In preparation for the big Lovespirals and Karmacoda Harlot Happy Hour show coming up this Friday in San Francisco, Ryan and Anji have spent a lot of time selecting and arranging a half hour set of songs to perform. Over the weekend the duo tried playing the set using both an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar. The band have done shows either way, and they each have their merits. Anji captured some footage from a few of these practice sessions and put it up on the Lovespirals Facebook Group and Official Lovespirals You Tube Account. Figured we should post it here, as well! Lovespirals haven’t performed live since 2006 – and they haven’t played the San Francisco area since 2002 – so if you’re in the area, you really should come check it out!
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Lovespirals CD Release Party Concert
To celebrate the release of Lovespirals’ new album, Future Past, San Francisco electronica act, Karmacoda, are hosting a very cool Happy Hour event at Harlot. Featuring a Chillcast DJ set, Lovespirals meet & greet and short acoustic set, plus a full Karmacoda performance, this is one party you won’t want to miss! Ryan and Anji will also be on hand to autograph eco-friendly digipacs of Future Past (and their previous 3 albums, as well.) This will be the first time Lovespirals have performed live in San Fran, and their first public performance since 2006, not counting their late-2007 virtual concert in Second Life. This is a very special night and we hope you’ll be there to share it with us! Be sure to arrive early as this event starts promptly at 7pm and ends at 10pm. You can RSVP on our Facebook Event Page.
Please spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, and your favorite social media sites. Podcasters & DJs can download a 30 sec audio ad for the show from Lovespirals’ Music Alley page or SoundCloud.
Lovespirals & Karmacoda Show Promo (30 sec) by anjibee
FEBRUARY 26th, 2010
7 pm to 10 pm No Cover, 21+
Harlot
46 Minna Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
415.777.1077
www.harlotsf.com
Once in a Blue Moon – Live 2006 from Lovespirals on Vimeo.
Artwork Credits:
- Layout & Design by Anji Bee
- Photo of Karmacoda by Seany
- Photo of Lovespirals by Susan Jennings
- Photo of Anji Bee by Matt Holm
Chillcast Lovespirals Feature
The Chillcast with Anji Bee podcast is hosting a special one-hour interview feature with Lovespirals this week. Ryan and Anji sat down in her podcast studio to discuss their brand new 4th album, Future Past, and give her listeners an overview of the band’s decade-long history. The band chat about their writing and recording process including our musical influences, album concepts, and the various stories surrounding our songs and albums as they listen to every track from Future Past and a few songs from their past 3 albums. If you haven’t checked out Anji’s weekly music show before, now would be the perfect time!
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Download Chillcast Lovespirals Feature (mp3)
Playlist:
- “Shine” Future Past (2010)
- “Home” Future Past (2010)
- “This Truth” Long Way From Home (2002)
- “Oh So Long” Windblown Kiss (2005)
- “Hand in Hand” Free & Easy (2007)
- “Love” Future Past (2010)
- “Water Under the Bridge” Future Past (2010)
- “Meanwhile, Irreplaceable Time Flees” Future Past (2010)
- “Insignificant” Future Past (2010)
- “Feel So Good” Future Past (2010)
- “Rain” Future Past (2010)
- “One of Those Days” Future Past (2010)
- “Sinking” Future Past (2010)
- “Believe” Future Past (2010)
Purchase Links:
- Buy autographed CDs from Lovespirals Webstore
- Buy Lovespirals music on iTunes
- Buy Lovespirals music on Amazon
- Buy Lovespirals music on CDBaby
Contact Links:
Additional Links:
- Lovespirals CD Release Party & Concert hosted by Karmacoda
- Chillcast Video World Premier of “Home” by Lovespirals
- Unwind Lovespirals & Love Spirals Downwards Artist Spotlight
- Love Spirals Downwards
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Chillin' with Lovespirals #73
The first band podcast of the new year finds Ryan and Anji giving you the rundown on the latest Lovespirals activities including last minute gear purchases for the 2009 tax year. Ryan discusses his new boutique preamp and compressor, as well as a vintage mic he’s checking out now. They also talk about the official digital release of Future Past, Facebook versus RSS feeds and Twitter, streaming audio affecting download sales, reviews of the new album, awards for “Shine”, Internet radio airplay, status update on their rescued piniped pal, Cyntia, and remixes of their upcoming second single, “Love.” The show ends with a special sneak peek at the gorgeous Soul Whirling Somewhere remix of “Love.” Say – how do you like our new podcast art for 2010?
