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Lusitanian Ghosts: 2025 news!

Chordophone Rock n Roll collective Lusitanian Ghosts greet the new year with some exciting news announcements:

In February, the Ghosts will perform for the first time at Folk Alliance, which takes place in Montreal this year.

Further February and March live dates, in Portugal, Canada and Sweden, will be announced shortly.

Also, Lusitanian Ghosts have a new single, already out in Canada, and coming January 31st to the rest of the World: “All You Wanted”. The single heralds the Canadian compilation “Chordophone Rock n Roll” to be released just in time for Folk Alliance.

The year won’t stop there, however.

On the 4th of July 2025, Lusitanian Ghosts will take the stage at the historic Tivoli Theatre in Lisbon along with the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, to perform the first “Lusitanian Ghosts Orchestral” experience, conducted by Maestro Rui Ribeiro.

https://www.teatrotivolibbva.pt/en/lusitanian-ghosts-orq-metropolitana-lisboa/

Press / PR Contacts:

Canada: Victoria Lord | victoria (at) vlpr.com
Germany: Constanze Pfeiffer | Chateau du Pop info (at) chateau-du-pop.de
Portugal: Paula Casanova | paula.casanova (at) mail.com

Publishing & Synch: synch (at) lusitanian.pt

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“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:

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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