Just wanting to say “Hi” to all our readers. Peace out!
Album art
We’ve been working really hard the past month getting our album art and promotional materials together for the album. Susan Jennings provided us with all the photographs, of which there were quite a few to choose from! I did all the design work, with some input from Ryan, of course. I thought we’d never get it together, but we’re sending off the artwork to Projekt this week, at long last!
Welcome!
I thought it would be fun to include a little band journal on the website, to keep fans up to date on all our doings, newsworthy or not. We’ll still have our official newspage with band announcements, but this will have a slightly more casual focus.
New song, new Yahoo! Group, & ProjektFest
We’ve updated our Mp3.com page with brand new artwork and a new song, “Windblown Kiss”, from our upcoming album on Projekt. Special thanks goes out to our wonderful photographer, Susan Jennings, for all her awesome work with us!
Speaking of Projekt, looks like we’re doing the Projekt Fest 2002 this May, just in time for the release for our new album! We’re still working out how we’ll peform our set live, which will be a bit of a challenge, but fun. Doron plans to come with us, so you can expect a little more sax live than on the album, which should prove interesting.
Lastly, we now have a Lovespirals Yahoo! Group for those seeking a public forum about the band. Included on the newsgroup is lyrics, band photos, links to various interviews, reviews etc on outside sites and other fun stuff.
MP3.com Page Updates
Lovespirals’ Mp3.com page
has been updated with brand new artwork and band photos (courtesy photographer Susan Jennings), as well as 2 tracks from Windblown Kiss, the upcoming full-length album for Projekt Records. Also added is an audio interview with Sean Flinn, discussing the influence of Jazz music on recent Lovespirals recordings.
Lovespirals Announces Live Show
It’s official — Lovespirals will be headlining opening night of ProjektFest 2002!
For more details on the festival, as well as online ticket purchasing, see the
official site.
Anji on Playstation 2
An upcoming Playstation 2 game, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 features a new Machineries of Heaven song that includes a vocal sample of Anji. “Cylkoid” is to be 1 of 3 menu songs which play when the game loads up, alongside a new song by New Order. The game is set for release March 2002.
Mp3.com Hot Artist Spotlight
MP3.com is currently running a feature on our DAM CD, Ecstatic EP on their Hot Artist Spotlight station for Jan/2002. The Ecstatic EP was created specifically for MP3.com to compile the Jazz-Step Drum ‘n’ Bass material we created from 1999 – 2000, all of which was lost during a computer meltdown. For those fans of our Jazzy Electronica sound — fear not — we will definitely return to creating Dance tracks in the future. The upcoming album, however, is a totally different sound — more akin to Ryan’s older work, but with a Lovespirals twist. Check out their review:
Perhaps most notably known in the Goth community under the moniker Love Spirals Downwards, with their Cocteau Twins sound. Frontman Ryan Lum has changed their sound, and shortened the name to just Lovespirals. Together with vocalist Anji Bee, Lovespirals has embraced the sound of Drum ‘n’ Bass and created a masterful relationship. Their release, Ecstatic EP, is a combination of sexy Jazz riffs, mellow breaks, and Bee’s seductive vocals. For those fans of Good Looking Records, Lovespirals could easily be found amongst their ranks in talent, and sound.
Lovespirals Winter Cheer!
Projekt has released a new Excelsis Christmas/Winter themed compilation CD, Excelsis 3 ~ a Prelude, which kicks off with our cover of John Denver’s catchy folk-pop song, “Aspenglow.” This is actually the first song featuring Anji to appear on a Projekt release… Several sneak-peek tracks from our upcoming album are also available on MP3.com, so come take a listen!
New EP for sale on MP3.com!
We just created a 4 song MP3.com DAM CD of our 1999-2000 atmospheric d’n’b tracks, called the Ecstatic EP, for those fans looking to pick up the full dance versions. Hope all you DJs out there have a CD turntable!
Star Vox Best of 2001
Staffer Kevin’s Top Ten Picks for 2001
“2001: 10 Best From a Year of Blood and Fire”
The Chinese curse about interesting times comes to mind when reviewing 2001: so does the line about rough beasts slouching toward Bethlehem. For much of 2001 world events made it difficult to concentrate on silly things like music and entertainment. Still, there were some excellent releases this year, as Gothic and Industrial Music lurched into the 21st century.
10/9 Tie: Lovespirals Ecstatic (Projekt) & Claire Voyant Time Again (Metropolis)
As synthpop’s rise led inexoribly to its decline, some Gothic/Industrial artists have started looking toward other avenues of inspiration. On these releases, Lovespirals and Claire Voyant provide tasty Illbient and Trip Hop influenced grooves and give us a harbinger of Goth’s Next BigThing.
(Ed. note: it should be noted that “Time Again includes a track by Lovespirals.)
LSD song on TV!
Love Spirals Downwards’ 1998 Flux track, “Psyche” – featuring the vocals of Kristen Perry – will be used in an episode of Dawson’s Creek on October 10th, 2001. Dawson’s creek airs Wednesdays at 8 PM, on the WB Network.