Anji on the 100 Word Stories Podcast

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I contributed a story to Laurence Simon’s 100 Word Story Weekly Challenge #86 – Snow. Check out the story in audio format on the podcast, read by yours truly, or read the text in the shownotes. Other participants include Guy David of the Night Guy Electronica Podcast, Yxes of the Podmafia Podcast, and 7 others. Its a fun listen, and you get to hear Mister Crap tease me, rather mercilessly. 😛

Chillcast #93: Latin Chillout Mix

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This week’s mix of warm and wonderful chillout music from Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil will bring a little summer sunshine to brighten your winter doldrums!

Playlist:

  1. “Olvidela Compa” Nortec Collective Raul Campos Presents Lotería Beats Mixtape, Vol. 1 (2007) Buy at Amazon
  2. “El Micrrōfono” Mexican Institute of Sound Piñata (2007) Buy at Amazon
  3. “Shine” DJ Bitman Latin Bitman (2007) Buy at Amazon
  4. “Mulatica Mia” The Tao Of Groove Cuba Remixed (2007) Buy at Amazon
  5. “Lansã” Tijuquera Floripa Groove (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  6. “Gift” Feeling Carioca Rio to Go (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  7. “Temporal” Brazuka Fina Samba Electronico (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store

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Lovespirals’ special guest on Pod 5

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The Pod 5 guys had Ryan and I on as special guests this week, along with Matthew Ebel and my fellow ShowGirl, Share Ross, for a discussion of the future of the recording industry. Topics include CDs vs Mp3s, major vs indie labels vs self-released, Radiohead scaring the music industry, and much more fun and madness!

Anji Bee Guests Blogger & Podcaster Magazine Meetup

Anji Speaks in Second Life

I gave my first talk in Second Life tonight for the monthly Blogger & Podcaster Magazine meetup. The crowd was quite warm and receptive, asking questions after my general talk about the lifepath that led to me being a podcaster. I was pretty nervous, I have to admit, and I think what surprised them most was my admission that I am sick of hearing myself talk after so much time spent promoting the new Lovespirals album. 😛

Chillcast #92: Fancey CD Winners!

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This week I announce the winners of the Fancey Schmancey CD Contest and share one of their older tracks, and plenty of new tunes in a variety of styles including Downtempo, World, NuSoul, and Indie Pop. All perfect for your chillout enjoyment!

Playlist:

  1. "Home" Hibernate Home (2007) Buy at Rhapsody
  2. "From Day to Day" Stark Le Future Sax De Paris (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  3. "Raji Thandiro – Chakravaaham" Nirmala Rajasekar Songs of the Veena (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  4. “Speak Love” HeadSurfers & Les Homme Chill City Vol. 1 Los Angeles (2007) Buy at iTunes Music Store
  5. "I Love U" Big LA vs Fave Nite single (2007) From Podsafe Music Network
  6. "Strayed Out" Fancey Fancey (2004) Download from MySpace

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Lovespirals ‘Long Way From Home’ Feature

In this special extended episode, Anji and Ryan play each song from their new album Long Way From Home as they discuss how the album was created. In this behind-the-scenes podcast, the duo talk about the album’s influences, song writing, production secrets, and personal anecdotes. This features gives you great peek into Lovespirals‘ brand new third album!

Buy a physical CD or digital download of Lovespirals ‘Long Way From Home‘ directly from the band at Bandcamp:

Also available from Apple Music, CDBaby, Amazon or Amazon Mp3, eMusic and more.

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“Tomorrow” Lyrics

“Tomorrow” Chandeen Teenage Poetry (2008)

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And so tomorrow
He leaves
It was my decision
Still I grieve
Still I grieve

By tomorrow
He’ll be gone
Now our love is dead
What have I done?
What have I done?

Tomorrow
He disappears
Once again
I’ll be alone
For the first time in years
The first time in years

— by Anji Bee (BMI)

Note: This is a hidden track at the very end of a song called “Dreaming A Thousand Dreams.” After a long silence, this song begins.

Tomorrow (ft. Anji Bee) [hidden track] by anjibee

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.

cadencerevolution.com podcast blogs:

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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