“Lusitanian Ghosts III” released in Germany February 9th 2024!

Lusitanian Ghosts’ third album, recorded and mixed on analogue tape at Clouds Hill in Hamburg and mastered at Soundgarden Tonstudio is released today, February 9th, in glorious Mono and Stereo vinyl LPs distributed in Germany via Broken Silence GmbH.

A digital Deluxe edition, featuring the single “Over Now”, complements the German release, featuring a total 24 tracks of music from the Portuguese-Swedish Chordophone Collective.

A new video for the single “September” has also just been released, shot between Lisbon, Serra da Estrela, Alentejo and Stockholm and edited by bassist Janne Olsson:

Lusitanian Ghosts III now out! Album release concert at Teatro Taborda, Lisbon, Oct. 14th

The third album by chordophone collective Lusitanian Ghosts was released in September 2023, heralded by the latest new single, “September”. The album will be performed live at Lisbon’s Teatro Taborda, 19:30 in the evening of October 14th. Tickets available via SeeTickets: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/lusitanian-ghosts

Recorded on 2″ 24-track tape at Clouds Hill by Sebastian Muxfeldt, assisted by Schulie Pieper, the albums were mixed in stereo and glorious mono mixes down to 1/4 inch master tapes which were then cart-wheeled straight into Soundgarden Tonstudio next door to be mastered by none other than Chris von Rautenkranz.

On Lusitanian Ghosts III, our chordophone collective was made up of:

Neil Leyton – vocals
Mikael Lundin aka Micke Ghost – vocals and Viola Amarantina
João Sousa – drums and Adufe
Abel Beja – viola Terceira and backing vocals
António “ToZé” Bexiga – Viola Campaniça
Janne Olsson – bass and Viola Beirão

Produced by Neil Leyton and Mikael Lundin
Recorded at Clouds Hill Studios, Hamburg
Engineered & mixed by Sebastian Muxfeldt
Assisted by Schulie Pieper
Mastered by Chris von Rautenkranz at SoundGarden Hamburg

All songs written by Neil Leyton and Mikael Lundin except “Pure Evil” by Bexiga/Leyton/Lundin.
Published by Lusitanian Music Publishing.

Cover painting ”Hamnen” (The Harbour) by Yngve Forsberg, painted in 1989.
Photography by Katja Ruge.
Design by João Morais aka O Gajo.

Listen here:

IIIStereo – https://ffm.to/okeod1d

III mono – https://ffm.to/qnrneve

Lusitanian Ghosts III: Album Pre-Sale Links, Lisbon Concert announcement and third single “Got Enough” out today!

In a flurry of activity this week, Lusitanian Ghosts announce the release of their third single – in glorious Mono and Stereo versions – “Got Enough” out today, Friday July 21st, as well as a special Lusitanian Ghosts III album release concert at Teatro Taborda in Lisbon on October 24th.

Show tickets can be bought via SeeTicket: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/lusitanian-ghosts

FNAC is also running a special campaign: whoever pre-orders Lusitanian Ghosts III – in glorious Mono and Stereo versions – via the FNAC.pt webshop can register for a guest list spot for the October 14th show. Buy either vinyl LP – or both – and you get access to the October 14th show in the historic neighbourhood of Mouraria, Lisbon at Teatro Taborda:

Mono LP Purchase: https://www.fnac.pt/Lusitanian-Ghosts-Iii-lp/a10842007#omnsearchpos=2

Stereo LP Purchase: https://www.fnac.pt/Lusitanian-Ghosts-Iii-lp/a10842008#omnsearchpos=1

Album cover painting ”Hamnen” (The Harbour) by Yngve Forsberg, painted in 1989:

Meanwhile, check out the new single “Got Enough” on your favourite digital platform: https://ffm.to/zblv7ax

Shameless! 2nd single from Lusitanian Ghosts III now out!

