“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.
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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