Some things abide…

The contractor came back today to complete work on the house. Between seeing him again and the sunny weather, I feel like I’m timewarped into last year! Hopefully everything will be wrapped up with a minimum of fuss and muss. Last year was a real disaster. I can hardly believe we managed to get out our album with all the shit going on in my live/work space! Its a testament to our iron clad will, to be sure.

The garden is coming up so strong this Spring. Last year at this time, it was all just dirt and pine needles. All my hard work has certainly paid off out there. Now I’m just taking seeds from one area and planting them into another, wherever there happens to be a little blank space. Those are quickly filling in, though! I guess the “cottage garden in a can” seeds worked pretty well. Ha! All the bulbs I put in this Fall have gone nuts, so that I’m actually cutting them and bringing them in to enjoy.

What does this all have to do with music, you ask? Not much perhaps, but our state of mind and circumstances have an awful lot to do with songwriting. I had been writing some pretty sad songs over Fall and Winter, but maybe now I’ll start writing happy ones again?

Surreal day

OK it was weird enough to hear my big Best Of Anji Bee feature thingee on Adam Curry’s DSC today but then I was driving around with Ryan listening to the Tom Leykis show on the radio, and I started commenting on the topic to him, and Ryan pulls out his cellphone to dial Tom’s comment line. I told the screener my thoughts and he said I was “the perfect demographic” and put me on next without any wait! I start talking to Leykis, which is already bizarre, but then he keeps me on the line for like 10 minutes! It was so odd to talk to him, because he’s such a radio persona – completely “ON” the whole time. He was going off about how someone should make a Hollywood movie about M.I.L.F.’s, starring an actress that was superhot in the 70’s and a starlet that is superhot now. Pretty good idea. Ryan was way into the Julie Cooper M.I.L.F. storyline on The O.C., as I recall. Anyway, I think I’ve had more than my share of media attention for the day. Right now I’m chillin’ a bottle of French rose to go with some French cheese and a baguette. Maybe if I’m lucky I can enjoy a little sundown moment out on the porch, looking out in the the flowering garden? Mmm…

Church of Girl Radio Stars reviews Free & Easy

RadioGirl reviews Free & Easy

Lovespirals are Anji Bee and Ryan Lum. They create chill music that makes us feel all swank, adult, sexy and in love with love…all at once!!! Their CD Free and Easy was released in late 2005 and is currently in distribution all over the US, Hong Kong and Mexico.

Anji’s name was familiar to us somehow. It turns out a number of years ago, we read a fantastic interview she did with Miranda July. A great read, especially for anyone interested in Ms. July’s early involvement with in the Olympia Scene.

Years later, Anji’s creative path continues to intrigue us. Lovespirals make electro-acoustic pop songs which are dreamy, sensual, smooth and romantic. Ryan’s guitar work incorporates elements of jazz, soul and rock with modern electronic and organic sounds. Anji Bee contributes the lyrics, vocals and vocal arrangements. No auto-tune was used in the recording – preserving the essence of Lovespirals and creating a creamy hi-fi stereo sound.

View the full review at churchofgirl.com

Lovespirals at Blue Cafe

Ryan and Anji will perform a short, intimate, stripped down set for a Cancer benefit show on Sunday April 23rd:

The Blue Cafe
210 The Promenade
Long Beach, California

21+ – $7 – Show starts 9pm
Lovespirals go on at 11pm and are the last performers of the night.

Lovespirals Atmosphere 69 Artist Profile

The Lovespirals feature on Atmosphere 69 turned out pretty cool. It’s always kind of surreal to hear oneself on radio, but in a way, it puts your work in perspective. I was pleased to hear our music in another context, to find that it actually sounds really good. Not to be vain, it’s just that we tend to take our stuff forgranted after hearing it so much in the studio. To hear it outside of the studio is like a reality check of sorts. It’s like hearing it fresh for the first time again. I really, really like “Free and Easy.” That song is really personal. I tend to forget that fact. Anyway, I’m really happy we met up with the Lounge King and Agent 69 because this was a very nice interview and a great experience.

Atmosphere69 Lovespirals Artist Profile

The Lovespirals “Music Therapy” Artist Profile with DJette Agent69 is now available for free download as part of the launch of the Atmosphere69 podcast. This half hour feature produced for The Lounge King Radio Network was previously aired on April 2nd via Mix96 FM Canada, as well as on the streaming internet radio stations Luxuria Music and Lounge Radio.

California shows

Looks like things are coming together for a few California shows over the next 2 months. Still working out details, but it looks like they’ll be a small one near us, and a big one up north. Maybe an intimate one up north, as well. Hoping to hear back from a venue or two in L.A., as well. Keep your eyes peeled on the news area for some announcements!

Back from our Mexico City show

Anji and I just got back from our weekend in Mexico City. I was hoping that we’d be able to make a podcast from there, but there was no time to be found. As always, we were treated wonderfully in Mexico by both our fans and the producer of the show, Joseph of Noise Kontrol, who also happens to be our distributor in Mexico. In our set, we played many songs from Free and Easy for the first time. In addition, we debuted two brand new songs that we had just recently written. We might have been a little rusty having not played a show since last year, but we gave it our all and the enthusiasm of the crowed had a positive effect on us for sure. I’m looking forward to returning again. In the meantime, can someone in Mexico please Fedex me some enchilada suissas or mole poblano?

Top: Anji & Ryan and Joseph & Anji backstage at Dada X before the show

Bottom: Anji & Ryan outside of the hotel the morning after the show

Header: Dada X crowd just before the show, photo by Anji

The Chillcast with Anji Bee Podcast Launch

I just launched a new podcast on Adam Curry’s Podshow Podcast Network called The Chillcast with Anji Bee. It’s a half hour music show featuring chilled tunes in genres from downtempo to deep house, trip hop to dream pop, electro lounge to old school jazz & blues, and more. The show was inspired by my Live365 radio station, Chillcuts, which was in turn inspired by my older show, The Lovely Ladies of Electronica. Basically, I just keep widening my circle of musical styles as time goes on. Anyway, I’d love to have you come check the show out at http://chillcast.podshow.com.

Feel free to hit me back and let me know what you think!

Ethereal Chillout Music