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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 17 to travel Europe with his cousin 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 and Goran Bregović), 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 17 to travel Europe with his cousin 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 and Goran Bregović), 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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The Rip Tide
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the sound will bring me home again<3
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"Хипстерская музыка"? В анус себе засуньте ее, псы. Этническая музыка есть этническая музыка, и она, черт подери, прекрасна.
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Beirut's 'The Rip Tide' has been featured in At the Sinema's Top 50 Albums of 2011, take a look here: http://atthesinema.co.uk/?p=5769
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kintopp wrote:
It's amazing how with some bands you only need to hear the first few notes, a bar or two, and boom - you're hooked.
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Poland Poland Poland - pleaseeeeee <3
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givemetwobeers wrote:
Beirut, why couldn't you visit Poland or have an Europe tour? don't be such a pussy! we love you so much! <3
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lizardking-0 wrote:
like a hawk and a hacksaw. come to turkey !
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c0rdell wrote:
last record is so underwhelming.
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augustoinchains wrote:
Please come back to Brasil!
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ochoanna wrote:
Beirut has always seemed emotional, hit me the first time I heard them <3
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where can i find their tour's date?
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KatanaBanana wrote:
i want to see Beirut live ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Sayd108 wrote:
i don't stop listening *-*
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ryantheguy wrote:
If you never thought of Beirut as being "emotional" you really need to listen to Flying Cup Club again. I'm not saying this aggressively but those are some of his best lyrics/music.
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rustedembrace wrote:
I never thought about Beirut as being emotional until The Rip Tide. Goshen, The Rip Tide...amazing
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Empire Polo Club, Indio CA, United States
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Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012
Gorge Amphitheatre, George WA, United States
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New Team B EP and NYC Show!
11 Jan 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/beruit
Hey guys!Just wanted to let all of you know that there is a
new Team B EP out on their myspace! FREE! Check it
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