[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/3839/episodes/207093/chillinwithlovespirals-207093-01-10-2010.mp3]Download Chillin’ with Lovespirals #73 (mp3)
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Shine is Track of the Day on Garageband
The first single from Future Past, “Shine,” has been selected as Alternative Pop “Track of the Day” on music site, Garageband. The accolade comes as part of the ongoing music contest for this unique site, where songs are judged by fellow musicians on a number of criteria. “Shine” was featured on the site earlier as the “Best Female Vocals” in Alt Pop for the week of December 7, 2009. The word “sexy” seems to be popping up quite a bit in reviews of Anji Bee’s vocals for this track… You can download “Shine” FREE from Lovespirals’ Garageband page. In related news, Future Past was just released on iTunes the 1st of January, 2010. The album is also available in digital and CD format on CDbaby and the band’s own webstore.
- “Shine” by Lovespirals is Track of the Day in Alt Pop on Garageband
Shine Wins Best Female Vox Award
Lovespirals first Future Past single, “Shine” has won the Garageband Reviewer’s Pick Award for Best Female Vocals in the Alternative Pop genre for this week. This is an ongoing contest judged by site users, primarily musicians who are also participating in the contest held by this unique i-Like owned music site. Songs are judged in an anonymous fashion, with the reviewer having no information about the track other than the soundfile itself until after they have rated it and posted their review comments. Kieran Moore of Ireland wrote, “Quite a haunting song. Nice mood with the Rhodes, and the female singer has a sexy voice which works really well when layered. Reminds me of the French band Air. Good sound, well done.” Visit Lovespirals page on Garageband to read all the reviews thus far, as well as to stream or download “Shine” for free. You can also check out more Lovespirals songs, including the multiple-award-winning “Love Survives,” which won Track of the Day and Track of Week twice each, and currently holds #16 Best Female Vocals of All Time in the Electronica Genre.
Chillin' with Lovespirals #72
Ryan and Anji of Lovespirals talk about their Thanksgiving holiday and the exciting lovespirals.com exclusive pre-release launch of Future Past, as well as their first new single, “Shine.” The band talk about the impact of Twitter and Facebook messages on their sales, as well as the uniqueness of selling music in today’s social media enviornment. Anji also breaks down the various music sites that she posted “Shine” to, explaining each of the site’s unique functions and how you can use them to become a Lovespirals Street Team member (or to promote your own band!). She also lists all the podcasts who have played “Shine” thus far. Feel free to post a comment if you’ve played it, too! The duo close out the show with the song “Shine” in it’s entirety.
[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/3839/episodes/200098/chillinwithlovespirals-200098-11-30-2009.mp3]Download Chillin with Lovespirals #72 (mp3)
Show Links:
- Mevio’s Music Alley (formerly Podsafe Music Network)
- SoundCloud
- Garageband
- iLike
- Blip.FM
- MySpace
- Soundclick
- TheSixtyOne
- The Chillcast #191: Le Chill – featuring “Love (7 Day Visa Brooklyn Afterhours Mix)” by Lovespirals
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First Single – "Shine" – Released
The first single from Lovespirals’ new album, Future Past, is the bittersweet downtempo pop number, “Shine.” This song is making the rounds online slowly but surely, and you can help get the word out! Podcasters and broadcasters can pick up the track on Mevio’s Music Alley (formerly known as the Podsafe Music Network). Music bloggers and anyone else interested in sharing “Shine” on their sites or social media accounts with a handy audio widget, can do so via Soundcloud or Virb. Lovespirals’ MySpace music player allows users to add the streaming single to their personal playlists, while the band’s Facebook page lets you stream it from the page’s music player. iLike allows you to both stream and download the track either directly or from within the Facebook iLike app, where you can also dedicate the track to friends, add it to your music playlist, or post it to any profile. Likewise, Garageband offers a full stream and download, plus users can rank and review “Shine” in the ongoing song contest to help Lovespirals win awards and feature placements on the site. TheSixtyOne also also offers full streams of “Shine,” with the option for users to help vote it onto the main page by clicking the “heart” button. ReverbNation allows you to stream and download the song, add it to your own playlist, and embed a Lovespirals audio player widget on your own sites. Most of these sites allow listeners to leave comments or reviews of songs, which Anji and Ryan always enjoy reading. If you use any of these sites or services, Lovespirals would very much appreciate your help in promoting both the new single and album!
