Şevval Sam Talks About Her Work With Up, Bustle & Out
Up, Bustle & Out's founders are from Bristol, England. They pioneered the early creative sound of Ninja Tune Records, London by experimenting with artists and sounds from across the globe. UB&O opened Ninja Tune's doors to an international audience and produced 5 albums with the influential label.

In this interview, you'll read what it was like for Şevval Sam (pronounced somewhat like Shevwal Sam) to work with Up, Bustle & Out on their latest album Istanbul's Secrets. Şevval is the primary vocalist and unquestionable muse inspiring the sound of the album, whose beautifully toned melodies add an incredible near Eastern mystique to the music.

Şevval is an Istanbul-born woman who has gained attention not only as a vocalist but also as an actress in the Cannes award-winning film "Edge Of Heaven". ... read more

Mummer's Stefan Jungmair Speaks About SoulOrganismState
Promoting their debut album SoulOrganismState, Stefan Jungmair, founder of Viennese duo Mummer, took a few minutes to chat about working with partner Betty Semper, the Viennese music scene, and drops a list of crucial albums. You can catch the entire interview in glorious audio format in the propercast episode 2.

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From The Mating Game to Dirty Laundry, it's All Bitter:Sweet
If you're in the United States you've likely heard their music already, it's everywhere. Bitter:Sweet have popped up in commercials and soundtracks from Bebe, Korbel, to The Devil Wears Prada. Microsoft included their work among the pre-loaded content on its new Zune portable media player, and you may have caught Callie doing a solo dance number in her pajamas on Grey's Anatomy, or then again maybe you caught them on Nip/Tuck, or Entourage? Like I said their music is everywhere. Kiran Shahani and Shana Halligan took time out for a quick chat with Properly Chilled and talked about everything from T.V. as the new radio to Dirty Laundry and they even give us a little dating advice. Enjoy! ... read more

8mm...Songs to Love and Die By...
The music of 8mm is a mix of triphop and melancholy, acoustic pop whose sound betrays any number of possible influences, from Massive Attack and Portishead, to Beth Orton, Zero 7 and even Nine Inch Nails, but ultimately 8mm delivers a unique blend that's two parts sexual tension, two parts emotional melancholy, and a dash of dark mystery with equal parts Los Angeles and New Orleans...and they've got a smoking torchy image to match. Sean and Juliette took a minute to answer some questions on finding each other, discovering 8mm, and what guides their music. Enjoy! ... read more

Hardkandy (Audio Interview)
I recently phoned up Hardkandy's Tim Bidwell and talked with him about Hardkandy and what he's got going on this year. We discussed Hardkandy's latest album Last To Leave and had a great time on the call. Best of all, you can stream or download a recording of the call that includes a few choice full-length cuts off the album.

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Shrift
Properly Chilled recently did the Q&A with Shrift's Dennis Wheatley and Nina Miranda wherein they discuss the many persona's of Ms. Miranda, their creative process, what's to come and what makes Shrift...Shrift. ... read more

De Rigueur
De Rigueur (aka Mikro , Mike Rocker, Mikey Mike and sometimes know as Mike Reger) has a list of original releases that span the musical spectrum. Properly Chilled's Dedric Moore had a talk with Mr. Reger to discuss cowbells and De Rigueur's funky-jazzy-midtempo-downtempo-breakbeaty-vibe sound... ... read more

Kobol
Properly Chilled contributor Solsken had a talk with experimental-jazz-electronic duo Kobol and gets the down low on where they, and the Mexican electronic music scene are right now. ... read more

Five Corners Quintet
As their bio so perfectly states, Five Corners Quintet "is pure unadulterated jazz. Not housey nu-jazz, or jazz fused with hip-hop or rock, but jazz in the classic modernist spirit. A jazz that resonates with early sixties straight-ahead and Latin." Properly Chilled traded Q&A with founder Tuomas Kallio (also known for Nuspirit Helsinki) in order to learn about what makes FCQ tick. ... read more

Tom Strauch of Switchstance Recordings
Properly Chilled was lucky enough to re-publish this interview with Switchstance Recordings founder Tom Strauch conducted by the ever inquisitive Claudia Andrade. Together they discuss what Switchstance is, why it is, and how symbiotic the labels relationship is with snowboarding. ... read more

Eyesight Project
Los Angeles has quite an evolving lounge, dub and reggae scene and the suburb of Silverlake seems to be at the center of it all. Properly Chilled, along with a little help, found out what's going on with the L.A.-based Modus Vivendi Collective and their dubbed out Eyesight Project. ... read more

Cyril Morin
Cyril Morin is a French composer and self-confessed cinema addict who's scroed films from Bollywood to Paris. He's even composed work for Madonna. Properly Chilled asked Mr. Morin about his music, influences, aspirations, his latest solo work, and of course... his addiction to cinema. ... read more