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Santa Fe NM, United States (2006 – present)
The EPs and the albums by Beirut (pronounced ‘bay-root’) 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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ЭЭЭЭ!!
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i'm confused of how to tag March of the Zapotec / Holland..
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JackelineS wrote:
the sound that moves me ♥
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new album? maybe?
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Please listen here!! http://www.last.fm/music/And+This+Again ;-)
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The 405 Best Albums Of The Decade (Including Beirut): http://tinyurl.com/405decadelist
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5SoFTIXMw
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ruddyp wrote:
perfect.
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Petra_Hartlova wrote:
Greeeat music!
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alih_sk wrote:
Zach Condon is featured in US Vogue Jan/2010! SO DAMN CUTE <3
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videocompiler wrote:
Zach Condom lol xd
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MegStripes wrote:
I adore Zach Condon.
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elliee17 wrote:
Zach Condon / Beirut are amazing. I hope they come back to Australia sometime soon!
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actttappalled75 wrote:
<3 elephant gun
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nuwahrmahn wrote:
Saw him/them at WOMAD in New Plymouth in '08, pretty impressive, I must say.
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justviry wrote:
wow ♥
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thomazito wrote:
he is just amazing. no words to describe! ♥
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J'adore :p
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