Lovespirals – Windblown Kiss (Projekt): Love Spirals Downwards remove the “Downwards,” dispense with the electronic beats of Flux, and change the singer, but remain as ethereally innocuous as ever, if a bit more eclectic. — Angry Robot
Pretty much to the point, eh? I looked up “innocuous” just to make sure that there actually is a positive use for it. Ha ha!
Lovespirals are included on the new compilation CD,
Blisscent Vol. 1, which
showcases Indie, Dream Pop, and Shoegazer acts
popular on the underground radio show, Blisscent.
Got back from Philly last night. We enjoyed ProjektFest more than we anticipated. It was fun to hang with Audra and Mira at the after parties, and to see old pals like Roachie, Johnny, Lisa etc… There’s some talk of us doing a West Coast tour with Mira this Summer, which would be really cool! We especially hope to hit Portland and San Francisco, where we have friends and family. Keep posted to our news section for updates!
We leave tommarrow for ProjektFest! I’m still fussing with last minute packing, but I’m almost there…. Wish us luck!
Russ Marshall of Jive interviewed Ryan and Anji for the music section of their print magazine. Their website also features the Lovespirals interview plus an mp3 of the brand new unreleased song, “Love Survives.” Be sure to check that out at www.jivemagazine.com and if you can pick up a copy of the magazine, snatch it up now!
Q: When did the Ryan/Anji collaborations begin, and how did that come to be?
Anji: Ryan and I started working together late 1998, early 1999. We pretty much hooked up through my radio show on KUCI 88.9fm (in Irvine, CA). He had me come over to his studio to check out some new stuff he was working on (which later turned out to be ‘Beatitude’ and ‘Love Survives’) and I was really into it. The first two songs we did, “Ecstatic” and “Hand in Hand,’ Ryan made dub plates of; he was more heavily into deejaying at that time.
I’ve been thinking that it would be nice to do a few short tours to support the album. We could try to set up small West Coast and East Coast tours, plus a show or two in Mexico, at the very least… No idea how we’d go about booking it, though. I wonder if we should try to travel with another Projekt band or two, or just go it solo? We’ll have to talk to everybody at ProjektFest, to see what they think!
Projekt is now accepting pre-orders for
Windblown Kiss at the special online sale
price of just $11.98, including shipping! The official street date for the album is June 18th, but pre-orders will be shipped as soon as they’re available…
In addition to their full set the first night of ProjektFest, Lovespirals will be performing an acoustic set at the Merchants’ Bazaar on Saturday May 25th,
5:00 pm. Complete details of the festival are available
at www.projektfest.com.
Had our first real practice session yesterday. Made a few tweaks to the song lineup, and now we think we have something both comfortable and dynamic. After several run throughs we both felt nice ‘n’ loose. Ryan’s got quite a few guitar solos to perform, something he’s never really done in prior live shows, so he’s a bit nervous. We have yet to practice with Doron, who will be handling several solos for us on sax, so that should be exciting to hear. So far, though, so good. 5 more weeks to go!
The brand spanking new Lovespirals Official Site
has been launched! Featuring the design savvy of Domenique Sillett and the
photographic prowess of Susan Jennings, the site has
a sleek new look. Lots of extra content has been added for your enjoyment. And don’t forget to join the
messageboard, where fans can interact with each
other and the band!
MacNETv2, a fansite for Mac users, just posted an
interview with Ryan and Anji discussing their use of Macs in music, design,
and website creation.
Windblown Kiss has gone into production! Due out June 18, 2002, the album
contains 10 tracks (plus a bonus “hidden track” shhhh) totaling 47 minutes.
The album includes two collaborations with Australian singer/songwriter, Sean Bowley
(formerly of Eden), in addition to several guest appearances by Doron Orenstein
(of L.A.’s Frescoe), on saxophone.
