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Released
  
May 9, 2006

Gulag Orkestar(2006)
  
Lon Gisland(2007)

Release date
  
9 May 2006

Length
  
37:25

Artist
  
Beirut

Label
  
Ba Da Bing!

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Genres
  
Folk music, Contemporary folk music, Music of Southeastern Europe

Similar
  
Beirut albums, Folk music albums

Gulag Orkestar is the debut album of Beirut. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Contents

It is written in the booklet that the front and back photos were found in a library in Leipzig, torn out of a book. The original photographer was unknown to the creators of the album while it was recorded, but has since been discovered to be Sergey Chilikov.

The album has received great critical acclaim and was later re-released to include the Lon Gisland EP.

The Gulag was a Soviet government agency administering forced labor camps, while orkestar is the Serbo-Croatian word for "orchestra".

Track listing

All tracks written by Zach Condon.

  • The EP's version of "Scenic World" differs from the first in that it has a slower, stronger sound and is entirely acoustic, with a violin and accordion replacing the original MIDI keyboard.

    • Personnel

  • Zach Condon: vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, ukulele, percussion, mandolin, accordion, organ, piano, recording
  • Heather Trost: violin
  • Jeremy Barnes: percussion, accordion
  • Perrin Cloutier: cello
  • Hari Ziznewski - clarinet
  • Alan Douches - mastering
  • Josh Clark - recording, mixing
  • Ben Goldberg - photography (all cover)

    • Songs

    1The Gulag Orkestar4:39
    2Prenzlauerberg3:47
    3Brandenburg3:39

    References

    Gulag Orkestar Wikipedia
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