BEIRUT 8211 Artifacts 8211 2LP 8211 Vinyl

2LP Black Vinyl * Retrospective Of Rarities And B-Sides Spanning The Entirety Of Beriuts Catalogue * 17 Of The Artifacts 26 Songs Have Not Been Previously Released. Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in albums 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-LPs worth music that traces the evolution of Beirut from a 14-year old Condons first attempts at bringing the music he heard in his mind to life, to the fully formed Beirut we know today. Tracklisting: SIDE A 01 Elephant Gun 02 My Familys Role In The World Revolution 03 Scenic World 04 The Long Island Sound 05 Carousels 06 Transatantique 07 O Leozinho SIDE B 08 Autumn Tall Tales 09 Fyodor Dormant 10 Poisoning Claude 11 Bercy 12 Your Sails 13 Irrlichter SIDE C 14 Sicily 15 Now Im Gone 16 Napoleon On The Bellerophon 17 Interior Of A Dutch House 18 Fountains And Tramways 19 Hot Air Balloon SIDE D 20 Fisher Island Sound 21 So Slowly 22 Die Treue Zum Ursprung 23 The Crossing 24 Zagora 25 Le Phare Du Cap Bon 26 Babylon