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    the first release by Bongers Project 38 years after "Pacific Prison" ! Again a concept album, but in a different way. Varies stylistically between ambient, narrative elements, collage techniques, radio play, song structures, modern classic and electronic.

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Lairy-Fairy Suite 07:50
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2.
Every Road Brings You Home 01:17
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3.
The Man in the Flat 12:00
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Void Refuge 13:11
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Diedown in Patience 06:36
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Asymptotes of Science 09:04
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The Curse of the Alien Dance 09:08
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Farewell (Void Reprise) 02:41
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Properly speaking, this concept album is a sort of private collection in that it is not perfect in any sense. Its recordings are no accurately polished and totally elaborate musical works, but rather could be described as atmospheric sound sketches that have constantly changed and compiled over a period of 25 years. The different songs deal with the different appearances of human desertion like alienation, isolation and loneliness regarding individuals or societies concerned in that sense, e.g. a lighthouse-keeper (diedown in patience), an old man living alone (the man in the flat), alien visitors on earth (the curse of the alien dance), progressive investigation narrowing our living space and the variety of beings (asymptotes of science), a group of spiritually ambitous people going astray (void refuge) and so on. We've set our hearts on these tracks, so we'd like to share them with you who might like to listen with open hearts and minds.

produced by Karsten Schulze & Marcel Bongers

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released November 12, 2016

album line-up:

Marcel Bongers: vocals, spoken words, keyboard, guitars, bass pedals, taped noises, drum-machine
Karsten Schulze: vocals, keyboards, percussion, taped noises & voices, vintage keys mellotron, kaossilator, drum-machines

special guest appearances:

Heike Schöler: introduction on "Lairy Fairy Suite"
Michael Peters: blower-organ on "Void Refuge"
Stefan Heininger: guitar on "Farewell"


original line-up:

Marcel Bongers - lead & backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming, noises
Karsten Schulze - keyboards, percussion, lead & backing vocals, noises, programming
Heike Schöler - narration on "Lairy-Fairy Suite"
Stefan Heininger - additional guitar on live gigs
Ralf Vöcking - drums on live gigs
Norbert Verhas - additional keyboards and bass pedals on live gigs

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Bongers Project "Silent Sun" Cologne, Germany

In 1978 Marcel Bongers had a notable success in the progressive underground scene with "Pacific Prison", which is now internationally an often sought-after collecter's item. Nearly ten years after the sudden split of his "M.L. Bongers Project" he found a new companion for his musical ambitions in Karsten Schulze. They co-founded "Silent Sun", the only continuous of his various follow-up projects. ... more

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