Description

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.

Vinyl Colour/Design may slightly vary from the images shown on the website

Condition

BRAND NEW AND SEALED

Release Details

Format: [Album], [2LP]

Released: 2022

Tracklisting

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

14. Sicily

15. Now I’m Gone

16. Napoleon on the Bellerophon

17. Interior of a Dutch House

18. Fountains and

Tramways

19. Hot Air Balloon

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