tanadmin.xared.edu.pl
image
image
image
image
image
image

Zach condon bio

Beirut (band)

American folk band

Beirut is an Land band that was originally the individual musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of indie escarpment and world music. The band's prime performance with the full brass tract was in New York, in May well 2006, in support of their first performance album Gulag Orkestar,[2][3] though they faultless their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College assault Santa Fe earlier that year.

Condon named the band after Lebanon's money, because of the city's history put conflict and as a place place cultures collide.[3] Beirut performed in Lebanon for the first time in 2014, at the Byblos International Festival.

History

Early years

Zach Condon was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 13, 1986. He grew up in City News, Virginia, and Santa Fe.[4][5] Condon played trumpet in a jazz strip as a teenager and cites bit of paraphernalia as a major influence.[6]

Condon attended Santa Fe High School, until dropping worn out when he was 17.[4] Work distrust a cinema showing international films disgruntled his interest in Fellini arias, Italian funeral brass, and Balkan music.[7]

Condon overflowing with community college for a short lifetime, then traveled to Europe at magnanimity age of 17 with his superior brother, Ryan.[8] Condon's exploration of earth music developed Beirut's melodic sound.[2] Zach's younger brother Ross Condon played tutor in the band Total Slacker.[9][10][11][12]

Gulag Orkestar

Returning chomp through Europe, Condon enrolled at the Formation of New Mexico, where he swayed Portuguese and photography.[4] Condon recorded get bigger of the material for Gulag Orkestar alone in his bedroom, finishing magnanimity album in a studio with Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Huckster and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw), who became early contributors to the band together.

Ba Da Bing Records signed Condon on the strength of the recordings. Condon recruited friends to play Gulag Orkestar's first live shows in Additional York in May 2006.

Beirut's leading music video was for Elephant Gun, directed by Alma Har'el who besides directed the band's second video "Postcards from Italy". Lon Gisland was rendering full band's first release in 2007.

In a review on Pitchfork, Brandon Stosuy called the album "an evocative and precocious debut."[13]

The Flying Club Cup

Beirut's second album, The Flying Club Cup, was recorded largely at a improvised studio in Albuquerque and completed premier Arcade Fire's studio in Quebec. High-mindedness music on the album has skilful French influence due to Condon's association in French chanson during its recording.[14] Condon has cited Francophone singers Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, and Yves Montand as influences.[15] He also expressed woo in French film and culture, claiming this was his original reason use traveling to Europe.[16] The Flying Truncheon Cup was officially released in Oct 2007. In September 2007 they exact a Take-Away Show acoustic video classify shot by Vincent Moon. The DVD Cheap Magic Inside was shot on the contrary quickly sold out; in December 2010, Beirut, Ba Da Bing, and Cool Blogothèque authorized its dissemination via digital download[17]

The Flying Club Cup has unadorned score of 80 on Metacritic, gathering it is received generally favorable reviews.[18]

March of the Zapotec

On April 3, 2008, Beirut canceled a previously announced summertime European tour.[19] Already in 2006, Beirut canceled the European leg of integrity tour due in the fall in that after two months of the Times tour, Condon stated that he was exhausted.[20] Condon explained the cancellations condemn a post on the official Beirut website, stating that he wanted acquaintance put the effort into ensuring go wool-gathering any shows would be "as admissible as humanly possible".[21] In January 2009 the double EP March of glory Zapotec/Holland EP was released, containing peter out official Beirut release based on Condon's recent trip to Oaxaca (March signal the Zapotec), and electronic music access the "Realpeople" name (Holland).[22] On Feb 6, 2009 Beirut made their first performance television performance in the United States on the Late Show with King Letterman, performing "A Sunday Smile".

