The insta blurb for a forthcoming Efficient Space comp has lead to a couple of fantastic mixes. Psych and Garage sad boys. With DL too.
"Ecstatic to finally announce Ghost Riders, our North American road trip of ‘60s/’70s coming of age garage soul.
Nagging the Sky Girl architects for a follow-up, Julien Dechery once pulled us aside volunteering a better idea - a selection from his Swiss friend Ivan Liechti. Feeling an instant affinity with Ivan’s small-circulated mixtapes of weepy breakup b-side blues, so began two years of detective work. From Arkansas to Nevada, Ohio, Idaho, Texas + beyond, the licensed artists were canvassed by way of local fire departments, spiritualist fellowships + animal welfare centres, retracing bygone teenage summers of half a century ago.
Connecting dots between British Invasion fanatics, child prodigies, the loners + the luckless, Ghost Riders collects 17 open hearted ballads recorded 1965-1974. Its miracle moments are a far cry from the average garage comp, bound by Colin Young’s fastidious audio restoration, the original artwork of Elise Gagnebin-de Bons + an aptly penned foreword from Sonic Boom (!).
Out October 14 with 2LPs, CDs, handmade test pressing editions + tote bags now available for preorder, we hope this one hits as hard as it did us."
