During the discovery phase of compiling the upcoming Positive Influence anthology, I cam across a drawing I did for Against the Wall back in 1988. This thin marker sketch with a bit of stippling and a bit of cross hatching is very indicative of my style at that period. The simple black and white designs xeroxed well thus were perfect to use for zines and flyers. This is the same drawing style I used for the New Age Records logo graphic. If memory serves, this drawing was done as a potential cover for the first Against the Wall single that was going to be released by New Age, the label of Against the Wall member, Mike Hartsfield. The ‘Identify Me‘ single ended up being released by Nemesis Records in 1989 with a completely different cover.
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Follow Anji Bee On Genius
You can now read, transcribe, or notate lyrics by Anji Bee on the popular music site Genius. Her lyrics with Lovespirals are also available on the site, as well as some of her collaborations with other artists, such as Karmacoda and The Grooveblaster.
Check it out!
Footsoldier Album Features Lovespirals
YouTube personality Vegan Footsoldier has been fundraising for what he touts as “The Best Vegan Rock Album Ever” for some time now, and at last the album has dropped!
Anji and Ryan were credited as “Happy Healthy Vegan” — their YouTube channel handle — on the track “Jam” in which Ryan contributes bluesy electric guitar leads and Anji contributes her own lyrics and vocals/spoken word.
Anji Bee – Lonely Sunset Mobil Mix On Bandcamp
Direct from the Anji Bee music vault! Exclusive to Bandcamp is this previously unreleased mix of “Lonely Sunset” created in 2013.
Haunting, yet upbeat, trance collaboration with Ukrainian producer Mobil. His dazzling melodic progressive style twinned with the shimmering vocals of Anji Bee is like a breath of warm summer air in the midst of snowy wintertime.
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ANJI BEE “Gone (F9 Mix)” on Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is now hosting the year 2000 classic Fishtank No. 9 mix of “Gone” by Anji Bee. Never commercially released, this song has been unavailable for over a decade. Now you can stream or download it in multiple audio formats for free! The entry includes retro artwork with a photo from their era, often seen in Bitstream Dream publicity.
Stream the song below
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Echoes Radio Interviews Falling You + Anji Bee
Falling You bandleader, John Zorko, joined Anji Bee in her home studio, along with fellow guest vocalist, Danielle Colbeck, to record an interview with John Diliberto for the nationally syndicated radio show, Echoes. This short artist feature focused on the new album, ‘Shine,’ which has been getting a lot of airplay on the show recently. Though the feature already aired live on the radio, you can now listen to the Echoes Falling You Feature podcast directly from their website.
New Age Records Release Retro Logo Merch
A 1988 illustration by Anji Bee for New Age Records is making a comeback! This pen and ink drawing of a straight edge guy jumping while pumping his fist was used in the early days of this So Cal hardcore punk label. Nearly 3 decades later, the label is dropping tees, hats, and buttons with this iconic drawing that in all honesty, was drawn to look like Anji’s Positive Influence zine partner, Buster Cates. Buy the Unity T-shirt for $18 from newagerecords.net
New Age Records red or gray “Unity” t-shirt with front, back and sleeve print featuring classic artwork from 1988.
New Age Records
Foolish (Lyrics)
“Foolish” Love Me Leave Me LP (2013)
I really can’t explain
What’s come over me
I’m still not sure if it’s
All just my fantasy
But yet I feel like this
Was somehow meant to be
Even if it seems like
Impossibility
Am I foolish?
To believe this is real
Can I trust the way I feel?
Will I wake up one day (wake up)
Will I wake up one day (wake up)
Will I wake up one day and say
I was foolish?
(x2)
I was foolish
In my life I have never
Fit the mold
To be different you
Must make your choices bold
Coz in this world it seems
Our future’s bought and sold
When you find something good
You must grab a hold
Am I foolish?
To believe this is real
Can I trust the way I feel?
(Chorus)
Foolish
Foolish
(Chorus)
NOTE: These lyrics were originally written in 2003 for a collaboration with Realm that never happened, so this is the first recorded version of them. I vaguely remember writing down them after a session of posing for some art students. I used to write a lot of lyrics in my head while I was working as life model.
Saudade (Lyrics)
“Saudade” Love Me Leave Me LP (2013)
In every crowd I see your face
In every face I see your eyes
In every place I hear your voice
In every voice I hear your sighs
Like a vine clings to a tree
How your memory clings to me
Pulling me back
Like a ship out to sea
(repeat)
Note: While many of the songs on the Love Me Leave Me album were new productions of older collaborations with various online musicians, this was a brand new song written during the album recording sessions. Anji had long wanted to write a classic style Brazilian song, so she was thrilled when her long time musical partner, Ryan Lum, offered to help write a vintage Bossa Nova track with her. Not only did he perform all of the music, but he added in backing vocals, too, to recreate that Joao and Astrud Gilberto feel. The lyrics were taken from some poetry Anji had written years earlier, which she set to Ryan’s music.
Chillcast Love Me Leave Me Anji Bee Feature
As promised, I put together a one-hour special feature on my debut solo album, ‘Love Me Leave Me.’ Let me guide you through the album song by song, sharing my behind-the-music stories, as well as early recordings, demo, and remixes. Come get up close and personal with me!
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