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 Update
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.
Online Press Kit Website Launched
The band just launched an online press kit for the new album at:
www.windblownkiss.com.
Intended for the media, the site includes high quality downloadable art and photos,
as well as press releases, audio clips and contact information. Much of this material
will also be included on the official homepage, which is slated to launch this April.
Lovespirals Biography
Lovespirals are gearing up to release our first full length album this Summer on Projekt Records. Are you excited yet? You will be after you read our snappy new bio:
Lovespirals are musician/producer Ryan Lum and singer/songwriter Anji Bee. This duo’s lush, sensual collaborative songwriting embraces numerous styles and sounds, creating a unique blend which defies genre categories altogether. Beginning their collaboration in 1999 with Jazz Step Drum & Bass dubplates spun in Ryan’s DJ sets, then continuing on with a series of singles released on compilations for various labels (including Water Music and Metropolis Records), the band has traversed vast musical territory to arrive at their first full-length album for Projekt Records. Due out June 18, 2002, Windblown Kiss, is focused on beautiful melodies based around Ryan Lum’s dreamy acoustic and electric guitar playing and Anji Bee’s versatile vocal work. This first full-length album also features special guest musicians Sean Bowey, of Eden, and Doron Orenstein, of Frescoe, on several tracks. Slow-burning Blues, Bebop Jazz, Flamenco-spiced Folk Rock, Western-tinged Dream Pop – Lovespirals blend all these influences and more into heady, intoxicating mixture. Romantic, spiritual, and utterly heartfelt, Windblown Kiss envelopes one in a beautifully soothing dream-drenched world, timeless in quality and essence.
Official Website
We’ve been fiddling around all month with a few different ideas for the new website, and now we’re whittling them down to come up with something really nice. Should be exciting to see how it all turns out!
Hello
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.