Another month, another improved version of 'Papascad'. It goes without saying, but this is the best version yet (so I've said it anyway). This month, just a few hours work in the past day or two to significantly improve the tonal balance, and again only in the mastering. Not perfect, but it'll do for this month. More body in the mid range, and less harshness in the high end.

This is the first version I've created on my 'new' 2019 iMac, using Logic 11.2. This has opened up a couple of plugin options to me which I've been eager to try. I used one of them. Previous versions created on a 2013 iMac using Logic 10.5.1. 

Papascad Archive:
on.soundcloud.com/wVgNj50Zr8dpmjM54A

Written, produced, mixed, and mastered by Russell Gillman

Papascad (Original Mix) - V15

Un paesaggio cupo e suggestivo:  
Un fiume in piena senza sponde, dai colori grigio-bluastri, attraversa la scena con forza. Su una delle acque turbolente galleggia, quasi inerte, la sagoma di un corpo avvolto da un mantello scuro, simbolo di verità nascoste.  
Ai lati del fiume, paletti e bandiere spezzate rappresentano confini imposti e limiti mentali.  
In cielo, tra nuvole pesanti e pioggia sottile, si intravedono panorami mozzafiato, distorti dalla nebbia, metafora dei dubbi e dei sospetti.  
Sul fondo, una lieve luce calda rompe l’oscurità, simbolo di speranza o forse di rivelazione imminente.  
Il titolo “Mille I Sospetti” è scritto con caratteri graffiati e irregolari, in alto. In basso, “BillJack” in stile pulito e minimal.

Mille i sospetti

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#New Age, #Adult Contemporary, #Ballad, #Dream, #Reflective, #vocal,  #AmbientPop #DreamPop

Calm and Storm

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A midnight drive through heartbreak and hope — “Keep the Engine Running” is a gritty blues-rock anthem about holding on when everything else falls apart.
Fueled by smoky vocals, raw guitars, and the pulse of the open highway, it’s a song about grit, faith, and the fire that won’t quit. (Its about not giving up)

hd_4. Keep the Engine Running

Turning life into music, not chasing Fame just want to tell my story the only way I know how by creating Amazing heart felt music that entertains

Booze, Bones & Blues

Frost Livingston