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’ new single “All the Sounds” out this Friday!

Recorded at Clouds Hill back in January, and mixed remotely by Micke Ghost from Stockholm with Sebastian Muxfeldt back at the console in Hamburg, the track “Is an ode to love and life, being away from your loved ones while trying to find a better life for yourself and your family.”, explains Neil Leyton. A song about commitment.

During lockdown, Lusitanian Ghost also produced a video of a home-recorded version of the song that now sees an official release on September 11th to all streaming platforms with the studio version as the A-side and lockdown home-recorded version as the B-side.

To be the first to listen, please follow Lusitanian Ghosts on your streaming platform of choice by following this link: https://lnkfi.re/sounds

Lusitanian Ghosts working on sophomore album

Lusitanian Ghosts features ancient Portuguese chordophones and other European string instruments, promoting ancient sounds in the 21st Century.

Re-casting these heritage folk violas into rock n roll songs, the artist collective writes from a socio-political perspective on building a better world, creating songs from and for the heart and the mind.

Their second album, recorded on analogue tape at Clouds Hill Studios in Hamburg, will be out towards the end of 2020.

Viola Terceira, Viola Campaniça, Viola Braguesa and Viola Amarantina at Clouds Hill.