Relocating the Crystal Dreams Podcast

Due to some technical issues at mypodcast.com I've decided to move the Crystal Dreams Podcast (CDP) to podbean.com. My apologies if you'd already set up your iTunes subscription or bookmarks but the service at mypodcast.com has simply been too unreliable.

Podbean seems to run a great service which is largely devoid of advertising. Right now I'm set up on the free service but I'm seriously considering moving to the paid service as I've been so impressed. It's got a great set of features for any would-be-podcasters or musicians out there. I encourage you to check it out for yourselves.

The response to the latest CDP episodes has been absolutely fantastic. Thanks for listening and and my extra special thanks to all of you who taken the time to write me an email or leave a comment. It is appreciated and it inspires me to continue on.

If you haven't heard the CDP yet then please do visit http://crystaldreams.podbean.com/ and check it out for yourself. You can, of course, listen to the last 4 episodes straight from the website OR you can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (and several other feed collectors).

Track Preview - Sea of Tranquility

Sea of Tranquility by joelsuttonmusic

Here's the last of the full track previews from the "Passing Days" demo tape. I'll be getting these into the computer very soon to start re-working them.

Track Preview - Far Away

Far Away by joelsuttonmusic

Another full track from the "Passing Days" demo tape. Hope you enjoy it too. Thanks to everyone who posted comments on the last preview.

Crystal Dreams Podcast is online!

Last week one of my long lost ideas came into being; a podcast called Crystal Dreams. It's taken a few months to get it online and there's still more work to do but it's up and running. Boy it feels good :)

The idea behind Crystal Dreams is to have an online destination when anyone can listen to the ambient/relaxation music that I've been working on. These tracks are basically improvisations and will be different each time even though some of the episodes may contain common elements. Regardless of that it will be music to chill out to with a fresh cup of tea (or whatever you drink). Nothing too demanding on the brain so that the mind is free to wonder.

Episode 1 has been created entirely in Ableton Live 7 with most of the analog style sound effects come from Ableton Operator. I must say I'm really getting into Operator and having a great time. Mapping the on-screen dials to the knobs on my Behringer UMX-25 midi controller makes building patches a breeze! Maybe one day I'll make a live pack of patches for everyone to download. But until then you'll have to keep your ears tuned to this podcast to see what I come up with.

Check it out and let me know what you think.