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.

 - 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