BEIRUT 'ARTIFACTS' 2LP

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STREET DATE 4/1/22 Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in album’s excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple re-issue project into something much more expansive. “When the decision came to re-release this collection, I found myself digging through hard drives looking for something extra to add to the compilation. What started as a few extra unreleased tracks from my formative recording years quickly grew into an entire extra records-worth of music from my past, and a larger project of remixing and remastering everything I found for good measure.” Artifacts is a phylogenetic tree. A double-LP’s worth music that traces the evolution of Beirut from a 14-year old Condon’s first attempts at bringing the music he heard in his mind to life, to the fully formed Beirut we know today.TRACK LIST: LON GISLAND EP, TRANSATLANTIQUE, O LEÃOZINHO Elephant Gun My Family's Role in the World Revolution Scenic World The Long Island Sound Carousels Transatlantique O Leãozinho THE MISFITS Autumn Tall Tales Fyodor Dormant Poisoning Claude Bercy Your Sails Irrlichter EARLY WORKS Sicily Now I‘m Gone Napoleon on the Bellerophon Interior Of A Dutch House Fountains and Tramways Hot Air Balloon THE B-SIDES Fisher Island Sound So Slowly Die Treue zum Ursprung The Crossing Zagora Le Phare Du Cap Bon Babylon Show more