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Colours & Light

by Project Gemini

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    1. The Sun Devil Prelude / 2. Colours & Light / 3. Extra Nuit / 4. The Last Midnight / 5. Lost In The Woods (Paranoia) / 6. The Sun Devil / 7. Entre chien et loup / 8. Lost In The Woods (Bacchanal) / 9. Seven Seconds To Sunrise / 10. After The Dawn / 11. Twilight / 12. The Sun Devil Coda

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    1. The Sun Devil Prelude / 2. Colours & Light / 3. Extra Nuit / 4. The Last Midnight / 5. Lost In The Woods (Paranoia) / 6. The Sun Devil / 7. Entre chien et loup / 8. Lost In The Woods (Bacchanal) / 9. Seven Seconds To Sunrise / 10. After The Dawn / 11. Twilight / 12. The Sun Devil Coda

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Dawn comes, parading colours and light Sun fades, and masks dissolve into night
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Extra Nuit 04:24
At 2:06 a.m., M. dreams of B., who has the same time at home, dreams of M.. They will never know. At midnight 02, because they say that you must not go to bed after midnight, on pain of falling over completely, and the night would flow into the day, A. goes to bed feverishly. She has to get up early tomorrow but, precisely because of this alarm clock which terrifies her, which reminds her of this new day of a job she hates, she can no longer sleep. She no longer knows how to stop being afraid... So she struggles in her bed, all lit up, all electric. At 3:07 a.m., V. opens his eyes. She stares at the large sleeping body next to her, like an unexpected treasure. She doesn't dare move for fear of waking up E., who has fallen asleep with his arm around her waist. Yet inside she exults. And she's terrified too. Their first night was too good. One would have to die altogether after this little death. How can we survive this? How will they ever be able to maintain that degree of intensity? Under his veins flow rivers of gold, and filaments of light pass ceaselessly under his tired eyelids. She hasn't slept, and she won't sleep all night, yet she's never felt so alive. Tomorrow is but a great promise, a perpetual dawn. At 7:20 p.m., C. uncaps his first beer. D. talked to him today. The evening air brings warm exhalations of dead leaves. She feels good. She won't drink anymore tonight. A car passes. The air is charged with gasoline. The neighbors turn on the radio, too loud. She meets her face in the bathroom mirror as she leaves to empty her bladder. You've aged, she thought. She will never dare to ask D. out one evening. Suddenly she feels alone. His body tenses, his jaw tenses. You are crazy, my poor girl, she thought. You're crazy. She opens the fridge, grabs a second beer. We will see tomorrow. 5 At 05:06, Z. looks through the station's porthole at yet another sunset. For him the night is everywhere, all around. Only the cosmic clock and the neon lights of its capsule recreate an illusion of day. But this extra-night, this total night that he has been going through for several months is the most beautiful of his life. And too bad for his bone mass. There is no more dawn than internal. This total night... this night is the most beautiful... this night... At 7:20 p.m.... at 3:07 a.m.... at midnight 02...at 2:06 a.m.... This night... this extra night... is the most beautiful.
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Lost in the stars and midnight blues, Tired of the old refrain, Guilt like a lantern fills my room, Lost in the woods again. Breeze like a shadow blows right through, Melts through the window pane, Branches that turn you black and blue, Lost in the woods again. Cut through the trees with fear and joy, Guilt coming down like rain, Falls from the sky without remorse, Lost in the woods again. Smiles underfoot and blood red eyes, Weighed down with joy and pain, Branches that turn you black and blue, Lost in the woods again.
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Between dog and wolf Your contours are fading At the end of the day We don't kiss each other - no more Between dog and wolf The shadow swallow us At the end of the day we don't hug each other - no more The road stretches out before us soon you will be just a dot away The space stretches between us Soon you'll be just a dot It's good At the dawn of the day I will have enjoyed so many friendships That your evil love Will be completely forgotten At the dawn of the day I will finally be detached More gold bracelets In nooses on my wrists The road stretches out before us soon you will be just a dot away The space stretches between us Soon you'll be just a dot It's good The road stretches out before us soon you will be just a dot away The space stretches between us You will soon be only a point It's good More than a point in the distance More than a point It's good
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Lost in the stars and midnight blues, Tired of the old refrain, Guilt like a lantern fills my room, Lost in the woods again. Breeze like a shadow blows right through, Melts through the window pane, Branches that turn you black and blue, Lost in the woods again. Cut through the trees with fear and joy, Guilt coming down like rain, Falls from the sky without remorse, Lost in the woods again. Smiles underfoot and blood red eyes, Weighed down with joy and pain, Branches that turn you black and blue, Lost in the woods again.
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Buried in the dawn, comfort and regret And eyes, that burrow inside
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Twilight 03:03
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"Kaleidoscopic psych-funk opus” Uncut Magazine

