Chillin' with Lovespirals

Chillin' with Lovespirals

Originally launched in June 2005, Chillin' with Lovespirals is one of the first-ever band podcasts, hosted by the innovative husband-and-wife duo, Ryan and Anji Lum. Always ahead of the curve, Ryan, a visionary producer, transitioned from analog to digital recording in the late '90s, while Anji quickly established herself as a pioneer of online music promotion. In 2005, she founded the digital media company, Chillcuts, to maintain control over their music as they foresaw the shift from CDs to digital formats at the turn of the millennium. In this laid-back and insightful podcast, Ryan and Anji discuss their creative process, the technology behind their music and videos, and how they've stayed relevant in the ever-evolving digital music landscape. With personal stories, inspiring artist discoveries, and behind-the-scenes looks at life as modern-day content creators, Chillin' with Lovespirals offers an engaging mix of creativity, tech talk, and indie music insights from a duo that’s been pushing musical boundaries for over two decades.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 102: Gray [First Podcast of 2026]

January 28, 2026 • 35 mins
Ryan and Anji return to Chillcast Studio to discuss their brand new single and music video, share and respond to listener comments, talk up their upcoming February release, and just overall provide a peek behind the scenes of being an independent recording act working in a genre-fluid style.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals Episode 101: Drift Begins & More News

December 17, 2025 • 29 mins
Ryan & Anji are back with the last jam-packed episode of the year. They discuss the creation, release, and response to the brand new single, "Drift Again," give a slight update on their October single, "Without You," talk about several holiday singles Ryan has recorded over the years with Anji and Suzanne, plus a newly released collaboration the duo did back in 2023 with Falling You. Thank you to the viewers who've left us comm...
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Chillin with Lovespirals 100: Without You & Band Anniversaries

November 1, 2025 • 28 mins
Ryan & Anji are back with another jam-packed episode celebratting not only their brand new single, "Without You," but also several band anniversaries! The duo's 100th episode in the 20th year since it's inception being one of the biggies. Lovespirals talk about the making of their new single, sharing behind the scenes stories of it's inspiration, creation, and promotion, read and respond to listener comments, discuss their vari...
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 99: Anymore, Molten Remix, Flux Vinyl

September 18, 2025 • 25 mins
Ryan and Anji return with a new episode jam packed with news, from their new single "Nothing Even Matters Anymore," to a new Love Spirals Downwards remix of Blue Ringed Baby + Kami, to a special eco-vinyl release of 'Flux,' to a brand new track they started writing this weekend, the duo cover it all -- and more! 

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Official Website -- lovespiralsdownwards.com
Our Bandcamp -- lovespiralsdownwards.bandcamp.com
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 98: Glittering

August 20, 2025 • 25 mins
Ryan & Anji return to discuss their latest single, "Glittering," sharing listener comments and behind the scenes stories about its creation, release, and promotions. They also talk about some improvements Ryan made to his custom telecaster, and get into the guitar sounds he used on "Glittering" including using Anji's Big Muff Pi pedal. Additional news was shared, as well, so check it out for all the latest from Lovespirals! 

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 97: Okay

July 8, 2025 • 28 mins
Ryan & Anji return to discuss their latest single, "Okay," including their songwriting and recording process, listener feedback, album art, video making, etc. They also address the concerns of fans regarding Anji's "Boss Mode" lyrics, share upcoming plans and more in this casual conversation. You can also subscribe to the video version of Chillin' with Lovespirals on YouTube.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 96: Boss Mode

June 3, 2025 • 29 mins
Ryan & Anji sit down in Chillcuts studio to share all the news about their latest single, "Boss Mode," including behind the scenes stories about the songwriting, their creative process, album art, promotions, and listener feedback.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 95: Will It Ever Be The Same

April 22, 2025 • 26 mins
Ryan & Anji are back in the studio to discuss the brand new VIP Mix of "Will It Ever Be The Same" out now on all streaming platforms, plus Bandcamp, and a lyric visualizer on YouTube. They talk about the artwork, read comments from fans, share online radio stations that are supporting the band, and more in this casual half hour talk show.




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Chillin' with Lovespirals 94: The Call VIP Mix

March 6, 2025 • 27 mins
Ryan & Anji return to Chillcuts Studio for their first podcast of 2025! The big news is their VIP Mix of "The Call," which they discuss in detail including why they revisted the 2022 track and how it transformed, why they've been releasing new music under the orignal full band name, other mixes and new songs they have in the works (including a sneak peek), thoughts on releasing another full-length album, who their Spotify demog...
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 93: Used To Be [Last Show of 2024!]