Lusitanian Ghosts released the 2nd single off their upcoming third album this month of June. With lead vocals by Micke Ghost, here is the story of the song:

“We were having a photo shoot with Katja Ruge at Clouds Hill in Hamburg and she was telling us over and over again to look fierce. So there I was, lookin’ all fierce when this really cool, post punkish bass line appeared in my head. It just kept going so as soon as we had a little break I took Janne aside and asked him to play it on the Rickenbacker bass. When I heard it I started singing ”Shameless” to myself and quickly gathered Abe and ToZe to play some chords, Johnny to play some rhythm on his knees and Neil to sing some backup. The song kind of wrote itself and pretty soon we were all singing Shameless from the top of our lungs during the photoshoot. It couldn’t have been more than twenty minutes from when I heard the bass line until it was finished. We recorded it really quick pretty much live off the floor right after the photo shoot was over. Sometimes you get lucky. Shamelessly lucky! “

Shameless https://ffm.to/x5mke41

Mixing Shameless with Muxi at Clouds Hill:

Lusitanian Ghosts’ new single: “The Long Train” out March 31st 2023

“The Long Train” is the first single from the upcoming “Lusitanian Ghosts III” album.

Recorded and mixed on analogue tape at Clouds Hill Studios, it features the violas Amarantina, Campaniça and Terceira in glorious mono and stereo versions, bringing a new vintage chordophone rock n roll sound from the Ghosts.

Neil Leyton describes, “The Long Train is a song celebrating freedom, celebrating life, celebrating the act of setting yourself free so that you may reach that transcendental level of commitment that only comes with true love.” Confusing? “Oh, and it’s also about storks!”

Recorded at Clouds Hill Studios in Hamburg, tracked on a Studer A820 2″ analogue tape machine, mixed down to 1/4 inch tape on the AEG Magnetophon 15 A including both stereo and mono mixes, one can already picture what lies ahead in the Fall for the release of “Lusitanian Ghosts III”…

“The Long Train” features in its cover artwork a photo by Swedish photographer Stina Wigg. Engineered by Sebastian Muxfeldt, assisted by Schulie Pieper at Clouds Hill; mastered by Chris von Rautenkranz at SoundGarden Hamburg.

Pre-save: https://ffm.to/pomne3o

Lusitanian Ghosts at Clouds Hill, by Katja Ruge – January 2023

The Lusitanian Ghosts collective, 2023 – from L to R:

António “ToZé” Bexiga, Viola Campaniça, piano
Janne Olsson, bass and Viola Beirão
João Sousa, drums and Adufe
Abel Beja, viola Terceira and backing vocals
Neil Leyton, vocals
Mikael Lundin aka Micke Ghost, vocals and Viola Amarantina

Lusitanian Ghosts on the road in Portugal!

Celebrating the release of the vinyl LP and Digital Deluxe edition of “Exotic Quixotic”, Lusitanian Ghosts perform several in-stores at FNAC Sessions as well as two live concerts in Portugal this week:

Lusitanian Ghosts FNAC Session Showcases

#lusitanianghosts #exoticquixotic #DGartes

Lusitanian Ghosts’ “Exotic Quixotic” with LP Release Nov. 4th!

After several production delays and two returned test pressings, we are happy to announce that the LP version of “Exotic Quixotic” is almost here!

Pre-sales can be ordered via FNAC Portugal: https://www.fnac.pt/Lusitanian-Ghosts-Exotic-Quixotic-LP-12-Vinil/a9469968#omnsearchpos=3

Folks in Germany should also look out for the LP to be distributed by Broken Silence distribution: https://brokensilence.de/en/artists/detail/?artist=lusitanian_ghosts&i=5225

This month will also see two new digital singles of the title track, “Exotic Quixotic”, sung in Portuguese by Joana Negrão (Seiva, Cantadeira) and in Polish by Misia Furtak!

Stay tuned for live show announcements in Portugal before the end of the year.

New album “Exotic Quixotic” out today on all digital platforms!

