This may well be the final journal entry. We’re preparing to overhaul the site and I think we’ll probably axe the journal. We just don’t write in it very much. I already update the news and man the messageboard, so that doesn’t leave a lot of inspiration for the journal. Plus, those in the know already read my personal journal elsewhere…
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Remix Competition Winners Announced
The Peace Love Productions remix competition of “Walk Away” has ended, and the winning remixes are all featured on Lovespirals’ SoundClick page. The Grand Prize Winner is SinQ, from Holland, with his “Don’t Look Back” mix, while Canada’s Bitstream Dream and Finland’s Funklovers produced the two Runner Up mixes. Lovespirals also selected a number of additional remixes as Honorable Mentions.
The Prizes for this contest included a copy of Ableton Live 3, Abelton Live Power, the Alien Guitars CD, the Dsound RT Player Pro & Stompin’ FX, plus the PLP Disco Tech Loop CD. Lucky winners!
You can also read a Side-Line story on Lovespirals PLP remix contest.
"Hand in Hand (1999 Mix)" featured on BeSonic
European music site, BeSonic, is currently featuring the Chill-Out Lounge Vol. 2 Jazz-Step version of “Hand in Hand” on their Music Recommendations page, along with a review by Jeza. Also available on BeSonic is the
Deep House remix of “Walk Away” by remix producers Sunburn in Cyprus.
Walk Away (Bitstream Dream Mix)
I’ve felt the dizzy heights
Don’t wanna take the fall
I’ve climbed and seen the sights
Just wanna take it all in
Then walk away
I’ve come close to the fire
Nearly burned my hands
I won’t be lifted higher
To be dropped to the sand
No
I’ll walk, I’ll walk away
Find my own space
I’ll hide away
Til I feel safe again
Maybe I’m acting scared
See, I been hurt before
And my old heart just ain’t prepared
To take a chance any more
No
I’ll walk away
Find my own space
I’ll walk, I’ll walk away
Find my own space
I’ll hide away
Til I feel safe again
I’ll walk, I’ll walk away
Find my own space
I’ll hide away
Til I feel safe again
— By Anji Bee (BMI), arrangement by Rom di Prisco
Remix Contest Ends Soon!
The PLP “Walk Away” remix competition ends February 5th, after which
time all of the entries will be judged and a Grand Prize winner selected.
Lovespirals will host an mp3 of the winning mix and several runner-ups
on their newly launched SoundClick page. Plans are also underway for a remix CD highlighting a wide range of remix styles, so stay tuned for more news!
Free Holiday Music from Lovespirals
Italian indie music zine, Losing Today, is hosting a free download of Lovespirals’ wintry John Denver cover song in their Mp3 Today section . Download “Aspenglow” for your holiday listening pleasure.
Walk Away Remix
Wow, Peace Love Productions says we’ve already gotten 500 downloads of our remix files since Friday! I wonder how many actual remixes we’ll get? I wonder how many other people will try to illegally use our samples? I hope they won’t but I’m sure someone will.
Some people have already asked about posting the remixes on their sites. I think that would be cool. I guess I should get together a credits file to be posted with the mixes. I should ask DJ Puzzle about adding something to the remix site for folks to use.
Sounds like PLP might end up doing some kind of remix CD, if the entries are cool enough.
Lovespirals Remix Competition
PeaceLoveProductions is currently hosting a remix competition for Lovespirals’ recent song, “Walk Away.” Prizes include Ableton’s Live 3 and Live Power, Dsound’s RT Player Pro & Stompin’ FX, and PeaceLoveProductions sample CDs. The contest is being sponsored by Ableton, CoolBreeze, Time+Space, Muska & Lipman, DSound and MixMeister. For full details and remix files, go here
Lovespirals Move to SoundClick
SoundClick.com , reputedly the largest mp3 hosting site following the demise of Mp3.com, is now hosting an assortment of Lovespirals’ streaming and downloadable mp3 files. Hear them at soundclick.com/lovespirals
Mp3.com is DEAD: Long live SoundClick!
Gothic Jazz?
Just came across the funniest mention of us in a Devics review online.
Slow, teary-eyed gothic jazz was an inevitability as darkwave, dream pop, and shoegazing became further and further intertwined. Lovespirals’ “Windblown Kiss” of 2002 was heralded as the style’s official birth and fulfilled the lifelong dreams of darkwave and lounge lovers like myself by blending the melancholy, ethereal vocals of the former with the breezy, slow sway of the latter.
Even though I have heard one or two other people make similar mention, I can’t get used to the idea that anyone would still think we’re Gothic, in addition to Jazz. It’s just too crazy! Why not “Dark Jazz” at least? LOL.
Ha Ha! First Ryan invents “Gothic Trip Hop” (Flux) and now “Gothic Jazz” (Windblown Kiss). I suppose next we’ll be “Gothic Soul”? No… People can’t possibly try to lump our new music in with Gothic. Can they?
Fiber Online Lovespirals Article
Brazilian music site, FiberOnline, is currently running an interview/ article with Anji by Isabel Geo, discussing Lovespirals past and present. Read here or listen to 2 tracks at FiberOnline’s Lovespirals’ artist page (In Portuguese).
Kolo Online Music Comp.
A cool new idea in music distribution, Kolo: an independent sound library puts together online music compilations. Typically, they include hi-res 192kbps mp3 files of each song, a DJ mixed set of the material, plus downloadable artwork for the CD. After a brief hiatus this summer, they’re back with a groovy chill-out set, including Lovespirals’ “Our Nights.”