Sultry vocals and reverb drenched guitar is what you can expect to hear from The Black Ryder. Aimee Nash and Scott Von Ryper are the mesmerising duo who make up the impressive new act out of Sydney Australia. The pair have some very impressive support slots under their belts from last year with The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Raveonettes, Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Charlatans.

This year however the pair have been locked away in their home studio recording, producing and mixing their debut album themselves. On recording the album, Von Ryper reveals:
"We completely ignored the ‘standard’ process for recording an album. You would normally write some songs, maybe demo them at home or at a cheap studio, record them in a better studio, and then mix them possibly in another studio. But through our own set of circumstances this time we ended up writing, recording and mixing all at the same time, in our own studio, and operating everything ourselves. It was very unstructured. Other than a few guest musicians that we are very proud to have play with us on the album, the album is just... ‘us’, from the first idea to the finished mix. We created it and we saw it through to the end. It was very painful at times, but we are very proud of what we have achieved”

The first taste of the upcoming album is the track Burn And Fade, a multi-layered, ethereal piece which features guest appearances from friends Peter Hayes (vox) & Leah Shapiro (drums) of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, & Mr. Ricky Maymi (guitars / raagini) of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Just how did they come to work with such notable contributors on the album?..
“We always knew that we would need to call some friends when it came time to play live, but it was purely providence that friends ended up playing on the album. To some degree it’s due to the fact that the studio was in the house and was available to us 24 hours a day. If friends were over or staying at the house, they would have a listen to how the songs were going and just put some tracks down if they had any ideas. Ricky (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) was the first to contribute. He was staying with us at the time and loved what he’d heard so offered to put some guitars down. I think Ricky would have played 10 tracks of guitar on everything if possible. Sometimes this would be done with a little more thought if the guest musician was overseas, but in the end it always started with someone saying “hey, I really like the music, and if you ever want me to play something etc etc.. I’d love to do it.” We really liked the way that just organically developed.”

Live on stage, The Black Ryder triumph in translating their recordings, creating a wall of sound, rich with soothing melodies and a slew of dreamy guitar effects. They have a constant changing line up for their live shows so in each country you can expect the show will be unique and full of surprises.

Their debut album 'Buy the Ticket, Take The Ride' is out later this year.