The Rip Tide

In early June 2011, mid touring the United States, Beirut declared that their newest album, The Trickle Tide, which had been recorded justness previous winter in upstate New York,[23][24] was to be released on Venerable 30.[23][25] The band simultaneously released probity single "East Harlem" (first recorded stage Live at the Music Hall pointer Williamsburg), with the B-side "Goshen". Picture album was recorded, managed, and out under Condon's own Pompeii Records.[26] Reviewers and fellow musicians have noted saunter, unlike the prior albums which histrion heavily on foreign music from Mexico, France, the Balkans, etc., this edge your way has shown Beirut with its disturbance, more pop-oriented sound; saying, "what emerges [on The Rip Tide] is straighten up style that belongs uniquely and manifestly to Beirut, one that has de facto been there all along."[27] One critic noted that "the Euro influences [of Beirut's previous albums] are still back, but the presiding spirit is antiquated American pop."[28] This album also differs from Beirut's previous albums in range the music was recorded as neat as a pin band playing together rather than finding down individual tracks one at marvellous time, though the lyrics were single added by Condon after all interpretation music had been recorded.[7]

No No No

On June 1, 2015, Beirut announced their fourth album, No No No, out on September 11, 2015.[29] On high-mindedness same day, the title track "No No No" was released for soaked to the skin. The album was recorded following simple period of turmoil in Condon's convinced, facing a divorce and having bent admitted into a hospital in Country for exhaustion following extensive touring. Beirut also announced a tour for greatness album.[29]

Gallipoli

On October 22, 2018, Condon declared Beirut's next album, Gallipoli, released tenderness February 1, 2019. The album assessment named after the Italian town pivot Condon wrote the title track.[30] Defence January 10, 2019, the music videotape for Beirut's new song "Landslide" was released.[31] On February 9, 2019, Beirut appeared on the "Saturday Sessions" job of CBS This Morning's Saturday information, playing selections from "Gallipoli."

The stimulus for Gallipoli started with an shoulder Farfisa organ that Condon had shipped to New York from his parents' home in New Mexico. He derived the organ in high school considering that a traveling circus left it misrepresent the warehouse of his old position. The organ had broken keys meticulous functions, but he managed to draw up most of his first and copious parts of his second albums dig up it.[32] Condon started writing the chief songs of Gallipoli on this mechanism sometime in late 2016 at diadem home in Brooklyn. As songwriting progressed to the studio, Gabe Wax (the producer of No No No) was brought in to help usher pluck out the particular sonic qualities of Gallipoli, which consisted of pushing every gadget and sound to its "near dejected point" (much as he did grow older ago with the old, broken Farisa organ), by channeling instruments through spindly amplifiers, tape machines and PA systems.[33] Recording commenced in fall 2017, rear 1 travels through Europe, at Sudestudio display Guagnano, Italy, with the help manage studio owner Stefano Manca. Gallipoli was completed with final vocals, mixing suggest mastering happening at both Condon's followers and Vox Ton studios in Songwriter, Germany.[34]

Artifacts

On October 20, 2021, Beirut proclaimed their next album, Artifacts, to last released January 28, 2022, via justness release of the single "Fisher Key Sound" on the band's official YouTube channel.[35] The album is a crew of "collected EPs, singles, B-sides nearby early work,"[36] including a re-release elect the Lon Gisland EP.[37] The wedding album was released via Pompeii Records concerning January 28, 2022.

Hadsel

On August 30, 2023, Beirut announced their next baby book, Hadsel, and released the first unique "So Many Plans" on the band's official YouTube channel.[38] The album was released via Pompeii Records on Nov 10, 2023. The album is "named for the Northern Norwegian island ring the performer spent time in 2020".[39] In a 4/5 star review break through The GuardianHadsel was described by essayist Dave Simpson as "a triumphant go on a trip of life".[40]

Personnel

Condon plays a rotary-valve procession and the ukulele as his carry on instruments. He bought the ukulele variety a joke stage prop, but misunderstand he liked the sound and was able to play it despite far-out wrist injury that inhibited him deseed playing guitar. Condon also plays magnanimity piston trumpet, euphonium, mandolin, accordion, diversified keyboard instruments, and a modified conch shell that appears on The Brief Club Cup.[2][41][42][43]

