Beirut ...
''Beirut''
is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zach Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in New York, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, ''Gulag Orkestar''. Despite their name, ''Beirut'' had never performed in Lebanon until they appeared at the ''Byblos International Festival'' in August 2014. Beirut's music combines elements of ''indie-rock'' and ''world music''.
Zach Condon
History
Early years
Zach Condon was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 13, 1986. He grew up partly in Newport News, Virginia and partly in Santa Fe. Condon played trumpet in a jazz band as a teenager and cites jazz as a major influence.
Condon attended Santa Fe High School, where he was a student until he dropped out at the age of 17. According to a 2011 interview with David Dye on NPR, growing up in Santa Fe meant that Condon was exposed to Mexican music such as mariachi. He also worked at a cinema showing international films and this piqued his interest in Fellini arias and Sicilian funeral brass as well as providing his first experience of Balkan music.
He later enrolled in community college, but only attended for a short period before traveling to Europe at the age of 17 with his older brother, Ryan. This discovery and Condon's subsequent exploration of world music proved to be instrumental in the development of Beirut's melodic sound. Zach's younger brother Ross Condon has also made a name in music, having played in the Brooklyn-based band Total Slacker.
''Gulag Orkestar''
On his return from Europe, Condon enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where he studied Portuguese and photography. Condon recorded the bulk of the material used for ''Gulag Orkestar'' by himself in his bedroom, going into the studio to finish the album with the assistance of Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw), who became early contributors to the band.
On the strength of the recordings, Condon was signed under the name of Beirut to Ba Da Bing! records, and ''Gulag Orkestar'' was given a May 2006 release. Condon recruited some friends to play the music live for the first shows in New York, and ''Beirut'' was born.
Beirut's first official music video was for the song "Elephant Gun". The second video, which was for the song "Postcards from Italy", was directed by Alma Har'el, and was released later. 2007 saw the first release of the full band with the Lon Gisland EP.''
''The Flying Club Cup''
Beirut's second album, ''The Flying Club Cup'', was recorded largely at a makeshift studio in Albuquerque and completed at Arcade Fire's studio in Quebec. The music on the album has a French influence due to Condon's interest in French chanson during its recording. Condon has cited Francophone singers Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg and Yves Montand as influences. He also expressed interest in French film and culture, claiming this was his original reason for travelling to Europe. The Flying Club Cup was officially released in October 2007. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon. A DVD, ''Cheap Magic Inside'', was shot but quickly sold out; in December 2010, ''Beirut'', BaDaBing, and Blogotheque authorized its dissemination via digital download.
''March of the Zapotec''
March of the Zapotec
1."El Zócalo" 0:29
2."La Llorona" 3:34
3."My Wife" 2:11
4."The Akara" 3:54
5."On a Bayonet" 1:41
6."The Shrew"3:44
Realpeople:
Holland
1."My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille" 3:07
2."My Wife, Lost in the Wild" 3:13
3. "Venice"4:02
4."The Concubine" 3:28
5."No Dice"
On April 3, 2008, ''Beirut'' canceled a previously announced summer European tour. The band had already been touring and had completed the U.S. leg of the tour, but before the European leg, Condon stated that after two months of touring, he was suffering from exhaustion. Zach Condon explained the cancellations in a post on the official ''Beirut'' website, stating that he wanted to put the effort into ensuring that any shows would be "as good as humanly possible". In January 2009 the double EP March of the Zapotec/Holland EP was released, containing an official ''Beirut'' release based on Condon's recent trip to Oaxaca (March of the Zapotec), and electronic music under the "Realpeople" name (Holland). On February 6, 2009 ''Beirut'' made their debut television performance in the United States on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "A Sunday Smile".
''The Rip Tide''
1 Candle's Fire 0:00
2 Santa Fe 3:17
3 East Harlem 7:34
4 Goshen 11:29
5 Payne's Bay 14:50
6 Rip Tide 18:40
7 Vagabond 23:05
8 Peacock 26:25
9 Port Of Call 28:50
In early June 2011, amidst touring the US, ''Beirut'' announced that their newest album, ''The Rip Tide'', which had been recorded the previous winter in upstate New York, was to be released on August 30. The band simultaneously released a single from the album, "East Harlem" (which was first recorded on Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg ), with the B-side "Goshen". The album was recorded, managed, and released under Condon's own Pompeii Records. Reviewers and fellow musicians have noted that, unlike the prior albums which drew heavily on foreign music from Mexico, France, the Balkans, etc., this one has shown ''Beirut'' with its own, more pop-oriented sound; saying, "what emerges [on ''The Rip Tide''] is a style that belongs uniquely and distinctly to ''Beirut'', one that has actually been there all along." One reviewer noted that <
''No No No''
On June 1, 2015, Beirut announced their fifth album ''No No No'' which is set to be released on September 11, 2015. On the same day, the title track ''No No No'' was released for streaming. The album was recorded following a period of turmoil in Condon's life, facing a divorce and having been admitted into a hospital in Australia for exhaustion following extensive touring. However, Condon recovered fully thanks to a new relationship and his return to New York. ''Beirut'' also announced a tour for the new album.
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Συνεχίζεται εδώ: Beirut band
''A Sunday smile''
All I want is the best for our lives my dear,
And you know my wishes are sincere.
What's to say for the days I cannot bear
A Sunday smile you wore it for a while.
A cemetery mile we paused and sang.
A Sunday smile you wore it for a while.
A cemetery mile we paused and sang.
A Sunday smile and we felt true. (and)
We burnt to the ground
Left a view to admire
With buildings inside church of white.
We burnt to the ground left a grave to admire.
