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Santa Fe NM, United States (2006 – present)
The EPs and the albums by Beirut are largely the work of Zach Condon, a young Santa Fe, New Mexico native.
Condon has recorded before: when he was fifteen and under the name of Realpeople, he made an electronic record, fashioned after his love for The Magnetic Fields. Condon was a straight-A student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe in a drunken haze, cavorting and partying with the locals wherever he ended up. It was during one of these evenings that he was first exposed to Balkan music (notably including the Boban Marković Orkestar), blasting from the upstairs apartment. Condon ended up with the Serbian artists all night, going through albums country by country, note for note.
The first album under the Beirut moniker, Gulag Orkestar (2006), was the direct result of what he learned that night. While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, the album was performed and recorded almost entirely by Condon alone. He did so on Pro Tools while skipping school in Albuquerque and at Sea Side Studios in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Jeremy Barnes added percussion and some violin overlays.
After recording, Condon formed a full band which at times varies in the number of members, from six to ten. Live he is accompanied by Perrin Cloutier (cello/accordion), Jason Poranski (guitar/mandolin/ukulele), Nick Petree (drums), Kristin Ferebee (violin), Paul Collins (organ/keys/tambourine/ukulele), Jon Natchez (baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel), and Kelly Pratt (trumpet/euphonium).
Condon has recorded before: when he was fifteen and under the name of Realpeople, he made an electronic record, fashioned after his love for The Magnetic Fields. Condon was a straight-A student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe in a drunken haze, cavorting and partying with the locals wherever he ended up. It was during one of these evenings that he was first exposed to Balkan music (notably including the Boban Marković Orkestar), blasting from the upstairs apartment. Condon ended up with the Serbian artists all night, going through albums country by country, note for note.
The first album under the Beirut moniker, Gulag Orkestar (2006), was the direct result of what he learned that night. While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, the album was performed and recorded almost entirely by Condon alone. He did so on Pro Tools while skipping school in Albuquerque and at Sea Side Studios in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Jeremy Barnes added percussion and some violin overlays.
After recording, Condon formed a full band which at times varies in the number of members, from six to ten. Live he is accompanied by Perrin Cloutier (cello/accordion), Jason Poranski (guitar/mandolin/ukulele), Nick Petree (drums), Kristin Ferebee (violin), Paul Collins (organ/keys/tambourine/ukulele), Jon Natchez (baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel), and Kelly Pratt (trumpet/euphonium).
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Gulag Orkestar
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Lon Gisland EP
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Elephant Gun
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The Gulag Orkestar
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ArcOfDoves wrote:
best bio ever? (y)
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lia3lia wrote:
incrível
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-Ender- wrote:
That information right there just blew my mind.
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reyessnoi wrote:
NEW EP AND PROJECT!!!!! "a new project and new ep along with tim kingsbury of arcade fire, josh todd of bark cat bark and julian koster of neutral milk hotel this will be a vinyl limited to 500 copies released on 4AD in the summer of 2010. we are under a new name of Volcan Flamingo there is a long time to wait yet. keep your eyes open and ears...open? zach."
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LuanBezerra wrote:
Very Nice. [3] ♥ nates <3
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
Very Nice. [2] ♥
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Vespapreta wrote:
Very Nice
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alf2k wrote:
It's weird, judging from my general taste in music I should really love this band, but I don't for some reason. I keep trying to fall in love with them though...
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Shloook wrote:
If I were a singer, I would like to sing like him!!
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Ruthdee wrote:
Still gives me the shivers!
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valtteritar wrote:
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Soiree_de_poche___Beirut/ what a wonderful video
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AboutToCrash wrote:
Just magical. *_* I'm in love with this band.
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Poncecutor wrote:
Le Moribond for the drunken Saturdays
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dellacuore wrote:
I LOVE YOU BEIRUT!
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nawigator86 wrote:
each of his song is unique and has something for yourself!
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tuman73 wrote:
my sister's wedding dance was to prenzlaurberg. it has since been etched into my heart as my favourite beirut song.
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That_Scientist wrote:
he's like a drunk Andrew Bird experimenting with balkan.. love it!
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Blada_Kama wrote:
Nantes <3
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staticfaire wrote:
To all of those who have just heard Postcards from Italy or Elephant Gun: GET A DAMN WHOLE ALBUM [2]
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thefinaldavid wrote:
amazing.
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