Shine by Lovespirals
Get the band logo, band portraits, and more info on the Future Past EPK
New Lovespirals Single Debuts on Chillcast
The first single from Lovespirals’ brand new album Future Past just debuted on The Chillcast #190. For those who don’t know, The Chillcast is the weekly chillout music podcast of band vocalist, Anji Bee (so she had a bit of an unfair advantage on premiering this track…) “Shine” is the opening track of the show, but stick around to hear this rest of this 1-hour set featuring new music by Fonogeri, Minus Blue, The Warheads, Jamie Lloyd, Amanda Blank, Groove Junkies, Dirrrty B, Dynamic Stab, and Blu Mar Ten. This track is available for other podcasters (as well as radio, internet, club or Second Life DJs) to play via Mevio’s Music Alley. “Shine” is also available on Lovespirals’ SoundCloud page for streaming, download, and reposting via their attractive embeddable player.
[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/142/episodes/197267/thechillcast-197267-11-13-2009.mp3]Download Chillcast #190: Let It Shine (mp3)
You can subscribe to The Chillcast with Anji Bee free via iTunes
Have You Heard? (Xtranormal Vid)
Have you seen the Xtranormal site yet? It allows you to select from various characters and backgrounds — including your choice of gender and language — then animate them using various actions and expressions. Type in what you want them to say and how you want them to say it — even choose which camera angle — and the site turns your script into an animated video. It is way too fun! I had heard of it somewhere, but once I saw it in action – via a video by Ryan Coseboom of Stripmall Architecture, I knew I had to try it out. I hope you get a good chuckle out of it and hey, feel free to repost! Without further ado, may we present the comic ad for our upcoming new CD, Future Past, entitled, “Have You Heard?”
“Is Lovespirals that old Goth band?” “No. They are so not Goth.”
Anji Joins Meals for Seals Program
As mention in Chillin’ with Lovespirals #67, here is a little video of Anji Bee talking about about participating in the Meals For Seals sponorship program at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, CA. Join the PMMC on Facebook to get educated and get involved. Right now, record numbers of seals are showing up sick all along the west coast, so they could really use your help!
Lovespirals Own Podsafe Downtempo Chart
Pleased to note that Lovespirals are still doing quite well on the Podsafe Music Network Downtempo chart. At present, the band own the top 3 spots, plus the number 8 spot. Long time fan favorite, “Love Survives,” from the 2005 album, Free & Easy, is the top podcaster pick, followed by the ever-popular Bitstream Dream remix of “Walk Away” (we really do need to release that Walk Away EP one day…), plus both original mixes of Long Way From Home singles, “Motherless Child” and “This Truth” from 2007. Quite surprised its the not the remixes of those singles, honestly! Band vocalist, Anji Bee, currently holds the #7 position in Downtempo and #2 on the Trip Hop chart, both for collaborations with the now-defunct Canadian-based project, Bitstream Dream.
On a side note, gotta give some love to Macedonia of Radio BSOTS for his kind comment:
Somewhere in the podosphere, someone is keeping an all-time Podsafe Music chart topper list. I would like to think that Lovespirals is somewhere within the Top 30, if not the Top Ten. Personal faves include “Love Survives” and “Walk Away (Bitstream Dream Remix)”.
Please check out Lovespirals’ podsafe music for use on your podcast or Internet radio station.