I bought some new plugins over the weekend and was eager to give them a shot, so I dug out something I felt needed a little help.

This is the THIRD released mix of this track, which originated from the sessions that produced the UNFAMILIAR SKIES record. While I am fairly satisfied with most things on that album, the mix on 'Nautilus' bugged me. It was always intended to be a stoner rock tribute, with a little King Crim tossed in for good measure, but it came out sounding a little too 'waterlogged' due to inexperience, burnout. 

After recording and mixing a local stoner rock group, Gossamer, I feel a lot more confident in the idiom, so I thought with the new plugins in tow, I'd take another shot at that ' one that got away.'

I think this remix is worth your ear because it brings out a lot of 'subtleties' and musicality of the performances. Derek composed most of his guitar parts on the spot, and I'm glad to hear more of his work. The bass tone has been 'beefed' up and I gave Eric more of a 'room sound' on the drums ... I really love the energy of the drums in the coda.

Colouratura are no more, but this is the personnel for the recording.

Nathan James: words, music, bass, vocals 
Ian Beabout: production, sound design and arrangement
Derek Pavlic: guitar 
Eric Holskey: drums 
Dave Newhouse: saxes

Recorded at ShedSounds Studio Oct-Nov 2017, remixed in Sept 2019.