals Downwards) reminds me of Sade’s sultry voice. In fact ex-MTV VJ and well known podcasting personality Adam Curry calls it “the sexiest voice in podcasting”. Yes thats right, Anji does podcasts as well!

Definitely a release for all those skeptics who still think that the netlabel scene isn’t producing quality.

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Chillcast #90: Fancey Shmancey Contest!

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I’ve got a tasty platter of poppy treats for you this week, concluding with another fantastic CD giveaway! I’ve also got the winners of the Beth Hirsch contest to announce. Hope you enjoy this upbeat mix of tunes, all featuring wonderful vocal work.

Playlist:

  1. “Pornographer’s Dream” Suzanne Vega Beauty & Crime [Bonus Track Version] (2007) Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime (Bonus Track Version) - Pornographer's Dream
  2. “Like You” The Callen Sisters The Callen Sisters (2007) The Callen Sisters - The Callen Sisters - Like You
  3. “She’s Mine” Brett Dennen So Much More (2007) Brett Dennen - So Much More - She's Mine
  4. “Something Beautiful” Christabel Something Beautiful (Single) (2007) Christabel - Something Beautiful - EP - Something Beautiful
  5. “All Together” Beth Hirsch Wholehearted (2007) Beth Hirsch - WHOLEHEARTED - All Together
  6. “Gulf Breeze” Fancey Schmancey (2007) Buy at eMusic


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Fancey “Shmancey” CD Contest:

Please visit the Fancey Contest page to enter for your chance to win 1 of 3 copies of Fancey’s new album, Shmancey, care of What Are Records.

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ReGen Magazine features Lovespirals

ReGen Magazine is currently featuring Lovespirals front page with a great new interview by Matthew Johnson. Ryan and Anji discuss their musical influences, recording techniques, and how their music has evolved from Windblown Kiss to Long Way From Home. The band also talks about Love Spirals Downwards, the podsafe music movement, Second Life, the digital music revolution, Radiohead’s new album, and more.