BEIRUT: Lon Gisland CD EP
Beirut "Lon Gisland" CD EP
These are the first studio recordings made by the entire group--a
sampling of songs by orkestar leader Zach Condon. Lon Gisland features
four exclusive tunes and a full-band reworking of Gulag's "Scenic
World." The five-song EP was initially released on CD with the European
edition of Gulag Orkestar (4AD). Aside from a limited-edition,
mailorder-only 12-inch by Chouette (now deleted), this Ba Da Bing
edition marks the first time the EP has been available on vinyl. "Zach
Condon is that truly rare thing, an American--in fact, a very young
American--who turns a foreign style to his own inauthentic uses without
doing it dirt. Gypsy brass as he hears it is gorgeously lyrical because
lyricism is his thing, and so he softens the three horns on this EP not
just with idiomatic accordion but with ukulele and glockenspiel. The
trumpets are cushy too, establishing a comfort level his melodies earn." --Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone
Tracklist:
1. Elephant Gun
2. My Family's Role In The World Revolution
3. Scenic World (Version)
4. The Long Island Sound
5. Carousels
