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.
Bay Area recording project, Falling You, just released a new album on Project Records called ‘Shine‘. This highly collaborative album features a song with lyrics and vocals by Anji Bee called “World On Fire.” This marks the second time Bee has worked with band founder and songwriter, Michael Zorko, who previously collaborated in 2011 for the song “Blessed,” his album, ‘Adore.’
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“Another beautiful release from Falling You that finds John Michael Zorko collaborating with some truly remarkable vocal talents, resulting in a stunning collection of songs that are moving, inspiring, and powerfully emotional.
Highly recommended…”
— RikM
“Intimate and fragile or powerful and full of energy, the tracks are dedicated to the light that is inherent in all of us. Following this idea, soft, harmonious and accessible Shoegaze and Dream Pop sounds dominate. Creativity, love and beauty are the powerful drivers of these songs.”
– Sonic Seducer
The latest Falling You album is currently #1 on the Projekt Records Top 10! ‘Adore’ opens with my song, “Blessed.”
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Continuing on from last week’s darker theme, today’s show has a bit of a gothic flavor, filled with melancholy. Half new tunes favoring moody guitar and female vocals, the second half is filled with cover songs or side projects of The Cure, whom I am lucky enough to have tickets to see next week at The Pantages Theater. There are lots of free downloads in this mix, so be sure to grab ’em. Oh, and stay tuned to the end to find out if you won a copy of the new Falling You album, Adore!
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Once again, I’ve got a great show for you today, packed with fantastic new releases, and filled with vocals – both male and female. The show flows from guitar driven, ethereal electro-acoustic stuff to mellow electro-pop, to nu-disco, and on to deep house and clubbier tunes, but the ride is so gentle you hardly notice the curves in the road. So anyway, John of Falling You sent me some copies of his brand new 5th album, Adore. Its a gorgeous gatefold digipak release and I’m giving away a copy to one lucky listener! Check out the link below in the show notes for entry details.
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Enter for you chance to win a copy of Adore by Falling You on beautiful full-color gatefold digipac format, personally autographed by Anji Bee (contributing vocalist). Get all the details on The Chillcast Falling You CD Contest page. Learn more about the album in this blog post by Anji about Adore.
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Zack just posted the latest episode of The Mothpod guest hosted by yours truly. In addition to featuring a number of new releases that I’m a part of this, I also stuffed the show full of great legal free downloads by a wide variety of bands and artists. How did I manage to fit pop, goth, electronica, and hip hop all in one playlist? Listen to Mothpod #230 – Beamin’ Back Atcha to find out. And don’t forget to download the free compilations that both Zack and I released this year to commemorate our 5 year anniversaries!
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Think of this episode of The Mothpod as a way to time travel back to July 31st so you can join hostess, Anji Bee, in celebrating Ryan Lum’s birthday. With a mix of electronic and acoustic music and a blend of male and female vocals, this selection of love songs and summer themed tunes is sure to please the most discriminating time traveler. Throw in a couple brand new songs by Miss Bee herself, and you’ve got yourself a sweet little time capsule! Sorry I forgot to post this show when it was first released…
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I’ve been incredibly busy lately with lots of new music to promote, but still I must admit that I’m blessed. Last week I saw my favorite young tennis player, Ernests Gulbis, breeze through his 2nd ever tournament win here in Los Angeles, this weekend I celebrated my beloved hubby’s birthday, and next weekend is our 6th anniversary. Historically we’ve kept our relationship on the down low, but this year I decided to tell the world, and the lyrics to “Blessed” were born. You’ll hear that song this week, along with a host of jazzy and soulful downtempo and deep house. Enjoy!
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The 2-time NAR Lifestyle Music Award winning musical project, Falling You, just released a new album entitled, Adore. Enigmatic band founder and producer, John Michael Zorko, has long worked with a revolving cast of talented and varied female vocalists including Suzanne Perry (of Melodyguild and Love Spirals Downwards), Victoria Lloyd (of Claire Voyant and Mono Chrome), Dru Allen (of Mirabilis and This Ascension), Erica Mulkey (AKA Unwoman), and Shikhee (of Android Lust) — just to name a few — and now adds Lovespirals vocalist, Anji Bee, to that list.
Bee contributes lyrics and vocals to the ambient opening track, “Blessed,” penned about her relationship with bandmate, Ryan Lum, who engineered and recorded her vocal tracks for this long distance musical collaboration. Friend of Lovespirals and Falling You, Ken Lee (of Eleven Shadows), mixed and mastered the track (and indeed, the whole album) alongside Zorko at his Blueberry Buddha Recording Studios.
Lum’s former bandmate, Suzanne Perry, contributed lyrics and vocals to the track, “Champagne,” which follows Bee’s cut on the album. With its summery dream pop feel, Perry’s collaboration brings to mind her work with Melodyguild. Suzanne’s vocals were engineered and recorded by Melodyguild bandmate, Cris Miller (of Silver Screen). Suzanne had previously been featured on Falling You’s 2006 album, Human, and 2008 album, Faith.
Another highlight of the album is closing track, “Alchemy,” featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw. Famous for her work with Opus II, BT, Tiesto, and Delerium, Hawkshaw has a long and impressive list of dance music credits to her name. Her breathy voice and high harmonies add a lovely depth and focus to Zorko’s light-as-air beats and textures.
Though known for his melancholic mix of ambient textures and ethereal vocals, Zorko wanted to “explore a more optimistic side of emotional music and this gift called life.” To this end, Zorko employed liberal use of heavy, distorted, electric guitar in the vein of classic 90’s shoegazer acts like My Bloody Valentine and Ride, which may surprise his long time listeners!
Adore is available as a digital download now directly from the Magnatune site, with CDs to follow soon. Watch for it on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, etc later this month.
As a side note, Zorko contributed a Falling You remix to Lovespirals’ Love EP released in June 2010.
“Blessed” – Falling You Adore (2011)
There’s something I want to say to you
There’s something I want you to know
I’ve been so blessed to have you by my side
My source of strength, my joy, my pride
I’ve been so blessed to have you here with me. Oh…
Our love so deep; it lasts eternally
I’ve been so blessed to have you in my life
You as my husband, and I, your wedded wife
– By Anji Bee (BMI)
NOTE: This was one of those rare instances where I actually composed the lyrics after hearing the music. John sent me an instrumental titled, “Adore: Ambient Mix,” along with the comment: “The theme for the next Falling You album, ‘Adore,’ is a more optimistic one — that being, life isn’t always about being reflective and sad, and those we bring into our lives continue to enrich it even when they’re gone.” His working title and instructions inspired thoughts of my beloved and these lyrics sprung to life almost of their own accord.
