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.

Project Gemini - Colours & Light

MR BONGO_part3

APRIL 24

Red night

Lista 2024-04-17

If ‘After The Dawn’ was the hors d'oeuvre to Project Gemini aka Paul Osborne’s next chapter, ‘Colours & Light’ serves up a slice of the main course. Heralding the official announcement of Paul’s sophomore album under the same name, the title track further showcases the sonic palette listeners should expect to sample across the forthcoming album.
 
Garnering a deluge of BBC 6 Music plays and a brilliant reception, ‘After The Dawn’ sparked excitement around the prospect of a new LP from Project Gemini. Breaking through the winter gloom, the second single ‘Colours & Light’ further spotlights a refinement in Paul’s sound. Talking of the origins of the track, he states that it wields a “UK folk-rock sound with a breakbeat-like rhythm section, partly inspired by a live version of Pentangle’s ‘Wedding Dress’ from a 1973 TV performance”. A psychedelic trip through time and emotion, hazy hues and wistful horizons.
 
Paul’s reverberating vocal refrains draw you in from the get-go, with the cauldron of folk-flavoured guitar, earthy bass and ethereal organs providing a ritual of resonance. Jack Sharp of Wolf People/Large Plants fame stands front and centre, leaning into that rock-tinged feeling with an expertly constructed, wah-wah fuzzed guitar solo. Creating the breakbeat foundation, Sababa 5 drummer Raz Man and percussionist Paul Elliott from Eleven 76/Call Sender work in unison to conjure up a captivating groove.
 
‘Colours & Light’ gives an alluring insight into what’s to come on this much-anticipated follow-up LP. Moving deftly between light and shade, through folk, psych and hazy funk, whilst being artfully enveloped in Paul’s signature cinematic style.

Uletai

Garden

Primitivism

Project Gemini - The Sun Devil

Project Gemini - Lost In The Woods (Paranoia)

Project Gemini - The Last Midnight

Project Gemini - Extra Nuit

Project Gemini - The Sun Devil Prelude

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

Congratulations, You Lose

This is my original song, inspired by Vikings (TV serial) 
Music video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-fhA25j3A

Download - https://zergananda.bandcamp.com/track/the-path-to-valhalla

Lyrics :

The seer is speaking with his gods 
He will see what the future will become 
In his vision all in the way will fall 
Before the mighty warriors 

The ritual of blood is a gift 
To the spirits of the sea 
They will help us reach 
The place of our glory 

Through the sea 
Through fire 
Through honorable death in fighting 
We will come to the sacred land 

Nothing stops us 
Nothing breaks us 
Our father awaits us 
In the golden halls of Valhalla 

Our women are shield maidens 
With the power of Freya 
They are fighting like the bravest 
Side by side with our men 

We can cross the ocean 
Our ships are strong 
Thor has blessed us with the thunder 
Of the distant storm 

Our enemies are close 
They are praying to their god 
I can see 
The fear in their eyes 

He can’t help them in this battle 
Because Odin, 
Our father, 
Stays on our side 

Through the sea 
Through fire 
Through honorable death in fighting 
We will come to the sacred land 

Nothing stops us 
Nothing breaks us 
Our father awaits us 
In the golden halls of Valhalla 

I smell blood around 
Valkyries are flying in the sky 
The axes are pulling my hands to the ground 
But I will continue to fight! 

My fate belongs to the gods 
Before the day I die 
I must deserve the right 
To join my fellow brothers 

Through the sea 
Through fire 
Through honorable death in fighting 
We will come to the sacred land 

Nothing stops us 
Nothing breaks us 
Our father awaits us 
In the golden halls of Valhalla!

The Path To Valhalla

Cigarettes After Sex - Sunsetz

Cigarettes After Sex - Flash

Atlantis

A Song for a Helping Hand

Baiao

Bridge over Troubled Water

Straussmania

Cortex - La Rue

recorded April 2012 in El Paso, TX

Greg Gonzalez - vocals, bass
Phillip Tubbs - electric guitar
Steve Herrada - keyboards
Emily Davis - acoustic guitar
Greg Leah - drums

recorded by Wally Byers
mixed by Greg Gonzalez
mastered by Jason Martin

Cover: Necklace (or anatomy) by Man Ray
Cover design: Greg Gonzalez & Lisa Marie Chavira

Dreaming of You

Record label. Record shop. Film label. Since 1989.

Project Gemini - The Sun Devil

Mr Bongo