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Chillin' with Lovespirals #51: Remix Contest Top 10!
At long last the band have settled on the winner and runner-up of the PLP Remix Contest for This Truth! We know that 60 some producers have been anxiously awaiting our decision since April 1st, and we’re sorry to have kept them on pins and needles, but we needed time to sort through and really listen to all of the entries. There were quite a few really good mixes — more than we even dreamed we’d get! We decided the best, most fun way to announce our faves would be with a podcast, sharing the music and our thoughts on the tracks. We hope that both the contest entrants and our podcast listeners will enjoy it. The remixes are presented in no particular order, except for the winner and runner-up; the runner-up is presented first and the winner is presented last. The grand prize is an 8 gig iPod Touch, a year’s subscription to the PLP Producers’ Vault, and all 3 Lovespirals CDs autographed by the band, plus inclusion on an upcoming remix EP and promotion via the Podsafe Music Network and other online music services.Thanks so much to all of the producers for their hard work and especially to DJ Puzzle of Peace Love Productions and SynthVox for throwing the contest for us!
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Lovespirals Fave Remixes:
- This Truth (Kambronn Remix) – Runner Up | Podsafe Music Network
- This Truth (hEADaCHE Remix)
- This Truth (The Grooveblaster Remix)
- This Truth (DonOesterby Remix)
- This Truth (Damien.S Remix)
- This Truth (Lthrboots Rmx)
- This Truth (TT&Yosh Remix)
- This Truth (4udi0phil3 Remix)
- This Truth (Soul Whirling Somewhere Remix) * not an official entry
- This Truth (Pomatic Remix) – Grand Prize Winner | Podsafe Music Network
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Chillin' with Lovespirals #50
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The band get a lil bit political and serious for a change of pace on our 50th episode. Topics include taxes and the need for a good accountant, Wired article interview on Tax Day, eMOM, iProng Magazine interview, supporting TibetAid, Lovespirals remix contest ending, building thechillcast.com in WordPress 2.5, and Hungry Lucy on Chillcast Video. Plus we share a clip of our latest song, “Let it Shine.” You can still vote for Anji on Pod 5 Idol today!
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iProng Magazine Lovespirals Artist Feature
The April 2nd “100% Podsafe” issue of iProng Magazine features an interview with Anji discussing Lovespirals, going podsafe, getting into podcasting, music licensing, live performance vs studio recording, and much more. Also included this issue is a great article on eMusic vs Amazon downloads, interviews with fellow podsafe artists Geoff Smith and Natalie Gelman, and an article with Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes, who released their new single to the Podsafe Music Network. By the way, you can check out tons of Lovespirals tracks on the PMN for use on podcasts, internet radio, Second Life DJ sets, and more!
Here’s an excerpt from the interview from iProng Magazine 4/2008:
April 2, 2008: 100% PodSafe Edition, iProng Magazine Artist Feature
For someone who isn’t familiar with Lovespirals, how would you describe it to them?
We write and record all of our music together in our own home studio. As such, our music has a very intimate feel. Our sound doesn’t follow any particular genre model, instead, we play what we feel at the moment. We tend towards very melodic, bittersweet, and dreamy music that focuses on beautiful vocal harmonies and soulful guitar work, with liberal sprinklings of electric piano.
There’s always been a sort of tug of war in Lovespirals between jazzy electronica and folky rock. Each of our releases have come upon a different solution to this tension between the modern and vintage sides of our musical personalities. One the one hand, we both love the old vinyl albums we grew up with as kids, but on the other, we’re drawn to contemporary music and production techniques. The interesting thing about this is that while the casual listener assumes a song like “Caught in the Groove” from Long Way From Home was recorded with a full band, in actuality Ryan programmed the drums using a keyboard controller and samples, the piano is recorded with midi, and the guitars and bass were performed one track at a time in ProTools. The thing is, just because we’re using computer based recording techniques doesn’t mean our music has to sound like it was made with a computer, you know?
Continue reading iProng Magazine Lovespirals Artist FeatureInterview with Anji Bee in iProng Magazine
The April 2nd “100% Podsafe” issue of iProng Magazine features an interview with Anji discussing Lovespirals, going podsafe, getting into podcasting, music licensing, live performance vs studio recording, and much more. Also included this issue is a great article on eMusic vs Amazon downloads, interviews with fellow podsafe artists Geoff Smith and Natalie Gelman, and an article with Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes, who released their new single to the Podsafe Music Network. By the way, you can check out tons of Lovespirals tracks on the PMN for use on podcasts, internet radio, Second Life DJ sets, and more!
Lovespirals Remix Contest Ends April 1st!
Only a few days remain to enter the Peace Love Productions Lovespirals Remix Contest! All entries are due in by April 1st for consideration to win an iPod Touch, a year’s subscription to the PLP Producer’s Vault, all 3 Lovespirals’ CDs – personally autographed by Anji Bee and Ryan Lum – and inclusion on a Lovespirals remix digital EP and CD. Many cool remixes have been submitted, but there’s still room for more entries. The top 5 remixes will be featured on Lovespirals Podsafe Music Network remix page and considered for inclusion on a digital-only “This Truth” remix EP, and the runner-up remix will also receive all 3 Lovespirals’ CDs, personally autographed by the band. This is a great way for remix producers to get some exposure through podcasts and cross-promotion, so come join the fun!
