http://www.thechillcast.com Podsafe Chillout Music Podcast and Vidcast Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:48:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm back in town and I've got a full hour of brand new tunes for ya. Lots of good albums and singles have been coming out lately with lots of great remixes from those releases, and many of them are free downloads -- bonus! Today's set starts out with a ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/03/chillcast-206-brand-new/ Its been a really busy week or so over here at Chillcast central, as I've been preparing for the big Lovespirals and Karmacoda show in San Francisco Friday night. I really needed a little chill time, myself.  So what better way is there to chill out than to kick back ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/02/chillcast-205-instrumental-chill/ Hungry Lucy return to Chillcast Video for the third time, in celebration of the release of their highly anticipated 4th album, Pulse of the Earth. I've got an intriguing video promo for the new album, as well as a vintage video of their song, "Softly," from the 2004 album, To ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/02/chillcast-video-38-hungry-lucy/ Well, it's another Friday, another mix of amazing new songs hand selected for you maximum chillout pleasure… LOL! Seriously though, I can hardly believe how many cool tracks have been flooding in lately. Its like a deluge. A relaxing, sensual, highly danceable deluge. OK I think its time to just ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/02/chillcast-204-killer/ I've put together a pretty darned sexy mix for your Valentine's Day listening pleasure as part of the 3rd annual Cupid's Hunt podcast collaboration coordinated by Mr. T Grundy of Rhythms In Black Satin. Look forward to many other "Looking for Love Music in All the Right Places" CH mixes ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/02/chillcast-203-cupids-hunt-v3/ It was my birthday this week, but I still made time to put together a killer show for you featuring some of the biggest names of the downtempo genre. Thanks so much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday on Facebook and Twitter. You guys really know how to ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/02/chillcast-202-post-birthday/ This week I present a special one-hour interview feature on my band, Lovespirals. My partner, Ryan Lum, and I sit down to discuss our brand new 4th album, Future Past, and give an overview of the band's decade-long history. We'll be sharing every song on the album as we chat ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-lovespirals-feature/ I am super excited to present to you the world premier debut video from my band, Lovespirals! Ryan Lum and I have been creating music together for the past decade, but this is the first time we've ever released a music video. I created it myself using HD footage we ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-video-37-lovespirals/ Lovespirals is the musical project of musician, Ryan Lum, and vocalist, Anji Bee - your humble Chillcast hostess... We've just released our 4th full-length album, Future Past, on our own label, Chillcuts. A limited edition 6 panel eco-friendly digipac was pre-released over the 2009 winter holiday via the Lovespirals webstore, ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/lovespirals-future-past-out-now/ Its been raining pretty much non-stop this week in So Ca, with crazy storm cells bursting down heavy rain and wind with thunder, hail, and the occasional twister. So pretty much the opposite of chill around here... I almost skipped the show altogether, but I had too many great songs ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-200-rain/ Its that time again... time to check out Anji Bee's favorite podsafe songs from the year 2009! And yes, I am speaking in 3rd person. LOL! Every track in this over 90 minute set was played on The Chillcast last year at some point. Keep in mind, now, these are ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-top-20-podsafe-tracks-of-2009/ Boy oh boy do I have one heck of a set of chillout tunes for ya today! I just kept stacking up track after track of chillaxed grooves -- some vocal-based, other instrumental -- but all of it laaaid back... If 2010 is starting off a bit more hectic than ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-198-full-tilt-chill/ To celebrate the New Year in style, I put together a very special 2 hour mix. The first half is spiritual worldbeat downtempo, while the second hour is upbeat danceable electronica with super positive lyrics. I mixed it DJ style so you can just get really into the music, like ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2010/01/chillcast-197-new-year-mix/ In the midst of all this Christmas madness, I somehow managed to assemble a pretty amazing one hour mix of wintry tunes that may even surpass last week's holiday episode... This set includes several brand new tracks that are destined to become favorites. There's also some more downbeat tracks for ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/12/chillcast-196-merry-christmas/ This is the last episode of 2009, and wouldn't ya know it, I was having problems with FinalCut! In desperation, I turned to my old standby, iMovie. So if you notice a difference in the look of