Chordophone collective Lusitanian Ghosts release their sophomore album “Exotic Quixotic”, recorded at Clouds Hill in Hamburg, Nov. 19th 2021.

Listen here: lnk-to/exoticquixotic

Here’s what people are saying:

“Magnetic appeal… the band’s creative strength lying in its flexibility and ability to cast the net wider sonically. They are creating a broader cultural and sonic arsenal, while maintaining a buoyancy that takes the listener on a fantastic ride from start to finish” ~ The Spill Magazine 

“Lusitanian Ghosts impressively channel tools of the past to create a beautiful sonic vision for us listeners now. Innovative in their use of traditional instruments to make clearly modern pop-rock, this music is upbeat, quirky, feels familiar and is catchy as hell. The fact that this is entirely performed with traditional instruments is mind-boggling” ~ Big Takeover Magazine

“Highly melodic and sonically great with applaudable production, for music performed with classical instruments, this is a pertinent, contemporary collection of songs that is full dignity, the artists’ remaining true to their values and ethics” Amplify Music Magazine

“Warms the heart and nourishes the soul… a crooning catharsis, a rush of adrenalin, that gleams and mediates whilst chasing utopian fantasies through the interval of stripped down acoustics and clapping beats” The Manc Review

ALBUM CREDITS
Neil Leyton: Lead vocals
Mikael Lundin: viola Amarantina, backing vocals, bass, Mellotron, viola Campaniça. Lead vocals on ‘Exotic Quixotic’ and ‘Hometown’
João “Johnny” Sousa: drums and Adufe
Vasco Ribeiro Casais: viola Braguesa
Abel Beja: viola Terceira
Jan-Eric Olsson: bass and viola Campaniça
All songs by Neil Leyton and Mikael Lundin aka Micke Ghost
Published by Lusitanian Music Publishing
Recorded at Clouds Hill Studios, Hamburg
Engineered and Mixed by Sebastian Muxfeldt
Produced by Neil Leyton and Mikael Lundin
Mastered at Soundgarden by Florian Siller
Cover Illustration by Johan Lindberg Brusewitz #exotic quixotic #Lusitanian Ghosts

Lusitanian Ghosts live at Forum Luisa Todi, Setubal, Nov 2nd 2021

Lusitanian Ghosts will perform a live show in anticipation of the release of their “Exotic Quixotic” sophomore album Nov. 19th. The show is the third live concert this year following the collective’s return to the stages, first in Évora, Portugal, in August and then Future Echoes in Norrkoping, Sweden in September.

Lusitanian Ghosts released the “Never Less Than Lonely” EP last October 15th. Tickets for the Nov. 2nd show can be bought via BOL: https://www.bol.pt/Comprar/Bilhetes/101447-lusitanian_ghosts-forum_luisa_todi/

Listen to Never Less Than Lonely here: https://lnk.to/neverless

Lusitanian Ghosts’ sophomore album “Exotic Quixotic” set for a Nov. 19th release date!

Lusitanian Ghosts’ second album, recorded at Clouds Hill in January 2020, is finally set for a digital release Nov. 19th, to be followed by the vinyl LP at a date yet to be announced.

The release will be preceded, this October 15th, by the latest single “Never Less Than Lonely”, which vocalist Neil Leyton recalls “was the first record written for the new album, we actually pondered playing it live back in 2019 before the pandemic hit.”

Lusitanian Ghosts will celebrate the release of “Exotic Quixotic” with a live-streamed concert from Forum Luisa Todi in Setubal “which is like our second home, Vasco (aka OMIRI) and Joana Negrão from Seiva live there, as do my half-brother and sister” explains Leyton. More details regarding the live-streamed concert will be announced soon.

Meanwhile you can pre-save the single and album, pre-following Lusitanian Ghosts on the following links on the platform of your choice:

https://lnk.to/neverless

Cover photo of Maria Narcisa Ribeiro.

https://lnk.to/exoticquixotic

Exotic Quixotic cover by Johan Lindberg Brusewitz.