2LP – Black Vinyl
* Retrospective Of Rarities And B-Sides Spanning The Entirety Of Beriut’s Catalogue
* 17 Of The Artifact’s 26 Songs Have Not Been Previously Released.
Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in album’s excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple re-issue 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 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.
Tracklisting:
SIDE A
01 – Elephant Gun
02 – My Family’s Role In The World Revolution
03 – Scenic World
04 – The Long Island Sound
05 – Carousels
06 – Transatantique
07 – O Leãozinho
SIDE B
08 – Autumn Tall Tales
09 – Fyodor Dormant
10 – Poisoning Claude
11 – Bercy
12 – Your Sails
13 – Irrlichter
SIDE C
14 – Sicily
15 – Now I’m Gone
16 – Napoleon On The Bellerophon
17 – Interior Of A Dutch House
18 – Fountains And Tramways
19 – Hot Air Balloon
SIDE D
20 – Fisher Island Sound
21 – So Slowly
22 – Die Treue Zum Ursprung
23 – The Crossing
24 – Zagora
25 – Le Phare Du Cap Bon
26 – Babylon