Artifacts (Vinyl)
Barcode: 617308014518
Double vinyl LP pressing. 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
- Disc1: Elephant Gun
- My Family's Role in the World Revolution
- Scenic World
- The Long Island Sound
- Carousels
- Transatlantique
- O Leãozinho
- Autumn Tall Tales
- Fyodor Dormant
- Poisoning Claude
- Bercy
- Your Sails
- Irrlichter
- Disc 2: Sicily
- Now I'm Gone
- Napoleon on the Bellerophon
- Interior of a Dutch House
- Fountains and Tramways
- Hot Air Balloon
- Fisher Island Sound
- So Slowly
- Die Treue Zum Ursprung
- The Crossing
- Zagora
- Le Phare Du Cap Bon
- Babylon