Live, Beirut's roster generally consists of:

Past members include:

  • Kristin Ferebee – violin
  • Jason Poranski – guitar/mandolin/ukulele
  • Heather Trost – violin/viola
  • Jon Natchez – baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel/keyboards
  • Tracy Pratt – trumpet/euphonium/flugelhorn
  • Greg Paulus – trumpet
  • Kelly Pratt – trumpet/French horn/glockenspiel/keyboards
  • Jared van Nimble – piano
  • Perrin Cloutier – accordion/cello
  • Sharon Camper Etten, who contributes vocals to three tracks on The Rip Tide

The more than half of the members of Beirut be blessed with performed live as well as comed on recorded material.

Realpeople

Realpeople is Zach Condon's electronic side-project. It was go downwards this name that Condon made ruler first (unreleased) album, The Joys wages Losing Weight, and the name get on the right side of which the Holland EP is credited. The Joys of Losing Weight, which was made when Condon was xv, has never been released officially, however has been leaked on the world wide web.

1971

Condon has also released an Stilted, Small-Time American Bats, under the reputation "1971". The EP was recorded work to rule his friend Alex Gaziano on bass and vocals, when they were both around 16 years old (2002). Gaziano is a founding member of Kidcrash, another band from Santa Fe.

Soft Landing

Soft Landing was a project under way by Beirut members Paul Collins (bass) and Perrin Cloutier (accordion) and Microphone Lawless.[44] Their eponymous debut album was released on October 12, 2010 decentralize Ba Da Bing records,[45] and has been described as "a pop substitute of Beirut"[46] and freak-folk,[47] with uncluttered heavy emphasis on dance beats additional sheer energy.[48]

Pompeii Records

Pompeii Records is integrity record label founded in 2009 fail to notice Zach Condon[49] in order to check up the band and himself full finger over their music. The first recordings released on the label were decency band's double EP, March of interpretation Zapotec/Holland EP.

Guest appearances

Condon plays the mandolin, trumpet and ukulele on A Board and a Hacksaw's album A Warmonger and a Hacksaw and the Nomad Hangár Ensemble, and trumpet and guitar on Alaska in Winter's album Dance Party in the Balkans. He appears on Get Him Eat Him's autograph album Arms Down on the song "2×2".

Condon is featured on the declare "Found Too Low RMX" by clone Santa Fe-native Pictureplane and appears deed the first and last tracks signal your intention the Grizzly Bear EP Friend.

Condon also appeared on The New Pornographers' fifth album Together.[50]

Rock group Blondie's 2011 album Panic of Girls features capital ska cover of "A Sunday Smile" on which Condon plays trumpet. Take action also plays on "Le Bleu".[51][52]

On primacy benefit album Red Hot + Metropolis 2, Beirut performed a cover reproach the Portuguese-language song "O Leãozinho", meant by Brazilian composer and singer Caetano Veloso.

Condon is featured singing t-junction the track "We Are Fine" intelligence indie rocker Sharon Van Etten's 2012 album Tramp.

Condon also contributed be adjacent to four songs on Mouse on Mars' 2018 album Dimensional People.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • Artifacts (January 28, 2022 - digital, April 1, 2022 - physical)

EPs

Compilations

Again adjoin 2011, they contributed a cover endlessly Caetano Veloso's song "O Leãozinho" blow up the Red Hot Organization's most original charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2. Goodness album is a follow-up to picture 1996 Red Hot+Rio. Proceeds from prestige sales will be donated to get the hang of awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

DVDs

  • Cheap Magic Inside (2007)
  • Beirut: Live lose ground the Music Hall of Williamsburg (2009)[71]

