Ghostwriters - Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear
Ripped from a vinyl album released in 1981 on Red Music (001 ZERO 1) to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. After a request from a blog donator, here is what I think is a worthy re-post of this very rare record.
The sleeve of this obscure 1981 Dutch release just gives the wrong impression. You would be easily mistaken if you judged the contents by the cover - this is not a collection of eighties MOR pop. Followers of fine American experimental synthesized music will likely have heard of Philadelphia's Charles Cohen - most of the rest of us will have not. Cohen alongside long time collaborator Jeff Cain were, for a very short period of time, Ghostwriters.
This album is very European in feel, Ghostwriters are more Kraftwerk than Suicide, more Throbbing Gristle than The Residents, more Vice Versa than John Bender. Cohen and Cain take us on multi-layered minimalist synth journey through a variety of styles, most tracks are purely instrumental - the delightful Swizzle is the major standout. Tarpit is a clever dub-style effect laden waltz, the opener Sleedermauseman is a minimal take on the German Batman. Fix It In The Mix gives a huge nod to early Sheffield acts The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Vice Versa.
I would guess the very limited pressing run now makes this a rarity in the synth-pop world, and Ghostwriters are surely now prime for a re-release to feed the new generations's appetite for formative analog synth music. There was also an earlier 12" single, Music From No Mans Land and a cassette album Remote Dreaming.
A1 Sleedermauseman/Reference To Rota
A2 Emotional Momentum
A3 Swizzle
B1 Fix It In The Mix
B2 Moon Chant
B3 Quirk And Quailes
B4 On/Off
B5 Tarpit
