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Ces désirs d’intégrité 
T’éloignent aveuglément 
De ta véritable personne 
Têtu et ignorant 

Il n’y a plus rien à faire 
Malgré tous ces efforts 
Ma frustration se renforce 
Je n’ose plus rien dire 

Pourquoi cette mascarade 
Montre-nous ton vrai visage 
Débarrasse-toi de ces obstacles 
Qui t’emprisonnent de jour en jour 

Le doute s’installe en moi 
Cet égo que je hais tant 
Cette prétention décevante 
Finira par tout détruire 

Il n’y a plus rien à faire 
Malgré tous ces efforts 
Ma frustration se renforce 
Je n’ose plus rien dire 

Pourquoi cette mascarade 
Montre-nous ton vrai visage 
Débarrasse-toi de ces obstacles 
Qui t’emprisonnent de jour en jour

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Lyrics : Roxy / Music : Contre Jour, recorded and produced between 2011 and 2013

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  MASCARADE

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Le jour se lève, 
le décor s'effondre 
La peur s’éveille 
Et les masques tombent 

Nocturne fortune rappelle toi 
L'aube ne te reconnaît pas 

Asphyxie, inertie, immobilisme 
La torpeur, son emprise, te paralyse 

La nuit tu ensorcelles 
Le jour on ne te voit pas 
Nuit candeur immortelle 
Jour glisse entre tes doigts 

Le jour se lève 
Le décor s'effondre 

Nocturne fortune rappelle toi 
L'aube ne te reconnaît pas 

Ces pantins, ces furies nous méprisent 
Laisse les là sans supplice aux abysses 

La nuit tu ensorcelles 
Le jour on ne te voit pas 
Nuit candeur immortelle 
Jour glisse entre tes doigts

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Lyrics : Roxy / Music : Contre Jour, recorded and produced between 2010 and 2013

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  NOCTURNE

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A travers une fissure 
Aperçu des blessures 
Qui ne datent pas d’hier 
On ne peut s’en défaire 

Quand les rêves s’effondrent encore une fois 
Quand la douleur s’imprègne et chasse ta voix 
La haine empoigne et déchire 
Le jour se lève, tout empire 
Je n’ai plus rien à faire 
Oh non je n’ai plus rien à perdre 

Et subir la distance 
Maintenir le silence 
Souvenir de mes songes 
Doux sourire qui me ronge 

Quand les rêves s’effondrent encore une fois 
Quand la douleur s’imprègne et chasse ta voix 
La haine empoigne et déchire 
Le jour se lève, tout empire 
Je n’ai plus rien à faire 
Oh non je n’ai plus rien à perdre

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Lyrics : Roxy / Music : Contre Jour, recorded and produced between 2010 and 2013

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  ABÎME

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Instrumental

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Interlude for piano theremin and analog synth by Manu, recorded and produced in 2013 (tuned in 432hz)

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  THEY LIED TO US

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  LE CODE (AN OTHER WORLD REMIX)

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  PARIS 2052

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D’un silence dans le bruit tous tes rêves évanouis 
Oui ça tue tes envies car ta vie est salie 
Si toi enfant de cette heure que le doute a saisi là 
Tu avances triste dans la nuit, crois-tu seulement au bonheur 

Mais toi enfant du malheur que le monde a proscrit là 
Ta vie n’a-t-elle aucun sens que tu attendes l’échéance 
Pouvoir mourir demain n’embellit pas ce jour 
Dans ton esprit malsain n’y a-t-il plus d’amour 

Fais confiance à la vie et retrouve le sourire 
Entends-tu l’amertume qui hurle contre ces lois 
Le monde et ses coutumes t’ont dérobé ta foi 
Ta lâche hypocrisie détruira ton avenir 

Notre temps est compté notre cas est fini 
Tombent ces masques frivoles et sans épanouissement 
Ton esprit égaré a reconnu l’ennui 
Tous mes mots s’envolent à la lisière du néant

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Lyrics : Stephen Rio / Music and vocals : Roxy & Christof, recorded and produced between 2009 and 2013

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  VISION D'AVENIR

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To Amélia...