And as we reach for the sky, reach the church of white.
A Sunday smile you wore it for a while.
A cemetery mile we paused and sang.
A Sunday smile you wore it for a while.
A cemetery mile we paused and sang.
A Sunday smile and we felt true. (and)
''Postcards From Italy''
The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had
Had to go, never to go
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who
Those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
And I will love to see that day
That day was mine
When she will marry me outside
With the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had
Had to go, never to go
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who
Those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
And I will love to see that day
That day was mine
When she will marry me outside
With the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
''Ederlezi''
Ederlezi, Ederlezi
Sa o Roma daje
Sa o Roma babo babo
Sa o Roma o daje
Sa o Roma babo babo
Ederlezi, Ederlezi
Sa o Roma daje
ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ
1.Ederlezi (song)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ederlezi_%28song%29
2.
Time of the Gypsies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_the_Gypsies
''Elephant Gun''
If I was young, I'd flee this town
I'd bury my dreams underground
As did I, we drink to die, we drink tonight
Far from home, elephant gun
Let's take them down one by one
We'll lay it down, it's not been found, it's not around
Let the seasons begin - when all was right and wrong
Let the seasons begin - take the big king down
Let the seasons begin - when all was right and wrong
Let the seasons begin - take the big king down
And it rips through the silence of our camp at night
And it rips through the night
And it rips through the silence of our camp at night
And it rips through the silence, all that is left is all that i hide
΄΄Scenic World΄΄
The lights go on
The lights go off
When things don't feel right
I lie down like a tired dog
Licking his wounds in the shade
When I feel alive
I try to immagine a careless life
A scenic world where the sunsets are all
Breathtaking
"Santa Fe"
Your days in one
This day undone
(The kind that breaks under)
All day at once
(for me, for you)
I'm just too young
(And what of my heart)
This day was once
(Silence before)
All grace of lost
Can't wait at all
(Can't wait at all)
Temptation won
And what ever comes through the door
I'll see it face to face
All by your place
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
Sign me up Santa Fe
On the cross Santa Fe
And all I want
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
And I and I and I alone want you to know
And I and I and I alone
And I and I and I alone want you to know
And I and I and I alone
Your days in one
This day undone
(The kind that breaks under)
All day at once
(for me, for you)
I'm just too young
(And what of my heart)
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
Sign me up Santa Fe
On the cross Santa Fe
And all I want
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son..
''Vagabond''
Left the vagabonds
A trail of stones
Foward to find my way home
Now as the air grows cold
The trees unfolds
And I am lost and not found
And who knows
Who knows, who knows, who knows
And who knows
Who knows, who knows, who knows
Now left the vagabonds
A trail of stones
Foward to find my way home
Now as the air grows cold
The truth unfolds
And I am lost and not found
Now left the vagabonds
A trail of stones
Foward to find my way home
Now as the air grows cold
The truth unfolds
And I am lost and not found
"The Rip Tide"
And this is the house where I
I feel alone
Feel alone now
And this is the house where I
Could be unknown
Be alone now
Soon the waves and I found the rolling tide
Soon the waves and I found the rip tide
This is the house where I
I feel alone
Feel alone now
And this is the house where I
Could be unknown
Be alone now
Soon the waves and I found the rolling tide
Soon the waves and I found the rip tide
And this is the house where I
I feel alone
Feel alone now
And this is the house where I
Could be unknown
Be alone now
Soon the waves and I found the rolling tide
Soon the waves and I found the rip tide
This is the house where I
I feel alone
Feel alone now
And this is the house where I
Could be unknown
Be alone now
Soon the waves and I found the rolling tide
Soon the waves and I found the rip tide
"St. Apollonia"
All these saints that I move without
I lose without a name
All these saints, they move without
They moved throughout again
Well, all these places will lose without
Will lose without a name
"Guyamas Sonora"
In the hall I heard your faints falling.
Your trial and my corrections made.
You had all the prayers of my loose heart.
You had all the prayers of once had gone.
No I was not there on the church stairs.
The wind in my hair fled through night's air.
No I was not there on the church stairs.
The wind in my hair fled through night's air.
Me I wanted, I wanted the right time.
Me I wanted, I wanted the fire in line.
Me I wanted, I wanted the right time.
Me I wanted, I wanted the fire in line.
"Port Of Call"
And I
I called through the air that night
I couldn't see your voice without light
I could only smile
I've been alone some time
And all in all
It's been fine
And you
You had hope for me now
I danced all around it somehow
Be fair to me
I may drift awhile
Were it up to me
You'd know why
I
I called through the air that night
The fogs all were a warming sight
Was it infantile
That which we desire
Were it up to me
Pull the wool from your eyes
And I
I called through the air that night
My thoughts were still buried in time
We were closer then
I'd been alone sometime
Filled your glass with gin
Filled your heart with pride
And you
You had hope for me now
I danced all around it somehow
Be fair to me
I may drift awhile
If there's a plan for me
Would it make you smile
No I don't want to be there for no one
I'd stay here
No I don't want to be there for no one
That's over the sea
I don't want to follow your light
On the sea
No I don't want to be there for no one
That I can't see
''Beirut''- Best Songs Compilation
0:00
1- La Llorona
3:34
2- Guyamas Sonora
7:06
3- Cliquot
10:57
4- Forks And Knives (La Fete)
13:19
5- Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route)
16:30
6- The Flying Club Cup
19:29
7- Nantes
23:19
8- In the Mausoleum
26:53
9- A Sunday Smile
28:42
10- Poscards From Italy
39:04
11- Elephant Gun
44:55
12- Gulag Orkestar