Rarities & Previously Unreleased Tracks On Double LP!
Includes The Lon Gilsand EP, Transatlantique, O Leãozinho, B-Sides & More!
Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in the album's excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple reissue 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 of 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.
Features
- Double LP
- Rare & Previously Unreleased Tracks
- Remixed & Remastered by Zach Condon
- Gatefold jacket
- Liner Notes by Zach Condon
Selections
Record 1
Side A - Lon Gisland EP, Transatlantique, O Leãozinho:
- Elephant Gun
- My Family's Role In The World Revolution
- Scenic World
- The Long Island Sound
- Carousels
- Transatlantique
- O Leãozinho
Side B - The Misfits:
- Autumn Tall Tales
- Fyodor Dormant
- Poisoning Claude
- Bercy
- Your Sails
- Irrlichter
Record 2
Side A - Early Works:
- Sicily
- Now I'm Gone
- Napoleon On The Bellerophon
- Interior Of A Dutch House
- Fountains And Tramways
- Hot Air Balloon
Side B - The B-Sides:
- Fisher Island Sound
- So Slowly
- Die Treue Zum Ursprung
- The Crossing
- Zagora
- Le Phare Du Cap Bon
- Babylon