December 30, 2024 • 18 mins
Ryan and Anji return to Chillcuts Studio to discuss their new single, "Used To Be," holiday activities, issues with Apple Music and their new distributor, and more, plus they bring back their classic segment of reading user feedback in this 20 minute video podcast.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 92: New Song, Vinyl Sale, Reissues

November 21, 2024 • 16 mins
Ryan and Anji sit down in the band's studio to share all the latest news, including several archival projects from both band members, getting the podcast back onto audio podcast services, and the upcoming release of a brand new song! The duo even share a clip of "Used to Be" to close out this fun and informative chat. Preorder "Used to Be" on Bandcamp now: https://lovespirals.bandcamp.com/album/used-to-be

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 91: Not Myself

September 23, 2024 • 31 mins
Ryan and Anji discuss their new single, "Not Myself," including the creation, inspiration, cover art, and music video. The duo also share stories about their prior single, "Noumenon," the 'Flux' vinyl and popularity of it's first track, releasing singles over albums, updates to the band's websites, how Anji's former bandmate has been helping out with old tech, and more in this fun half hour long conversation.

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Chillin' w Lovespirals 90: Noumenon

July 3, 2024 • 16 mins
Ryan and Anji are back with their first real podcast in 5 years! The musical duo share the latest news including their brand new single "Noumenon" and various release plans, the vinyl reissue of 'Flux' and related LSD merch, a recent remix with Projekt Records, and various music videos dropped recently. Plus they give some spoilers for upcoming releases! Find out all the latest in this fun and informative video podcast.

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Flux Deluxe 25th Anniversary Reissue Feature

September 1, 2023 • 10 mins
Ryan sat down in the Lovespirals studio to tell you all about the brand new Love Spirals Downwards 25th anniversary 'Flux Deluxe Edition' release out now on all digital platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Beatport, and Juno Downwload. The Bandcamp version includes one extra bonus track! SHOP 

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 86: Way Into It

April 17, 2019 • 39 mins
Hey hey -- Chillin' with Lovespirals is back! We have so much news to share this episode, including our new album charting pretty heavily, which is super fun. We get into some detail and background on our song, "Are You Lonely," which has been picking up a little steam online, Ryan gets into the inspiration for the overall sound of 'Life Goes On,' the duo talk about their old bros Pandora, plus more news and conversation.

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Chillin' with Lovespirals 85: Fleetwood Mac

December 19, 2018 • 32 mins
Ryan and Anji revived the band podcast to discuss the recent Fleetwood Mac concert at The Forum. Before the duo launch into their review, they give a bit of background on their original audio podcast and their past history with both The Forum and Fleetwood Mac. Then they give a track by track breakdown of the set, sharing memories, epiphanies, and general opinions. This is a fun discussion for both fans of Lovespirals and Fleetwood...
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 56: Going to NME 2008

August 11, 2008 • 26 mins
Gmail borked today so we thought we'd get off our butts and record a podcast during the downtime! Ryan and Anji discuss last minute plans to attend PME 2008 in Vegas next weekend, helping their friend Azita to "fix" her Internet, failing a vanity search of "Anji Bee" on the new Cuil search engine, as well as respond to a clip from Tea With Hungry Lucy #120 about copying their song "Storm," announce exciting "This Truth" remix relea...
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 55: So Many Distractions

July 21, 2008 • 22 mins
Ryan and Anji have been distracted by the new iPod 3G, checking out the music apps -- like Pandora, Shazam, and Last.FM, making ringtones, and installing the podcasters iKit to make the podcast easily streamable from your iPod (or iPod Touch). Still, they've continued working on music and share a clip and behind the music story of their latest song in progress. The band also chat about Geoff Smith's ringtone service, getting recogn...
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 53: Not All Work

June 26, 2008 • 22 mins
More Lovespirals madness including our camping recap, writing and recording new songs, our concert-filled weekend with the Outernational Tour and Melodyguild at Violaine, our Lovespiralsgasms radio show and live chat, the Lovely Ladies of Ryan Lum podcast, Lovespirals on Coverville #474 podcast, playing World of Warcraft, running into Jamie of Closedown, Anji collaborating with The Grooveblaster, and more!
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Chillin' with Lovespirals 52: Blew Our Wad

June 3, 2008 • 25 mins
The band return after a month's hiatus to catch you up with all the latest news! Ryan uses the MAudio Virtual String Machine on Lovespirals' latest songs, Anji contributes to the CC Asia Band project headed up by MoShang, Soul Whirling Somewhere completes a gorgeous remix of "This Truth," emails from Kambronn and Pomatic (check out his new Paul Van Dyk remix), free Lovespirals song streams on Muxtape and LastFM, planning a camping ...
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