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New & updates on Anji’s various projects

Lovespirals “Glittering” Single & Video

Lovespirals “Glittering” marks a shimmering return to chillout, channeling the hypnotic allure of millennial downtempo electronica through the band’s distinctive brand of dream pop. Built around a haunting piano motif, the track gradually unfolds into a sophisticated contemplation of beauty and illusion.

“Glittering” is available now on SpotifyApple MusicAmazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

Watch the lyric visualizer video Anji made on YouTube:

Lovespirals Okay Single & Video Out Now

Following the simmering defiance of “Boss Mode,” Lovespirals return with “Okay”— a slow-burning meditation on emotional exhaustion and disconnection, enveloped in a soundscape that seamlessly blends sensual modern R&B grooves with lush dream pop melancholy. Ryan Lum’s signature production style, characterized by ethereal guitar flourishes, emotive ebow leads, and haunting touches of acoustic guitar woven through sparkling synths and contemporary beats, sets the stage for Anji Lum’s soulful, natural-toned lead and airy high harmonies that gracefully drift above the mix. “Okay”further expands the lyrical and sonic universe that Anji and Ryan have been constructing—a realm of whispered truths, shadowed beauty, and the poignant space between our emotions and our words.

“Okay” is available now on Spotify, Apple MusicAmazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

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Lovespirals “Boss Mode” Single & Music Video

A silky-smooth blend of soulful downtempo & introspective pop, “Boss Mode” pairs Anji’s soul-baring lyricism & sultry vocal delivery with Ryan’s signature dream pop guitar textures & sleek electronica production. With moody keyboards, crisp beats & soulful guitar flourishes, the song finds strength in vulnerability, drawing emotional resonance from the language of gaming culture—“like boss mode, low health, no refill”—as a metaphor for emotional burnout. 

Marking a shift from the darker emotional tones of recent singles like  “Not Myself” and “Noumenon,” “Boss Mode” calls back to the bittersweet soulfulness of “Why Not Today” and the melodic warmth of “Life Goes On,” while carving out its own space with a confident groove and glimmers of hope. The result is a track that straddles introspective pop and downtempo electronica, inviting listeners to power through life’s harder moments with grace and groove.

“Boss Mode” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the band’s original name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

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RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines Launch Party

The RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines (RAPMM) will officially launch in New York on May 27, 2025 at CUNY Graduate Center with a public launch event hosted by The Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation and RILM, cosponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning. Not only will this event unveil RAPMM, but it will also celebrate the release of two groundbreaking publications: Inside the Studio Spaces of Electronic Music Production: Berlin/Cairo by Matthias Pasdzierny and Gero Cacciatore, and Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologiesby Eliot Bates and Samantha Bennett. Admission is free, with an RSVP and a livestream will be available, as well. You can find the event details here.

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Quality Mirrors on SomeOthaShip Connect

Restless Mosaic’s new album, Quality Mirrors, has been co-released by the SomeOthaShip Connect label. Album contributor, Dudley Perkins aka Declaime, co-founded the SomeOthaShip Connect record label with his partner Georgia Anne Muldrow in the early 2000’s to nurture artists who are unafraid to experiment with different genres and styles. Declaime and Restless Mosaic are set to release a full-length collection of collaborations on the label later this year, as well. Having supported work by both Perkins and Muldrow on my show The Chillcast with Anji Bee, it’s a delightful surprise to now find myself on their label with my Restless Mosaic collaboration, “Lost Within This Time.

A few reviews of Quality Mirrors:

““Quality Mirrors” defies genres, combines styles, and is a whole, infinite musical world, where notes, melodies, and beats become one. Restless Mosaic is a bold artist who has no fear of surpassing categorization, an electronic music visionary who creates and composes without any hesitation holding him back.” Myth of Rock

“At one extreme, we find the ebbing and flowing of squalling sonics and elegant electronica that is “Circling the Canopies,” at the other, “Lost Within This Time,” a song gently elevated out of the ambient realm by adding subtle beats. Anji Bee’s gorgeous vocals are a brilliant and angelic contrast to the digital world it dances over.” The Big Takeover

