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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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AngeloMcCulloch wrote:
Santa Fe represent
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Kaytleah22 wrote:
love Beirut,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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abcclaire wrote:
zach is a god.
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
nice tracks
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MyNameIsCandy wrote:
Fantastyczna, cudowna muzyka...
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ccorson79 wrote:
Addicted. Go see them at Coachella this year if you can. Their concerts are few and far between.
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Standingonair66 wrote:
Black session is great
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Koszmonaut wrote:
I Have Music for Breakfast. :)
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Jarri_V wrote:
+400 plays in less than a week. lol. i've had the albums for AGES and never really listened to them/never realised how perfect they are, but now i do. can't stop listening. are there any rumours for a new album in 2010, by the way? :)
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pckluzz wrote:
songs that make people well
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luisavalle wrote:
the sound that moves me ♥ [2]
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ruddyp wrote:
Cliquot <3
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meredith999 wrote:
Wow, Postcards are great :)
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Gimish wrote:
I can't believe The Akara is not in the top 10, at least.
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misssuomi wrote:
my ex and i broke up last week. beirut has been the soundtrack to our relationship; to the happiest moments of my life. thank you for this.
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mercedesbee wrote:
i had postcards for italy as my myspace song. back in the day
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Demon4ikk1966 wrote:
ЭЭЭЭ!!
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Jarri_V wrote:
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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evanmbk wrote:
new album? maybe?
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San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival just announced the 2009 line-up and it's a great one. Day One on the island will open with artists like MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, The S. …
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