Download the Lovespirals remix contest promo mp3 for your podcast or radio show!
Listen to the remix contest promo:
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Listen to the original mix of “This Truth:
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Anji Bee Interview on Podfinder UK
Mini Interview with The Chillcast’s Anji Bee
Anji Bee is the soft, sultry, sexy voice of the Chillcast, and one half of the Lovespirals.
When & why did you begin podcasting?
I used to be a college DJ, hosting several music shows and working in station management for 3 years. After I left, I discovered online radio. I started a Live365 station back in January 2000. Eventually I produced some half hour interview features, such as one with Hungry Lucy in May 2005. Garageband had just begun their free podcast service, so I uploaded it there, too. I followed up with a feature on Lovespirals, and then decided it was high time I did a podcast proper.
My first podcast was Chillin’ with Lovespirals, which launched in early June 2005. The idea was that a podcast would be the perfect way to share information and music from our upcoming new album, Free & Easy. I had already been sharing audio interviews online on sites like Mp3.com and SoundClick for years, so I knew our fans enjoyed hearing us discuss our music. I had a hard time, though, convincing my partner, Ryan Lum, that it was a good idea because there weren’t any band podcasts out there yet and he was worried about our bandwidth. Our first episodes were fairly short because of the bandwidth issue.
Continue reading Anji Bee Interview on Podfinder UKChillin' with Lovespirals #49
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Ryan and Anji return with stories about their new Logic Studio setup vs their old Pro Tools 24 setup, writing and recording new music, entries to Lovespirals PLP Remix Contest, Dig! on DVD, Ariel PR takes on our Motherless Child EP, joining thesixtyone.com, Anji competing in the Pod 5 Idol competition, Lovespirals on Pod 5, the MP3 Taser Holster, seeing Robert Rich live at the Goethe Institute, Anji’s recent Chillcast specials; NIU Support Collabocast and St. Paddy’s Day Chillout Mix. The show ends with “This Truth (donOesterby Mix)” – the full song, not just a clip. Enjoy!
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More Reviews of Lovespirals' 'Long Way From Home' CD
Reviews are still popping up of Lovespirals recent album, Long Way From Home, in partial thanks to the efforts of Ariel PR who helped to push the album when it was released this past October 23rd.
Jason Moore of Opus writes:
Ultimately, Lum and Bee are all about creating a mood with their music, a relaxed and blissed-out vibe that should be no stranger to fans of dreampop, chill-out electronica, and atmospheric pop. This is music for both late night sessions and noon daydreams, for both listening to at work when you need to escape the pressure of the day and at home when you simply need to unwind with a good book and a glass of wine.
Miles Klee said in Hot Indie News:
Bluesy slide guitar work sometimes shades over into Santana-like finger-meandering, and vocalist Anji Bee’s layered voice paints bright glaze over already dreamy arrangements. It’s as though the glancing disaffection of 80’s and 90’s dream-poppers has been filtered through an AM radio, a mutation that works by dint of sounding completely natural on an evolutionary view.
From the Green Arrow Radio blog:
More than melancholic music, there is a sense that they traveled with you on similar & familiar roads with the radio tuned to the same left of the dial station in the middle of wherever. After nearly a decade of artistic collaboration between singer/songwriter, Anji Bee, & multi instrumentalist & producer, Ryan Lum, it is no wonder that they have managed to put together an album of answers to questions yet asked with a subtle sultry sense of sound security.
The Celebrity Cafe‘s Ray Anderson mused:
Empty and sad, but of full of emotion, their album Long Way from Home is medicine for those that dig the alternative. How can you take a gut-wrenching classic like “Motherless Child” and make it sadder? Let the “Lovespirals” get a hold of it. It’s easy to fall into the loose, country-tinged groove of “Caught in a Groove” and let your soul be taken for a ride. By the time the “upbeat” “Lovelight” comes on, you won’t mind being “A Long Way from Home,” and I think you’ll want to stay there.
Read or written a great review of Lovespirals? Then post a link here, by all mean!
Lovespirals on Shifted Sound Podcast 98
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Two Lovespirals tracks and a promo for the “This Truth” remix contest were included on this week’s Shifted Sound Podcast Episode 98. Also included are some highly enjoyable poppy alternative tracks by Brad Laner, LeConcord and more. Shelby has got a great musical ear for sure!
Accident Hash Podcast #260 Includes Lovespirals
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Our buddy C.C. Chapman has once again shared his love of Lovespirals with his loyal audience in this “snowy afternoon” chillout session, Accident Hash style. If you’ve somehow been under a podcasting rock and haven’t heard his award winning show yet, check it out today! C.C.’s good humor, positivity, and love of music shines through in every podcast and never fails to bring a smile…
Chillin’ with Lovespirals #48
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Ryan and Anji are back with news and updates about their recording gear, “This Truth” Remix Contest, launch of a new Lovespirals/The Chillcast Beach Cottage created by Kirsty Hawkshaw in SecondLife, Lovespirals Feature on SolipsisticNATION, and 2 touching listener emails; one from fellow indie musician Tony Pucci, and the other from a NIU Grad Student. Please feel free to send your own listener email or audio comments into the band at info[at]lovespirals.com or just leave a comment on our blog at lovespirals.com!
Lovespirals Chillin’ in their SecondLife Beach Cottage
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