“A gloriously globalist psych-funk experience” Shindig Magazine

If 2022’s The Children Of Scorpio was the debut album that turned people onto the world of Project Gemini aka Paul Osborne, Colours & Light is the body of work that will be buried deep into their hearts. It is a majestic album, bringing together the worlds of folk rock, psych soundtracks and hazy cinematic funk.

A growing confidence and ease emanate from the writing and production of this sophomore LP, bolstered by the reception to his standout debut. “It’s a more layered and diverse record” Paul mentions, “with a more outward-looking, global sound, born out of the records I was listening to and the musicians I was lucky enough to collaborate with”. It feels relaxed yet self-assured, with a kaleidoscope of sounds that twist together in a mesmerising fashion.

The theme of the album developed naturally through the lyrics Paul began writing. A creative process both plagued and fed by insomnia, nourished by relationships, entwined in emotions, nights out, nights in and the after-effects on the human condition. Relatable themes yet seen through the prism of a soundscape that takes in many a different culture and scene. From acid folk to psych-funk, Francophile elements to Anatolian and Eastern inspirations, all interlocking and rotating as one.

Drawing inspiration from those he admires, Colours & Light radiates with collaborations. The title track, which tips its hat to a live 1973 TV version of Pentangle’s ‘Wedding Dress’, features the folk rock, guitar brilliance of Jack Sharp from Wolf People/Large Plants.

Elsewhere, two tracks are blessed by the sultry, smokey French vocals of Gloria’s Wendy Martinez, ‘Extra Nuit’ and ‘Entre chien et loup’. The former echoes Paul's love of classic French psych-pop from the late ’60s and early ’70s and artists such as Laurance Vanay, Calcium, Leonie, and Serge Gainsbourg. Martinez's sublime vocal work nestles perfectly within Paul's psych-folk-funk productions, as her Gloria partner, Alexis Morel (aka Kid Victrola) sprinkles a dose of entrancing guitar line magic on proceedings.

The list of collaborations extends further with Raz and Markey Funk, drummer Tony Coote and percussionist Paul Elliott all featuring. Regular collaborator and underground icon Barrie Cadogan (Little Barrie) returns along with Bert Page from The Cromagnon Band, who between them provide a hit of whacked-out, fuzzed-up country guitar and Moog madness respectively on ‘Lost In The Woods (Bacchanal)’.

Rounding off the record Paul’s daughter, Olivia Osborne, supplies the keyboard intro on the penultimate track ‘Twilight’. Dorian Conway from The Soundcarriers (whose bandmate Paul Isherwood returns on mixing duties) then layers echoing heavy flute parts to magically capture the psychedelic sunrise images brought to mind.

Balancing light and shade on this record, there is beauty and tension all wrapped up in Paul’s vivid and visceral, storytelling gift.

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released April 5, 2024

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Project Gemini London, UK

Project Gemini is the alias of musician, producer and writer Paul Osborne. Drawing on a wealth of influences, Project Gemini’s second LP 'Colours & Light' is out now on Mr Bongo, a majestic collection of folk-rock, psychedelic soundtracks and hazy cinematic funk ... more

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