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Calm in Beirut
Irish Times It could be related to his travels around Europe, his time spent in Paris (where he first became enamoured with the Balkan sound that he began his musical journey with), or his ache to escape the monotony of life in Santa Fe as a teenager with high … Zach Condon Of Beirut Talks The Rip Tide And Why He Doesn't Play Guitar Review: Beirut – The Rip Tide |
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Review: Beirut – The Rip Tide
eBurban He discovered Balkan music, which led him to further explore the far corners of the world's musical offerings. Condon recorded his first album, Gulag Orkestar, while studying photography and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico. … Beirut: The Rip Tide Zach Condon on Beirut's baffling success Zach Condon Of Beirut Talks The Rip Tide And Why He Doesn't Play Guitar |
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This Week's New Album Releases (8/30/2011)
Paste Magazine He's cut his teeth on staunchly outsider Balkan folk, but he's also one of the premier indie-Billboard crossover successes. His band spans 11 members, but he primarily composes lighthearted, three-minute pop songs. He's got all the trappings of a … Shark Night, Red Hot Chili Peppers: It's all in this week's Pop Forecast |
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Zach Condon Of Beirut Talks The Rip Tide And Why He Doesn't Play Guitar
Huffington Post Condon's experiences on the festival circuit beg an easy comparison to his experiences traveling Eastern Europe and studying Balkan folk music, but Condon strives to avoid theoretical concerns while making and performing music. … Review: Beirut – The Rip Tide |
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Gabriel Kahane
American Songwriter There are different elements on different songs that I'm pleased with– the flute and string arrangements on “Winter Song” and “Charming Disease”, respectively; the bizarro Balkan brass distorto-guitar cadenza insanity on “Calabash & Catamaran. … |
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Beirut: The Rip Tide
Daily Californian Despite its evident nod to traditional Balkan music and the pop of the French chanson, Beirut has carved a unique niche a world of increasingly ubiquitous electronica. Condon's orchestrations of triumphant trumpets and strings are nothing short of a … The Rip Tide |
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Album reviews: David Guetta | Suzi Quatro | Beirut | Folk | Classical | Jazz …
Scotsman Having paved the way for this ubiquitous folky eclecticism on previous releases bursting with Balkan and Mexican influences, Beirut's Zach Condon pares back the palette on his third full-length album, so that the songs are the main event, … |
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Genre-benders Gargantius Effect at Luna's Cafe tonight
Sacramento Bee (blog) A tantalizing brew of Euro-café, Balkan swing and chamber jazz is but a taste of the kind of music on tap tonight when the Gargantuis Effect performs at Luna's Cafe in their Nebraska Mondays concert series. The Gargantius Effect is the brainchild of … |
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The Rip Tide
Paste Magazine He's cut his teeth on staunchly outsider Balkan folk, but he's also one of the premier indie-Billboard crossover successes. His band spans 11 members, but he primarily composes lighthearted, three-minute pop songs. He's got all the trappings of a … |
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Singles of the Week
The Music Fix (IS) A gorgeous UK debut for Danish star Fallulah, 'I Lay My Head' is chock-full of kooky charm (handclaps ftw) and an interesting blend of instruments, including Balkan style drums and xylophones. It's even more remarkable that while the lyrics are … |
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