Project Gemini and Wendy Martinez - Time Stands Still / Le temps s'arrete

Having worked together on his 2024 album Colours & Light, Project Gemini aka Paul Osborne joins forces once again with Wendy Martinez, French singer and composer, and also part of renowned psych-girl group Gloria on a new collaborative EP.

Landing on Mr Bongo, 'Time Stands Still / Le temps s'arrete' is a sonic exploration that shows a shared love of the progressive music emanating out of France in the '60s and '70s and the celebrated film soundtrack composers of the time. 

'Je n'ai plus peur' kicks things off with a sultry energy. It's a psych-funk production drenched in attitude, swagger, and edge, which nods to the left- field side of Serge Gainsbourg's music. Elsewhere, 'Ame contre ame' feels like the opener from a forgotten new-wave film, managing to be at both beautiful yet sinister and longing. 'The Crawler' could be incidental music from the same film, with Wendy using her voice as an instrument layering the backing track as Paul's bass takes centre stage. The ghostly spoken word of 'Ce qui est intact' echoes a funky version of what the Theatre du Chene Noir d'Avignon may have recorded. A transportive journey 'Time Stands Still' is nostalgic yet new in the same smoke-filled breath.

Fuzzed-up guitars and driving basslines meld with folk-leaning organs and mellotron vibrations to give that eerie, otherworldly edge. All of which are seasoned by the sensuous, layered vocal tones of Wendy Martinez, alongside crisp drums from Tony Coote and considered percussive touches by Paul Elliot.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Artist:  Project Gemini
Label:  Mr Bongo
Condition:  New 
Genre:  Indie, Rock & Alternative
Format:  Vinyl EP
Cat Number:  MRB12064
Released:  26th September 2025