The bad news: I’ve removed the option to download the free low quality mp3 versions of my albums.

The good news:  There is now no minimum cost for the high quality versions so you can download the various super-high quality formats (and lossless formats) for for free. The removed minimum also allows for small donations in the $1 – $5 range – now that is good news .

As for the new album. It’s coming. Have hit a little bit of a wall with it though – it’s mostly complete, but I think it still be missing something. Could I interest anyone in a preview in exchange for some suggestions/critique/ideas?

I’ve had a number of people asking what I use to make music. Well I used FL Studio to compose/mix the first two but with a lot of extra samples from all over the place with a bit of live recording thanks to some willing participants. Unfortunately I don’t make enough (any) money from Lunar to justify using a real orchestra so its all East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra.

With album number 3 (whatever it is to be called) a few things have changed. Firstly I switched to a Mac which makes FL Studio no longer an option. Its been a nice change though, giving me a chance to try some new tools. I’ve written/recorded most of the new album in Ableton Live which is a lot of fun and in some ways simpler than FL but more flexible (that is, not a complete hack – no offence to FL Studio ). The other thing that is nice about Live is precisely that. You can use it live. And I’d be into doing some live stuff sometime after the album has been released.

While I’m in the mood for answering questions, if anybody has any thing they want to ask, now would be a great time. Maybe we can start a little FAQ thread.

Edit: Updated good news for clarity (I hope)

I’ve just moved Hybrid Awaken and Wall of Sound off my own (expensive bandwidth for free downloads…) server on to Bandcamp. This means the albums are now provided for download in a number of super high quality formats including 320k mp3, Apple Lossless and FLAC. You can choose what you pay, or download the 128k for free. Bandcamp also have a nifty visualiser to keep your eyes entertained while you listen.

In case you were wondering, YES another album is in the works and is coming along quite nicely. Well its not a lot like either of the other albums but it will be familiar all the same.

And one more thing – I’m working on a live Lunar act. Its gonna be a full on multimedia show. Keep an eye out in the distant future for developments…… in the mean time I’d love to hear from anyone interested in participating in any way.

I’ve joined the cult that is twitter and so watch for Tweets regarding the new album. Maybe I’ll let some details slip. Either that or just rant about life in general like most.