Yet, I've lost my temper 
‘Cause of feelings you can't handle... 
Seeking for a lover? 
For each one I light a candle 
How many rules you've transgressed 
Reasoning with you is hopeless 
Lies upon lies upon lies 
Yet, illusions glows in your eyes 

Illusion, misperception 
Every desire will keep it glowing 
Addiction to delusion 
Everyday you'll end up crying 
'Till you're remain steady and serene 
Tears will flow just like everyday 
'Till you're ready to hear what I say 
Peace of mind awaits your heart to be clean 

No angels, nor demons 
Will help you in such a tight spot 
So quit misleading questions 
And stop yelling at god and devil 
Will you understand there's no plot? 
It came to your head ‘cause you were fragile 
Please believe me when I talk to you 
And gradually it might help you through 

Your meandering fate 
Dancing on the dust 
It's almost too late 
But you're not at all cursed 

Illusion, misperception 
Every desire will keep it glowing 
Addiction to delusion 
Everyday you'll end up crying 

React and start fighting through 
Can't you see you're in command? 
In the sweet palm of your hand 
Lies the power you need to 

Lost for words in this alley 
No matter who I might be 
Lover, father or buddy 
The rain falls and you're smiley

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Lyrics : Manu / Music : CJ featuring Michel (Garçons Coiffeurs) on vocal melody and third voice, recorded and produced between 2011 and 2013.

CONTRE JOUR - ABÎME  -  ILLUSIONS

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Instrumental

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Instrumental post-apocalyptic music : Manu & Christof / Recorded and produced between 2012 and 2013 (PASSION and FALL featured LE CODE original mix as album’s ghost track)

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Another day rises from the dead 
Always the same music in their head 
Men are lying on the ground 
They lost their mind 
Into the shabby light 

Under the sun this tragedy 
Seems to be light and far 
People are detached and blind, 
They tear and tear apart 

Oooho they tear they tear apart 
Into the red into the red light 
They fall down they fall down 
They tear apart 

The air turned into a sickening way 
Smoke and the soft smell of burn 
You can even touch fear and desperation 
All over the town the looks are black 

Under the sun this tragedy 
Seems to be light and far 
People are detached and blind, 
They tear and tear apart

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from ABÎME, released 19 January 2014 
Roxy / Music : Contre Jour with Greguy Leodocard on keyboards, roughly recorded on rehearsal in september 2010, mix redone in 2013.

Looking for pleasures and delight 
That was like an obsession 
We were kind but blind 
Smiling at your sarcastic remarks 

There are bad news today 
In the place where we used to stay 
We’ve lost our way 
Nothing changes we used to say, we used to say 
But from the truth we turned away 
All we need is to fly away 
All we want now is to fly away 

When even the friends disappoint us 
And when the lights turn to grey 
It’s like a veil upon our faces 
Let’s grab it and see trough our eyes

Contre Jour - 09 This Feeling

You told us your story but is it right? 
The things that come from your mouth seem so great even unreal 
You miss the past the time when you were at the top 
But your excess of pride will lead you to nothing real. 

Recklessness of your mind 
Waiting for new sensations 
Ready to die 
for the only glimpse of power. 

Your eyes are shining when you talk about that 
Moment of so called fame that made you as you are 
You’d like to be an undying icon 
For the people around who don’t see your colours anymore

Contre Jour - 11 Recklessness

Passion and Fall is the second LP of Contre Jour. It was composed, written and produced by Contre Jour between may 2010 and october 2012 (except track 08 composed in 2006). 

All right reserved © Contre Jour 

YOU CAN ORDER YOUR OWN COPY OF PASSION and FALL on BANDCAMP : http://paf.contrejourband.com


5€ in DIGITAL DOWNLOAD version (with hd booklet in PDF)
14€ in CD version (free shipping wherever you are)


Thanks : 

to Greg, Fred, Alex (Infrastition), Michel, Sandra, Juju d'Acier, Floriane, Matthieu, Mathilde, Marco Kirste, Thomas Thyssen, Jens Zietlow, Ian P. Christ, Marcus (AFMUSIC), Falk Merten, Rapido de Noir, Stella Peel, Press Gang Metropol 

and many more ... 

Without forgetting our families and people who support us ! 
♥ 



Check our first LP "One Night At The Station" released on march 2011 with Infrastition 

See our self-produced videoclip : vimeo.com/contrejour 

Facebook : www.facebook.com/contrejourband 
Myspace : www.myspace.com/contrejourband 
Twitter : www.twitter.com/contrejourband 
Bandcamp : www.contrejour.bandcamp.com 
Official website : www.contrejourband.com



Album credits : 

Roxy : vocal, lyrics, ideas. 

Christof : bass, keyboards, programming, mix, mastering post-production, video footage, video editing. 

Manu : guitars, keyboards, instruments, backing vocal, video footage, booklet graphics, photographs.




Info : In a few weeks we'll release several bonus tracks in an other album called "PASSION and FALL bonus" set to "FREE (or pay more)" on bandcamp. 

It will be private so all you have to do is to write us an email : contrejourband@gmail.com and ask us your download code for PAF BONUS :-) 

(you can ask for it now, we'll take note of your request and send it to you as soon as possible). 