the show today, that's why. Anyway,  I'm very happy to welcome one of ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/12/chillcast-video-36-adam-fielding/ This year's Holiday Mix is bigger and better than ever! I've got a full hour of holiday music mixed without any talking between tracks, just at the intro and outro, so you can chillout as you shop, wrap gifts, travel, or party with friends and family without all of my ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/12/chillcast-195-holiday-mix/ This week I really needed to just take a deep breath, count to 10, and let it all go... Nothing soothes me quite like music and today's mix really did the trick for me! Look forward to some great vocal pieces as well as some very nice instrumentals, with a ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/12/chillcast-194-deep-breath/ Today's show is a bit of a study in contrasts; the music is half mellow and half upbeat -- mixing downtempo, electropop, and drum 'n' bass -- and my personal news is partly sad and partly ecstatic. Be sure to listen through to the end of the show to hear ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/12/chillcast-193-omg/ Hope all my fellow Americans are having a nice Thanksgiving holiday! I must admit I was starting to grow melancholy over the year's end, but between all the kind messages coming in from Lovespirals fans and this mix of upbeat electropop and downtempo music, I can't help but smile. There ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/chillcast-192-lighthearted/ Last week I gave away a pair of tickets to a great event going on Nov 24th in San Fran called Le Chill Du Nord. The contest come up suddenly as I was recording the voice-overs, so this week I'm featuring music by the bands involved in the event. I've ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/chillcast-191-le-chill/ Sorry this week's show is running late. I've been up to my eyeballs in all things Lovespirals, preparing for the imminent release of our new CD, Future Past. Today I'm premiering our first single from the album and I'm as nervous as a mother sending her child off to their ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/chillcast-190-let-it-shine/ Hungarian electronica producer, Fonogeri, has recently released all 3 of his soothing, melancholic chillout albums on Creative Commons music site, Jamendo. This means that you can stream every track in full AND download the mp3s absolutely FREE! His latest album, Letters From Home, was just released this past August and ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/artist-of-the-week-fonogeri/ We're back to the regular 1 hour format this week. Glad to have heard from so many of you that you enjoyed last week's extended episode last week! This show is packed full of new musical discoveries from all over the world, including Norway, United States, Germany, Canada, Hungary, England ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/chillcast-189-discoveries/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="344" caption="7 Day Visa - Tokyo (2009)"][/caption] 7 Day Visa is the musical project of electronica producer, Jamahl Richardson AKA Natural Fact. After having toured Japan with Chillcast regulars, The Shanghai Restoration Project, Richardson was inspired to create music based on his experiences in this new country. The ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/11/chillcast-artist-of-the-week-7-day-visa/ You must be thinking, "What? Anji found Halloween-themed chillout songs?" No. Not at all. This is simply a mellow 2-hour DJ mix of downtempo, lounge, and worldbeat tunes for you to enjoy  over this holiday weekend. Or wait 'til Monday and listen at work, it's all up to you. Every ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/chillcast-188-halloween-chillout/ More great new music for ya this week, including a few new artists to the show, and additional tracks from some of the great new albums I introduced you to last week. This is a pretty mellow mix with a very smooth vibe, and a nice ratio of male to ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/chillcast-187-smooth-vibes/ 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 ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/my-cubical-is-happy-xtranormal-vid/ I had to make this week's episode all in one afternoon, but I think I really pulled it off! Luckily for me I received a number of tasty tracks in my inbox, and found quite a few other gems via Music Alley, IODA, and RCRD_LBL. Get ready for a sweet ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/chillcast-186-laid-back/ This week's episode is quite reminiscent of my short-lived podcast, Unwind, which - in case you aren't familiar with it - was designed to listen to as you drift off to sleep. You see, I had a mind shattering headache the day I put this together. So expect a soft ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/chillcast-185-unwind/ This week's episode is a little bit different... My bandmate, Ryan, showed me this great video mash-up of Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking on YouTube. Turns out it's a free download by an ambient electronica & rock musician called Colorpulse called "A Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remix)."  Though it may not ... http://www.thechillcast.com/2009/10/chillcast-video-34-colorpulse/