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£27.99 – 2xLP, plus Indies Only Booklet
£27.99 – 2xLP, Standard Edition
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.
Tracklisting:
Elephant gun
My family’s role in the world revolution
Scenic world
The long island sound
Carousels
Transatantique
O leãozinho
Autumn tall tales
Fyodor dormant
Poisoning Claude
Bercy
Your sails
Irrlichter
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
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