Old Age

Contre Jour, a french band from Nice (France), was born in 2009. It is a known fact that Roxy, Christof and Greguy started off as "Neptüne" in 2007. In order to convey their new musical approach, they decided to change the name into "Contre Jour". After several line up changes, Contre Jour is currently composed of Roxy, Christof, Manu and Greguy who's officiating now as Vjing operator.

Its first album called "One night at the station" was a self-produced project achieved in february 2010. It was only in March 2011 that the independent label "Infrastition" released Contre Jour's first album, thus allowing them to be on the market for the first time... "One Night at the Station" combines many influences from the 80's / 90's, and offers a punchy sound between rock and new wave.

As Contre Jour needed a guitarist, Manu, an old friend passionate of guitar who shared stage several times with Christof and Greguy, was asked to join the band in may 2010.

Contre Jour shortly started to play several concerts in Nice and its surrounding. In july 2011, the band performed its first, successful and unforgettable tour in Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden).

Due to a very busy artistic life, Greguy had no choice but put a hold on Contre Jour between summer 2012 and spring 2013.

Therefore, Contre Jour's second album "PASSION and FALL" was released as a trio in january 2013, renewing its collaboration with the label "Infrastition". It was written, composed, recorded and produced between may 2010 and october 2012. This second opus, in which Manu was able to contribute to the composition process, reflects an evolution of musical influences and testifies of an elaborated sharing/blending of ideas which dives us in a Synth Pop atmosphere, without denying its Post Punk / New Wave identity.

One year later, in january 2014, Contre Jour released a self-produced EP called "ABÎME". It’s an unexpected mini-album which contains 8 "bonus tracks" from both era of their two previous records. As it's just a digital download release, it is available for free on their Bandcamp online store.

Currently in intense rehearsal phase, Contre Jour is rethinking its live performance in order to provide a brand new live experience by using other instruments, increasing the sound quality with a whole new setup and by performing VJing on stage, among others...


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Contre Jour, groupe originaire de Nice (France), débute en 2009. En 2007, Roxy, Christof et Greguy avait déjà formé un premier groupe, "Neptüne" ; afin de rendre compte de leur évolution musicale, le groupe décide de changer de nom pour s'appeler "Contre Jour". Après plusieurs changements de line up, Contre Jour se compose aujourd'hui de Roxy, Christof, Manu et Greguy, dont le rôle dans Contre Jour est aujourd'hui opérateur Vjing. 

En février 2010, sort le premier album de Contre Jour, "One Night at the Station", alors auto-produit... Ce n'est finalement qu'en mars 2011 que l'album est commercialisé grâce au label français "Infrastition". "One Night at the Station" offre un son entre Rock et New Wave, marqué par les influences des années 80 et 90.

Se retrouvant devant la nécessité d'avoir un guitariste, Contre Jour demande alors à Manu, un ami de longue date passionné de guitare ayant déjà partagé la scène avec Christof et Greguy, de rejoindre le groupe en mai 2010.

Le groupe commence alors rapidement à faire des concerts à Nice et dans ses environs. En juillet 2011, Contre Jour part faire sa première tournée en Allemagne (Berlin, Hambourg, Dresde), concerts qui rencontrent un grand succès et laisse au groupe un souvenir indélébile.

En raison de nombreux projets artistiques, Greguy met sa collaboration avec Contre Jour en suspens de l'été 2012 au printemps 2013.

Contre Jour sort donc entant que trio son deuxième album "PASSION and FALL" en janvier 2013, renouvelant ainsi sa collaboration avec le label "Infrastition". Cet album est écrit, composé, enregistré et produit entre mai 2010 et octobre 2012. Ce second opus auquel participe également Manu à la composition, marque une évolution musicale. PASSION and FALL témoigne d’un partage et d’un mélange d'idées élaboré qui nous plonge dans une atmosphère Synth Pop qui ne renie pourtant rien de ses racines musicales (Post Punk / New Wave).

Un an plus tard, en janvier 2014, Contre Jour sort un EP auto-produit du nom de "ABÎME". Il s’agit là d’un opus inattendu contenant 8 titres "bonus" provenant de l’ère des deux précédents albums de Contre Jour. S’agissant d’une sortie digitale disponible via téléchargement sur la page Bandcamp du groupe, "ABÎME" est totalement gratuit et le restera jusqu’à nouvel ordre.

Actuellement en intense phase de répétition, Contre Jour est en train de repenser l'univers de ses concerts, en utilisant de nouveaux instruments, en améliorant la qualité sonore par le biais d'un tout nouveau matériel, et en y intégrant, entre autres, le Vjing sur scène.

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