Artifacts

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.

Tracks

1~1~Elephant Gun
1~2~My Family’S Role In The World Revolution
1~3~Scenic World
1~4~The Long Island Sound
1~5~Carousels
1~6~Transatlantique
1~7~O Leãozinho
1~8~Autumn Tall Tales
1~9~Fyodor Dormant
1~10~Poisoning Claude
1~11~Bercy
1~12~Your Sails
1~13~Irrlichter
1~14~Sicily
1~15~Now I’M Gone
1~16~Napoleon On The Bellerophon
1~17~Interior Of A Dutch House
1~18~Fountains And Tramways

Details

Format: Vinyl
Artist: Beirut
Release Date: 01 April 2022
Genre: Alternative
Label: Pompeii Records
Distributor: Inertia Music