““Lost Within This Time,” featuring Anji Bee, is a beautiful mix of electronica and ethereal vocals. The music switches between dance sections and ambient calmness, leading to an easy interaction of movement and atmosphere. ‘Quality Mirrors’ is a complex and organic mosaic of sound… Isleib combines ambient beauty, experimental forms, and melodic drive, resulting in an album that invites deep listening and rewards those who explore its depths.” Skylight Webzine

Lovespirals “Will It Ever Be The Same (VIP Mix)” Single & Music Video Out Now

Lovespirals aka Love Spirals Downwards unveil a lush reimagining with “Will It Ever Be The Same (VIP Mix).” A favorite from their 2018 album Life Goes On, the duo elevates the original’s brooding beauty with a richer, moodier production taking advantage of their current studio arsenal. New to this version is a hypnotic vocal sample—“tell me, tell me…”—looped throughout, adding a modern rhythmic hook, while subtle 808 percussion lifts the stately dream pop track into a more contemporary space. Anji Bee’s haunting vocals express a yearning for connection, echoing into the cosmos with aching clarity, while Ryan Lum’s ethereal guitar work extract maximum emotion. A modern classic reborn. Out now on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms including SpotifyApple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.

Watch the ethereal cover art come to life in this mesmerizing lyric video:

“The Call (VIP Mix)” Digital Single & Video

Anji’s band Lovespirals (aka Love Spirals Downwards) just dropped a brand new mix of their 2022 single, “The Call,” on BandcampSpotifyAppleAmazonYouTube, and other digital platforms.

The new VIP Mix amplifies the song’s shoegaze and dream pop essence with a bigger, more immersive guitar sound and enhanced ethereal vocal harmonies. The hook-laden guitar lead and spacey synths evoke The Cure, while the track’s melancholic yet driving energy harks back to Ryan’s early 90s work, as well as the duo’s 2018 album, ‘Life Goes On.’ Anji’s emotive vocals shift effortlessly between bold confidence and dreamy sincerity, adding depth to the song’s hypnotic pull. A nostalgic yet refreshed take, this version of “The Call” is a hauntingly beautiful throwback with a modern twist.

A mesmerizing visualizer video — featuring the original photograph by Susan Jennings used for the cover art — was posted to YouTube. 

Anji Bee’s Zines Join RILM Archive of Popular Music

“accurately represent the feminist, female-authored, and women’s music publications in the collection and promote an open dialogue on gender-related stereotypes, the rising of women zinesters, and sexism in popular music scenes.”

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The Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale is launching a new electronic archive of music magazines and fanzines in a joint project between the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance, the International Musicological Society, and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music.  They reached out to me, in part, to help:

“accurately represent the feminist, female-authored, and women’s music publications in the collection and promote an open dialogue on gender-related stereotypes, the rising of women zinesters, and sexism in popular music scenes.”

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“Lost Within This Time” feat. Anji Bee by Restless Mosaic is Out Now!

I am happy to finally share “Lost Within This Time,” my new collaboration with Washington artist, Restless Mosaic. This dark and quirky track is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, and other digital platforms. You can also enjoy our short form video or a full music video on YouTube. You can also read much more about how the song came together on the Restless Mosaic website’s Quality Mirrors page, where Brandon wrote, in part:

“Anji turned in such an inspired performance. Why does she drop down to super-low spoken word and then come back up to sing “I’m lost” serenely as 30 seconds of nothing but elevator horror builds up around her?”

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Lovespirals “Used To Be” Single Out Now

Lovespirals return with their third single of 2024, “Used To Be,” a captivating new track that intertwines 90s-inspired dream pop and electronica with unexpected hints of soulfulness. Evoking the early Love Spirals Downwards era, band leader, Ryan Lum, combines atmospheric textures, acoustic strums, and a goth-tinged guitar hook, building to an epic solo that closes the song with emotive resonance. Anji’s expressive blend of earthy and ethereal vocals, layered with harmonies, brings the song’s emotional depth to life. The result is an immersive, haunting, and reflective soundscape, pairing raw honesty with lush instrumentation.

“Used To Be” is available on BandcampSpotifyAmazon Music, YouTubePandoraJuno Music, and TIDAL now and will soon be available on Apple and more digital music services.

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