BEIRUT – Artifacts – 2LP – 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