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Anji Bee On ‘Living Generation’ LP by THE MORPHISM

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The Morphism just released a new album dedicated to Canadian composer Saki Kaskamanidis (aka Captain Ginger) who sadly passed away in late 2016. Living Generation is an old-school electronics and rock album that takes one back to the time of the original Sony PlayStation and classic Need For Speed games. Anton Gagarin of The Morphism founded the “Romulus Club” Internet community in 2010 to promote and work of Rom Di Prisco and Bitstream Dream, whom Saki and Anji were both a part of. He’s done an excellent job of keeping the old content alive, as well as continuing the collaborative project’s legacy with new projects like this. The 15 track album includes his versions of Anji Bee’s classic Bitstream Dream songs “Love Me Leave Me” and “Good Bye.” While the former had previously been released, the latter is an exclusive to this LP and features totally new vocal recordings with additional lyrics. You can read the more about history of this song on the “Good Bye” lyrics page.

Check out Living Generation by The Morphism on Bandcamp now!

Living Generation by The Morphism is also on Apple Music.

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Chillcast #372: Kaleidoscope Love

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So did ya miss me? While it was great to get away from it all for a full week, its also really great to be back and making new episodes. Today’s 1 hour set is filled with upbeat, loving vibes, in a wide variety of genres and styles by some of the hottest new talents out there. Enjoy 7 free downloads this set, including a great free EP by a new band with a crazy name. I hope you did the final remix of my single, “Love Me Leave Me,” dedicated to Rom di Prisco for his birthday!

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Playlist:

  1. Sweater Beats “True Connection (ft. Sunni Colòn)” Download Free Mp3 <– seems to be down
  2. Banks “Warm Water (Figgy Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  3. Yuna “I Wanna Go (YOOK!E‘S Deluxe Trap  Flip)” Download Free Mp3
  4. Alicia Keys “Fallin’ (Yarin Lindor Bootleg)” Download Free Mp3
  5. AlunaGeorge “Kaleidoscope Love” Buy Body Music on iTunes
  6. Letherette “Restless” Buy Letherette on iTunes
  7. Louis Futon “Shoulda Known” Download Alright Alright EP free
  8. Moon Boots “Love Strong” Download Free Mp3
  9. Drake “Hold On, We’re Going Home (Beat Mass Tropic Remix)” Download Free Mp3
  10. Isaac Tichauer “To Fall In Love Is True” Download Free Mp3
  11. Karmacoda + Beth Hirsch + Anji Bee “Love Will Turn Your Head Around (DJ‘s Dub Remix)” Buy on iTunes | Buy on Bandcamp
  12. Anji Bee “Love Me Leave Me (The Morphism Remix)” Buy on Bandcamp & support Anji’s debut solo album release!



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“Perfect Boy” Lyrics

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“Perfect Boy” Bitstream Dream Connected (2003)  + Love Me Leave Me LP (2013)

Angelic in statureAB-LMLM-Cover
Graceful and thin
Raven black hair
Pale silken skin
Serious brow
Classic strong chin
Twinkling eyes
And a childlike grin

The most perfect boy (x4)

See you in cafes
Out on the street
See you in clubs
In the smoky heat
I get so upset
I look at my feet
I know deep inside
One day we’ll meet

The most perfect boy (x4)

I found out your name
And your number, too
But now that I know
What am I gonna do
Give you a call saying
“Hi guess who
And oh, by the way
I think that I love you”

The most perfect boy (x4)

“There he is now, he’s coming my way.
Oh god, what am I gonna say?“

Angelic in stature
Graceful and thin
Raven black hair
Pale silken skin
Serious brow
Classic strong chin
Twinkling eyes
And a childlike grin

The most perfect boy (x6)


Note: This lyric was originally written in mid-1994, though I don’t recall recording it until the Bitstream Dream song was created in 2000 and released online as a single. A totally different version with a new arrangement of the same vocal files was created by Chukimai in 2001, called the “Plastic Chair Mix.” Bitstream Dream released their version on a short-run CD called “Connected” in 2003. The Chukimai mix was only released in mp3 format. The version that appears on Anji’s ‘Love Me Leave Me’ album is an all-new recording with additional vocal harmonies and new main melodies for some portions.

 

“Perfect Boy (Plastic Chair Mix)” single (2001)

“Who’s that over there? I think I’ve seen him before…”

Angelic in stature
Graceful and thin
Raven black hair
Pale silken skin
Serious brow
Classic strong chin
Twinkling eyes
And a childlike grin

The most perfect boy (x8)

“Who’s that over there? I think I’ve seen him before.
His face looks familiar somehow…
There he is now, he’s coming my way.
Oh god, what am I gonna say?”

I found out your name
And your number, too
But now that I know
What am I gonna do
Give you a call saying
“Hi guess who
And oh, by the way
I think that I love you”

The most perfect boy (x4)

“Who’s that over there? I think I’ve seen him before…”

The most perfect boy (x8)

“Who’s that over there? I think I’ve seen him before.
His face looks familiar somehow…
There he is now, he’s coming my way.
Oh god…”

 

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Dave’s Lounge Chillcast Sneak Attack

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I just put together special half hour “Chillcast Sneak Attack” episode of the popular weekly downtempo podcast, Dave’s Lounge. I thought it would be fun to surprise the very busy Dave this week with a few underground hits from some of the music sites we used to haunt back in the infancy of the online music community. This 6 song episode includes tracks by Captain Ginger, Elekoustic, EchoVent, Misnomer, Sudaka, and Bitstream Dream.

This is the 2nd time I have guest hosted the show. My first time was back in 2006 for Dave’s Lounge #46. In return, Dave guest hosted Chillcast #13.

