Do you Believe in Ghosts

In 1981 Cachalot records president Eric Dufaure asked me to remix “Ghosts”by the Comateens for the dance alternative new wave label. Here is a short excerpt of the creative “haunting” non danceable intro we put together in the studio before finalizing the entire dance remix

When Comateens’ first US label, Cachalot (Eric Dufaure), requested a remix of “Ghosts”, the band headed into the studio to work with Ray “Pinky” Velasquez. Nic found a weird tube lying around, and asked what it was. Ray swung it around producing the eerie whistling sound. Nic played a “spooky” piano riff. The band made up some dialogue on the spot, and requested that their English manager Peter Leak voice a line. Thus the intro to the remix was born.⠀A 12″ EP of three songs from the band’s first album “Comateens”, remixed by club DJ Ray “Pinky” Velasquez at Unique Studios, New York October 1981. Ghosts (Remix), Late Night City, The Musters

Cover design by Lyn Byrd. The dancing skeletons on the cover is the engraving “El Jarabe En Ultratumba” (A Jig Beyond The Grave) by 19th century Mexican artist JOSÉ POSADA, and copied from a 1958 art magazine belonging to Nic and Oliver’s Dad. Photo is a test shot by Mondino