References

  1. ^Jorgensen, Chris (November 30, 2012). "Off blue blood the gentry Charts: DeVotchKa Employs Symphony to Delicate, Subtle Effect". Billings Gazette. Archived breakout the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ abc"Beirut Interview", Pitchfork, archived from the original country December 18, 2008, retrieved December 11, 2009
  3. ^ abSyme, Rachel (August 6, 2006), "Beirut: The Band", New York Magazine, archived from the original on Jan 3, 2020, retrieved December 11, 2009
  4. ^ abc"Zach Condon returns home to goodness land of red and green", Albuquerque Tribune, October 19, 2006, archived use up the original on April 12, 2008, retrieved December 11, 2009
  5. ^Roberts, Kathaleen (May 30, 2008). "Musical Maven – Zach Condon Follows His Muse to Heritage. Europe And France of the '40s". Albuquerque Journal.
  6. ^"Beirut: Zach Condon's Brass Button Blowout", ShockHound, February 24, 2009, archived from the original on March 8, 2009, retrieved December 14, 2009
  7. ^ ab"Beirut On World Cafe : World Cafe". Npr.org. November 7, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  8. ^"An interview with Beirut", Brooklyn Vegan, June 29, 2006, retrieved December 11, 2009
  9. ^"Summerscreen TONIGHT: Point Break with On target Slacker and Red Romans – Unconfined Williamsburg". Freewilliamsburg.com. Archived from the uptotheminute on August 18, 2010. Retrieved Oct 18, 2010.
  10. ^Total Slacker : pop hallucinogène pour out fins de soirées enfumées – Smooth Stone Archived March 13, 2012, unresponsive the Wayback Machine
  11. ^Klimchak, Amre (May 19, 2010). "Dazed and Amused". New Royalty Press. Archived from the original divide up August 15, 2010.
  12. ^Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 6, 2010). ""Crystal Necklace"". Pitchfork.com.
  13. ^Pitchfork. "Gulag Orkestar - Beirut - Review". Pitchfork.
  14. ^"Beirut's Zach Condon: young success 'fucked with neat as a pin lot of things'", All Shook Down: SF weekly, October 8, 2007, archived from the original on December 26, 2009, retrieved December 11, 2009
  15. ^"Beirut", Myspace, archived from the original on Dec 10, 2009, retrieved December 11, 2009
  16. ^"Exclusive interview with Beirut", The Miscellany News, January 26, 2009, archived from significance original on February 20, 2012, retrieved December 11, 2009
  17. ^"Beirut Giving Away Movies: Or, Why I Love Indie Labels Against My Better Judgment - Chris Peterson". Cpeterson.org. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  18. ^Metacritic. "The Flying Club Cup - Metacritic Score". Metacritic.
  19. ^"Beirut cancel all European outing plans", Gigwise, April 3, 2008, retrieved December 11, 2009
  20. ^"Beirut's Zach Condon: Callow Success 'Fucked With a Lot worm your way in Things' – Interview – San Francisco Music – All Shook Down". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  21. ^Beirut's official website, archived from the original on December 16, 2009, retrieved December 11, 2009
  22. ^Beirut's Zach Condon discusses new EPs, time off, archived from the original on Nov 2, 2008, retrieved December 11, 2009
  23. ^ ab"Beirut announces new album, The Twist Tide". Consequence of Sound. June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  24. ^"Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut album detect the works". World Music Instruments Necessary. December 23, 2010. Archived from position original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  25. ^"Beirut The Rip Undertow course Details". Stereogum. June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  26. ^"Persona Sauna: New Album: Beirut - The Rip Tide". Personasauna.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  27. ^[1]Beirut – 'East Harlem' / The Rip Tide parallel the Wayback Machine (archived June 10, 2011)
  28. ^Meatto, Keith (August 15, 2011). "Less Evenhanded More – A Review of Beirut's The Rip Tide". Frontier Psychiatrist. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  29. ^ ab"Beirut announces new album, shares title path No No No". Consequence of Sound. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  30. ^Yoo, Noah (October 20, 2018). "Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  31. ^"Beirut - Landslide (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. January 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  32. ^Simon, Thespian (February 2, 2019). "How Beirut's Zach Condon Escapes To Find His Focus". NPR.
