This has been a very busy Easter weekend for me (happy Zombie Jesus Day, by the way!) and after a whole lot of music writing, it occurred to me that I haven’t been very nice about sharing new music with you guys. In the past, when people have asked me where they can go to buy a track of mine for their listening enjoyment on the go, I’ve thus far been able to do little more than shrug and apologize — but those days are finally behind me!

I looked into several online distribution services including CDBaby, Reverbnation, Tunecore, etc. but most of them are geared toward broad-scale spreading of material across all the major marketplaces, which doesn’t really appeal to me. I want to be able to have more flexibility with what I’m charging, and especially for what I’m charging for.

Enter Bandcamp.

To shorten a long story, Bandcamp is one of those wondrous services that you come across and instantly fall in love with. It provides an excellent set of tools, gives you incredible flexibility, and stays the hell out of your way while you make use of it. So thank you, Bandcamp, for allowing me to share some of my music commercially.

So here’s the deal: I’ve put together an EP of the tunes I get asked for most often. Many of them are ones that are available for listening on the Demo Reel, but there are a couple of tracks that have never been publicly released before, and even a bonus track for those who grab the whole album. And the best part? You’re not just getting a cheap Mp3, you can choose between FLAC, OGG, MP3 (@320kbps) and a few others so you can listen to your favourites in pristine lossless glory. Neat, eh?

In terms of pricing, I’ve tried to strike a balance between fairness and accessibility. Because the point of this is to give you folks a way to get my music to go while providing an opportunity to support my continuing work in the process, I’m letting you pay whatever you can for it, with a minimum of just $0.89USD. Which is less than what iTunes would have made me charge…for a lower quality audio file — and it would have taken some of the proceeds. With Bandcamp, you can feel confident that every penny is going straight toward supporting the artist (hello) and making sure that I can keep making great music.

And that’s my story. So have yourselves a great Easter, and those of you interested in taking a look at this new album, I am more than happy to direct you:

http://mathazzar.bandcamp.com/

Your support, as always, is greatly appreciated. Spread the word and enjoy!