Beirut - Artifacts

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:

Disc: 1

1. Elephant Gun
2. My Family's Role in the World Revolution
3. Scenic World
4. The Long Island Sound
5. Carousels
6. Transatlantique
7. O Leãozinho
8. Autumn Tall Tales
9. Fyodor Dormant
10. Poisoning Claude
11. Bercy
12. Your Sails
13. Irrlichter

Disc: 2

1. Sicily
2. Now I'm Gone
3. Napoleon on the Bellerophon
4. Interior of a Dutch House
5. Fountains and Tramways
6. Hot Air Balloon
7. Fisher Island Sound
8. So Slowly
9. Die Treue Zum Ursprung
10. The Crossing
11. Zagora
12. Le Phare Du Cap Bon
13. Babylon