Various Artists – Road To Lisbon – CS

Track Listing

1. Mark and GHOS – Homemade Devil
2. Eric and C. – Mountain’s Song
3. Love Songs – Love Songs
4. BBJR and Elton Wong – Unlocking (A Dream)
5. Frowner – Amarillo
6. Chris and Lucia – Rowing To Lisbon
7. Matrimony’s Facade and Melody Kriesel – Road Tribunal For Lisbon
8. Plundershop and Dimitriam – The Old Hymn
9. Blue Is My Color These Days – Fly Buckley, Fly
10. Little Wio – Subject To A Broken Plan
11. JA LM – City Unfolding
12. The Tall Tailors – D-E-V-I-O-U-S
13. – Have A Good Bait!
14. Linda Smith and Lovers Turn To Monsters – Green Bug (Sunshine Day)
15. Lac Huschle – Luigi Falagario Ghost Wrangler

Notes

On the 25 de Abril Bridge, I felt a wave of vertigo—afraid I might tumble 70 meters down into the Tagus for an unplanned swim. Under the bridge I could hear the roar of traffic it was overwhelming, and for a moment I even imagined a car breaking loose above me. If I ever return to Lisbon, I think I’ll choose a different way in.

Road To Lisbon is the third installment in the compilation series featuring collaborations between Almost Halloween Time Records’ artists..

The collaborations come together by chance: the participants’ names are placed in an urn, and pairings are drawn at random.

This edition welcomes several first-time contributors, including Mark (Good Horsey, Capozzi Park), Lucia (La Festa delle Rane, Lac Observation), Gianlorenzo (Lac Observation), Giorgio Cuscito (Violent Scenes), Dimitriam (Golden Boots), Plundershop, Matrimony’s Facade, Melody Kriesel, and Chris Foreman (4 min).

Others are returning for their second appearance: C. Worth, Eric Morrison (Home, Leels), Linda Smith, Lonnie Eugene Methe, and Will Simmons.

And then there are the stalwarts who haven’t missed a single edition: Wio (de portables, Guest Appearance), Little Whirls, Joel Huschle (Furniture Huschle, Wckr Spgt), Lovers Turn To Monsters, Jake Anderson (Celesteville, Spirit Duplicator, Yak &), Jeff Fuccillo (Hochenkeit, Irving Klaw Trio), Rick Goosewind, Jürgen De Blonde (de portables, Köhn, Ed Nolbed, Guest Appearance), Caleb Fraid, Elton Wong (GG), BBJR, Doo Crowder, Dane Sybrant (The Debts), Bryon Allison (Kids Of The Atomic Age), GHOS (I AM THE LAKE OF FIRE, A John Henry Memorial), and John Davis (Folk Implosion).

A special word about Mark Szabo: his return is something I’ve been hoping for years. Mark hasn’t released new music in a long time, so his presence on this compilation is not only a surprise but a real joy.

The mastering was handled by Chris Foreman at Swampshack Studios. I couldn’t have done it without him—and with his help, maybe one day I’ll even give the bridge another chance.

released February 7, 2025

Album credits

Mastered by Chris Foreman
Artwork by Luigi Falagario

Mark and GHOS – Mark Szabo and GHOS
Eric and C. – Eric Morrison and C. Worth
Love Songs – Dane Sybrant and Bryon Allison
BBJR and Elton Wong – Bob Bucko Jr and Elton Wong
Frowner – Caleb Fraid and Doo Crowder
Chris and Lucia – Chris Foreman and Lucia Sole
Matrimony’s Facade and Melody Kriesel – Boot Arreola and Melody Kriesel
Plundershop and Dimitriaam – Plundershop and Dimitriam
Blue Is My Color These Days – Jeff Fuccillo and Rick Goosewind
Little Wio – Little Whirls and Wio
JA LM – Jakob Anderson and Lonnie Eugene Methe
The Tall Tailors – John Davis and Will Simmons
Georgios – Giorgio Cuscito and Jürgen De Blonde
Linda Smith and Lovers Turn To Monsters – Linda Smith and Lovers Turn To Monsters
Lac Huschle – Lac Observation and Joel Huschle

viola cameo by Aaron Morrison on “Mountain’s Song”
“The Old Hymn” features Dimitri on synth, cello, electric guitar, tambourine; Brantley on Cheap Acoustic Guitar, Fender Precision Bass, Djembe, vocals and Christopher Fischer– lyrics
“Amarillo”: Philip Duncan wrote most of the lyrics & most of the music was inspired by a song from Philip and Darrell’s old band ribeye.