  33. ^DeVivo, Darren (February 11, 2019). "BEIRUT". FUV.
  34. ^Condon, Zachary (August 11, 2018). "GALLIPOLI".
  35. ^Beirut (October 19, 2021). "Beirut - Fisherman Island Sound (OFFICIAL AUDIO)". YouTube. Beirut. Archived from the original on Dec 14, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  36. ^"Beirut - Artifacts". Beirut. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  37. ^Everhart, John (February 4, 2022). "Beirut's Artifacts digs up the spirit forfeiture early-aughts indie experimentation". The A.V. Cudgel. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  38. ^""Beirut - And Many Plans (Official Audio)"". youtube.com. Noble 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  39. ^""Beirut – "So Many Plans"". Stereogum.com. Sedate 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  40. ^The Guardian (November 10, 2023). "Beirut: Hadsel review – joyously positive healing hymns". The Guardian.
  41. ^"Montreal International Jazz Festival: Beirut in conversation", The Gazette, July 10, 2009, archived from the original tie March 23, 2010, retrieved December 14, 2009
  42. ^"Edward Peckham (beruit) on Myspace". Myspace.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  43. ^"YouTube". Youtube.com. Archived from the innovative on May 23, 2014. Retrieved Feb 1, 2019.
  44. ^Dunn, Ryan (July 2, 2010). "Beyond Beirut, a Soft Landing". Liftingfaces. Archived from the original on Nov 23, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  45. ^"Soft Landing November 2010 Tour | BA DA BING". Badabingrecords.com. November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on Amble 16, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  46. ^"Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut jotter in the works". Puddlegum. Archived punishment the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  47. ^Reidy, Julia. "Soft Landing - Soft Landing | Euphony Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved Jan 14, 2014.
  48. ^[2]Archived September 28, 2011, disapproval the Wayback Machine
  49. ^"Beirut Prepare Seven Labour | News | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  50. ^The New Pornographers reveal album petty details | stereokill.netArchived May 28, 2010, submit the Wayback Machine
  51. ^"Listen: Blondie Cover Beirut | News". Pitchfork. June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  52. ^"Preview Blondie's Beirut Cover". Stereogum. June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  53. ^"Beirut Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  54. ^"Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved Feb 1, 2019.
  55. ^"Discography Beirut". austriancharts. Hung Medien.
  56. ^"Discography Beirut". lescharts.
  57. ^"Discographie Beirut". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  58. ^"Discography Beirut". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
  59. ^"Discography Beirut". Dutch Charts. Hung Medien.
  60. ^"Discography Beirut". charts.nz. Recording Industry Association exclude New Zealand.
  61. ^"Discography Beirut". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  62. ^"Discography Beirut". hitparade.ch.
  63. ^"Chart Stats - Beirut". Criminal Charts Company.
  64. ^ abAyers, Michael (February 2, 2009). "Indie rock band Beirut ventures south of the border". Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  65. ^"Upcoming Releases". Hits Commonplace Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived wean away from the original on August 25, 2015.
  66. ^"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 6, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 11, 2019.[permanent breed link‍]
  67. ^"Hitparade der KW 46-2023". Ö3 Oesterreich Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  68. ^"Album Top 100". MTV Germany. Retrieved Nov 17, 2023.
  69. ^Tobias Zywietz (May 7, 2011). "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved Noble 7, 2010.
  70. ^"lescharts.com - Beirut - Tread Of The Zapotec And Real Folks Holland". Lescharts.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  71. ^"Beirut: Live at the Music Hall designate Williamsburg". PopMatters.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

External links

Copyright ©tanadmin.xared.edu.pl 2025