This wonderful band does not have a thread yet!

 

If you have not heard them yet, check them out on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/beruit

 

Discuss their music/shows/whatever here.

It's actually one guy! He records and plays shows with a bunch of help, but the basic concept is all him. He's from New Mexico, and he produced his albums himself; 20 years old!

 

I love "Postcards from Italy", it's a beautiful song.

 

I'm about to buy the rest of the album on iTunes...though I probably need to save some $$$

Actually, I have a couple of files if you want to listen!

 

Postcards From Italy - http://rapidshare.com/files/3135231/Beirut_-_Postcards_From_Italy.mp3

Senic World - http://rapidshare.com/files/3135297/Beirut_-_Senic_World.mp3

 

Enjoy!

Oh right! I keep forgetting it's not actually a band. I do know about it only being one guy behind most of it though.

 

I managed to download a 2 disc special edition of the album from Cirus, right here on the boards a few days ago. I am planning to buy the album though. You know, support the band and all. ;)

where was that in?

It was a personal favor. I don't think I'm supposed to be sharing it because if was on his own server and everything.

 

I'll upload a few songs from the second disc for you though. They're excellent.

BEIRUT!!! :)

Thanks panda [how often do you get to write that?]

 

and TLo...you seem excited!

haha i am excited :) i love beirut. i'm going to see him next week!

She should be! She's seeing him! :angry:

Here's the alternate recording of 'Scenic World'. Much better than the original in my opinion. :)

Muchos gracias!

Elephant Gun

 

Georgeous song. This guy's voice makes me melt. :D

from Beirutband.com

 

It is with great regret that we must cancel the upcoming Beirut shows. This was an extremely difficult decision to make, and was only decided on after doing everything we possibly could to make it work out.

This is Beirut’s first-ever tour, and while the band played some of the greatest shows of their lives, the attendant stress of organizing and traveling with a full-blown, 12-person orkestar took its toll. Having put all of his energy into each and every performance, Zach was briefly hospitalized for extreme exhaustion.

The band hopes to reschedule some of the shows in the future. Zach, meanwhile, is attempting to channel the spirit of Jacques Brel using a cowbell and a gong.

According to Zach’s brother, Ryan:

Having downed a bottle of rancid French wine on the Ile-De-La-Cite (Perrin was threatening to jump in the Séine in honor of his Parisian amour) Zach began to quote Flaubert from memory. Flaubert was not welcome that beautiful night in the city of lights. Violins and accordions were consecrated in piss and vinegar before Jim Morrison's grave. "Jim Morrison was a shaman!" Paul cried. A lone French orphan draped in purple rags wept for all our American sins.

The next morning Zach got lost in the Louvre. "Cubism is a farce,” he whispered to a overweight Dutch tourist. Under the English Channel, en route to London, Zach noted the relative comfort of being "chunneled". In a dank Soho apothecary he sought a remedy for exhaustion and aversion to French bedbugs. The apothecary tried vainly to quote Prince Charles recent royal address to the greater public of Britian: "In light of having seen my wife unrobed and wigless in the disingenuous florescent light of a cheap hotel room, I do apologize to the nation and myself for unquestioning faith in her eternal beauty. She is old and ugly and so am I." That is funny Zach dourly noted, but it does not help me at all not one bloody bit. “I must return to New Mexico to decompress.” Parliament was eerily quiet. One cannot argue with the plain truth.

 

 

AKA MY SHOW WAS CANCELED!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

from Beirutband.com

 

It is with great regret that we must cancel the upcoming Beirut shows. This was an extremely difficult decision to make, and was only decided on after doing everything we possibly could to make it work out.

This is Beirut’s first-ever tour, and while the band played some of the greatest shows of their lives, the attendant stress of organizing and traveling with a full-blown, 12-person orkestar took its toll. Having put all of his energy into each and every performance, Zach was briefly hospitalized for extreme exhaustion.

The band hopes to reschedule some of the shows in the future. Zach, meanwhile, is attempting to channel the spirit of Jacques Brel using a cowbell and a gong.

According to Zach’s brother, Ryan:

Having downed a bottle of rancid French wine on the Ile-De-La-Cite (Perrin was threatening to jump in the Séine in honor of his Parisian amour) Zach began to quote Flaubert from memory. Flaubert was not welcome that beautiful night in the city of lights. Violins and accordions were consecrated in piss and vinegar before Jim Morrison's grave. "Jim Morrison was a shaman!" Paul cried. A lone French orphan draped in purple rags wept for all our American sins.

The next morning Zach got lost in the Louvre. "Cubism is a farce,” he whispered to a overweight Dutch tourist. Under the English Channel, en route to London, Zach noted the relative comfort of being "chunneled". In a dank Soho apothecary he sought a remedy for exhaustion and aversion to French bedbugs. The apothecary tried vainly to quote Prince Charles recent royal address to the greater public of Britian: "In light of having seen my wife unrobed and wigless in the disingenuous florescent light of a cheap hotel room, I do apologize to the nation and myself for unquestioning faith in her eternal beauty. She is old and ugly and so am I." That is funny Zach dourly noted, but it does not help me at all not one bloody bit. “I must return to New Mexico to decompress.” Parliament was eerily quiet. One cannot argue with the plain truth.

 

 

AKA MY SHOW WAS CANCELED!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Possibly the strangest press release...ever.

question....does anyone have the Pompeii EP? It's a new one with a pair of new tracks.

oh, this guy is a genius!! :heart:

this is the first time that i'm listening to 'Gulag Orkestar' and i'm already in love with his music, wow! :nice:

pictures!

 

 

u can see some members from Arcade Fire in the last pic.. they came out for the encore. :D

 

the rest of the pics are here:

 

enjoy!

Zach is amazing.. he'll be my husband in a few years.. :)

^ not if I beat you to it first :P :wacko: :D

 

@TLo - wow those are amazing, thanks so much for sharing!

aww lookie at his trumpet tattoo .. :nice:

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now heres the most amazing, beautiful, adorable and wonderful video ever! :wacky: :kiss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjeh6P4sRfw

it's not trumpet it's french horn tattoo ;)

amazing instrument, i call it hobit instrument :)

^ haha well I wasnt even sure what it was but the closest the thing that came to mind was a Trumpet hehe..

so thanks for telling me :)

he's actually got one on each arm :)

 

u can see the other one in this pic:

^ haha well I wasnt even sure what it was but the closest the thing that came to mind was a Trumpet hehe..

so thanks for telling me :)

no problem, it's an amazing instrument, one of my favorites.

he's actually got one on each arm :)

 

u can see the other one in this pic:

hehe well he obviously loves it a lot.. :nice:

really nice pic btw :)