Paul Stephenson - Mother Nature's Rules (2018)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 49:49 minutes | Scans NOT included | 1,56 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 1,36 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 607 MB
Stockfisch Records # SFR # 357.4082.2
Paul Stephenson is not only a very delicate and refined guitar stylist but also a genuine poet. These songs bring to mind a time when Simon & Garfunkel songs received regular air-play on the radio. Lyrics remind us to appreciate the life we've been given be grateful for people in our lives. Intricate, finely crafted and sensitive to life's mutability, the songs are performed with understated passion and tenderness.
You might think that, having written the songs and made demos of them, rehearsed them and laid down the basic tracks, this album would be familiar territory for me. But, thanks to Günter Pauler’s arrangements, it’s something of a magical mystery tour for me - and, I hope, for you too. Günter always finds a new unexpected angle that I’d never have thought of. I’m feeling very lucky to be able to bring you this latest album in the company of such a troupe of fine musicians, produced with his usual finesse by Grammy nominee, Günter Pauler. Thanks to them all, from the bottom of my heart. – Paul Stephenson, July 2018
Tracklist:
01. Unexceptional Day
02. Crying Shame
03. Silence Is Deafening
04. Handfuls Of Sand
05. You Played Julia
06. Till Kingdom Come
07. Like Irene
08. Only Lovers Understand
09. Yes I Do
10. The Mists Of Pity Me
11. Patience Of A Saint
12. The Long Haul
13. The Painter's Hand
14. When The Rain Begins To Fall
Paul Stephenson, vocals, guitar
Ian Melrose, guitars, mandola, flute
Lea Morris, backing vocals
Manfred Leuchter, accordion
Lutz Moller, keyboards
Oli Bott, marimba
Lucile Chaubard, cello
Antoine Putz, fretless & electric bass
Hans-Jorg Maucksch, fretless bass
Beo Brockhausen, flute, hang, keyboards, hulusi, udu, saxophone
Ian Melrose, guitars, mandola, flute
Lea Morris, backing vocals
Manfred Leuchter, accordion
Lutz Moller, keyboards
Oli Bott, marimba
Lucile Chaubard, cello
Antoine Putz, fretless & electric bass
Hans-Jorg Maucksch, fretless bass
Beo Brockhausen, flute, hang, keyboards, hulusi, udu, saxophone
Producer and Engineered by Günter Pauler.
Mastered by Hans-Jörg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Paul Stephenson / Mother Nature's Rules
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -6.38 dB -15.53 dB 3:44 01-Unexceptional Day
DR8 -6.44 dB -16.07 dB 3:11 02-Crying Shame
DR8 -6.37 dB -16.43 dB 3:36 03-Silence Is Deafening
DR7 -6.44 dB -16.15 dB 4:20 04-Handfuls Of Sand
DR7 -6.39 dB -14.38 dB 3:51 05-You Played Julia
DR8 -6.39 dB -15.38 dB 3:39 06-Till Kingdom Come
DR9 -6.45 dB -17.95 dB 3:42 07-Like Irene
DR8 -6.43 dB -15.60 dB 3:42 08-Only Lovers Understand
DR7 -6.40 dB -15.00 dB 3:48 09-Yes I Do
DR7 -6.33 dB -15.72 dB 3:37 10-The Mists Of Pity Me
DR8 -6.28 dB -16.37 dB 3:33 11-Patience Of A Saint
DR7 -6.38 dB -15.36 dB 2:50 12-The Long Haul
DR8 -6.35 dB -15.64 dB 4:13 13-The Painter's Hand
DR8 -6.38 dB -16.91 dB 2:03 14-When The Rain Begins To Fall
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: Paul Stephenson / Mother Nature's Rules
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -6.38 dB -15.53 dB 3:44 01-Unexceptional Day
DR8 -6.44 dB -16.07 dB 3:11 02-Crying Shame
DR8 -6.37 dB -16.43 dB 3:36 03-Silence Is Deafening
DR7 -6.44 dB -16.15 dB 4:20 04-Handfuls Of Sand
DR7 -6.39 dB -14.38 dB 3:51 05-You Played Julia
DR8 -6.39 dB -15.38 dB 3:39 06-Till Kingdom Come
DR9 -6.45 dB -17.95 dB 3:42 07-Like Irene
DR8 -6.43 dB -15.60 dB 3:42 08-Only Lovers Understand
DR7 -6.40 dB -15.00 dB 3:48 09-Yes I Do
DR7 -6.33 dB -15.72 dB 3:37 10-The Mists Of Pity Me
DR8 -6.28 dB -16.37 dB 3:33 11-Patience Of A Saint
DR7 -6.38 dB -15.36 dB 2:50 12-The Long Haul
DR8 -6.35 dB -15.64 dB 4:13 13-The Painter's Hand
DR8 -6.38 dB -16.91 dB 2:03 14-When The Rain Begins To Fall
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 2,00 GB
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