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Dave Warner & Anji Bee, NME 2008

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Free Anji Bee Ringtone Set From MacMost

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Just in time for the holidays; the gift of free Anji Bee ringtones! I met up with MacMost vidcast host, producer and blogger, Gary Rosenzweig, at the New Media Expo earlier this year and we got to talking about music. I was tickled when he said he’d like to feature me as the first in a series of podsafe musicians for his popular MacMost Ringtone collection.

Los Angeles artist Anji Bee, known for her smooth vocals and music podcasts, can now be heard whenever someone calls you on your iPhone. She is featured on the latest set of ringtones from MacMost.com, the Mac news, tutorial and iPhone content Web site.

MacMost began providing free iPhone ringtones earlier in 2008 as an alternative to pay-per-song downloads at the iTunes music store or illegal music downloads elsewhere. There are now 15 sets of ringtones in the MacMost collection. They feature everything from holiday sounds to short, original musical creations.

“One of the ideas we had for the free ringtones was to use them to promote artists,” said Rosenzweig. “We knew Anji Bee from her work as a podcaster and thought it would be perfect to begin with her.”

The Anji Bee Ringtone Set features sections of Anji’s work with various other artists, as well as her podcast theme and vocal recorded specifically for the ringtone set.

It was fun creating loops of songs from my musical catalog in various electronica genres. I made a mix of ambient vocal passages, lyrical snippets, and spoken word from my collaborations with Bitstream Dream, Chukimai, Kou Chou Ching, The Grooveblaster, Lovespirals, Moosefrog, Snoblind, and War-N Harrison (of Hungry Lucy). Hope you’ll find something ya’ll dig!

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Anji Bee Tune on 64mm Skate Vidcast

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Rad! The latest episode of the 64mm vidcast includes “Love Me Leave Me,” my 2004 collaboration with Bitstream Dream. The funny thing is, I finally saw Paranoid Park this weekend, which is a film by one of my fave directors, Gus Van Sant, shot at Burnside Skatepark in Portland, OR. Anyways, stoked to be part of this fun skating vid. Hope you enjoy it, too!

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Anji Bee & Lovespirals Muxtapes Available

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For your listening pleasure, whether on your computer or iPhone – yes, your iPhone! – I present two tasty mixes on the cool new Muxtape service; Lovespirals Muxtape and Anji Bee Muxtape. The former is a mix of the more ethereal dreampop of Lovespirals and instrumental Love Spirals Downwards songs, while the later is a selection of various bands featuring the vocals and lyrics of yours truly. Anji Bee collabs include a brand new one with Chandeen, plus a recent Moosefrog track, plus cuts with Bitstream Dream, Plastic Chair, and more. So come listen, enjoy, and pass the link on to a friend! By the way, you geeks out there might want to check try creating a Muxtape Jukebox using Coverflow in Fluid .

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Solipsistic NATION Features Lovespirals

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, the excellent Solipsistic NATION podcast is featuring Lovespirals! Bazooka Joe interviews Ryan and Anji via Skype about the band’s evolving sound, their musical history, the effect of technology on the band, the duo’s songwriting process, and much more. Interspersed with the interview are 7 full length songs — including several special permissions (non-podsafe) tracks — and a few of my side projects. Check out the full feature — solipsisticNATION no. 76: Lovespirals.

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Playlist

  1. Lovespirals “Beatitude”
  2. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  3. Lovespirals “Motherless Child (Chris Caulder Remix)”
  4. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  5. Bitstream Dream “Love Me Leave Me”
  6. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  7. Lovespirals “Deep in My Soul”
  8. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  9. Plastic Chair “Requiem”
  10. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  11. Lovespirals “Trouble”
  12. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  13. Lovespirals “Walk Away (Bitstream Dream Remix)”
  14. Interview with Anji Bee and Ryan Lum of Lovespirals
  15. Promo: Fallen Nation

BTW – happy birthday to my brother, Brian!!!

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The Chillcast: A Decade of Anji Bee

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As promised, here is a special edition of The Chillcast to tide you over. This time around it’s a spotlight on my various musical collaborations outside of Lovespirals over the past decade. I went through my archives and dug up one song per year from the various bands I have lent my vocals and lyrics to, which is actually quite a bit more than is shared here. I hope you dig this glimpse into my personal history.

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Playlist:

  1. “New Life (Feat. Anji Bee)” Moosefrog Adrift (2007) Download Free Mp3
  2. “Walk Away (Dminor Mix)” Lovespirals (2006) Buy on Bandcamp
  3. “Heartstrings (DJ Pain 1 Mix Feat. El Guante)” Anji Bee (2005)
  4. “Love Me Leave Me (Feat. Anji Bee)” Bitstream Dream Integration (2004)
  5. “Ragdolls” Plastic Chair Different (Chris Garrett Mix CD) (2003)
  6. “Kawaii (“I Like To” Mix)” Plastic Chair (2002)
  7. “Goodbye (Feat. Anji Bee)” Bitstream Dream Back Catalogue (2001)
  8. “Gone (Fishtank No. 9 Mix)” Anji Bee unreleased (2000)
  9. “Goodbye (Feat. Anji Bee)” Dreamzone 51 unreleased (1999)
  10. “Flames (Anji Bee Remix)” Ain Soph Aur unreleased (1998)
  11. “Piscean Mars” Datura unreleased (1997)

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Anji interview on XtraChill Intensiv

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Andreas interviewed me for a special feature on my various musical projects on his new XtraChill Intensiv podcast! The feature includes several tracks each from Lovespirals, Bitstream Dream, and Plastic Chair, giving an overview of my work from the past 5 years or so. This is a bilingual interview, with Andreas speaking in German and English and me just in English. But music is the universal language, right?