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The Fire

by Ben Osborn

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The Fire 03:44 video
two hundred miles from your motion I'm tracing the shape that you left I made a map of the ocean the circle we'd drawn with ourself but how could I sleep at such distance all of my dreams are on fire I scribble out the equations into the small hours there’s a disease on my street now there is a war in my head a gap in the sky for the rain or the light to get through and a fire in my bed I am a coat that the rain wears I am a pocket of holes all my dull moments of never were measured out in full I’ll lose my war & my empire I'll keep a sense of humour we’ll be the star-crossed survivors in love at the end of the world there’s a disease on my street now there is a war in my head a gap in the sky for the rain or the light to get through and a fire in my bed
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Jane Today 05:48

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Songwriter and composer Ben Osborn returns to Nonostar with new single The Fire and b-side Jane Today, his first solo releases since his 2019 debut album Letters from the Border.

Composed in the early days of Covid-19, The Fire draws inspiration from the feeling of dread and apocalypse that the beginning of the pandemic triggered in many of us. The soft piano melody is enhanced by percussive tones emerging from the piano, creating a heady rhythm and giving a driving power to the whole song, with an echo of artists like Grouper or Björk, complemented by an arrangement of analogue synthesisers, drum machines, live percussion and violins recorded at the Nonostar Studio in Germany.

True to his love of poetry, Ben Osborn has a way with words and sounds, bringing us on a journey through the four elements at times reminiscent of Nick Drake. Despite the feeling of fear and anxiety caused by the climate disaster that seems ahead of us, what truly transpires from The Fire is a sense of hope, and a desire to keep dreaming and striving for a better world. This is a true love song, a song about how love can help us pull through hardships and bridge the distances we face.

The Fire was produced by Ben Osborn along with Nonostar’s label head Alex Stolze, who also plays violin on the track. The beat includes samples from another Nonostar artist, Qruaer, making it a perfect fit for the label.

The single’s B-side, Jane Today, is a deeply emotional and melancholic piano piece, written in homage to a family member. A reflection on illness and dementia, the piece builds a beautiful melody around only a few notes, allowing the notes to lose themselves over time to create a transporting, dreamlike atmosphere.

Due for release 8 Oct 2021

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released October 8, 2021

Words and music by Ben Osborn
Produced by Ben Osborn and Alex Stolze
String arrangement on The Fire by Alex Stolze
Piano, synthesisers, drum machines, vocals by Ben Osborn
Violins and backing vocals on The Fire by Alex Stolze

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