Released February 17, 2009 Label Pompeii Records | Length 34:47 March of the Zapotec/Holland EP
(2009) The Rip Tide
(2011) | |
Genre Indie folk, Balkan folk
Electronica | ||
March of the Zapotec/Holland is a double EP by Beirut. March of the Zapotec contains music influenced by Zach Condon's then recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. The Jimenez Band, a 19-piece band from Teotitlán del Valle, backs Condon on this EP. March of the Zapotec also features one of Condon's favorite works, "The Shrew". Holland contains electronic music, credited to "Realpeople", one of Condon's pre-Beirut pseudonyms.
Contents
Leak and Early Release
On January 23, 2009, the EPs leaked to file-sharing networks, and four days later, on January 27, the iTunes US and UK stores made the album available for purchase.
Track listing
All tracks written by Zach Condon.
Music videos
Owen Cook animated and directed the official video for "La Llorona", which is thematically related to the legend of La Llorona, a popular story from Mexico also famous in other places in Central America.