Gulag Orkestar
The debut, all songs by Condon, made largely at home with help from Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost.
Beirut, 2006
- Released
- May 9, 2006
- Recorded
- 2005
- Studio
- Albuquerque
- Label
- Ba Da Bing
- Producer
- Zach Condon
- Length
- 37:25
Condon plays vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, ukulele, mandolin, accordion, organ and piano; Trost plays violin, Barnes percussion and accordion, Perrin Cloutier cello and Hari Ziznewski clarinet. Josh Clark is credited with recording and mixing. The booklet photographs were found in a Leipzig library, and the photographer was later identified as Sergey Chilikov. Metacritic scores it 80, with Pitchfork at 7.7 and the Guardian at four stars. The UK edition adds the Lon Gisland EP, including "Elephant Gun".
Track listing
- The Gulag Orkestar4:38
- Prenzlauerberg3:46
- Brandenburg3:38
- Postcards from Italy4:17
- Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)3:15
- Rhineland (Heartland)3:58
- Scenic World2:08
- Bratislava3:17
- The Bunker3:13
- The Canals of Our City2:21
- After the Curtain2:54
Personnel
- Zach Condon vocals, trumpet, ukulele, accordion
- Heather Trost violin
- Jeremy Barnes percussion, accordion
- Perrin Cloutier cello
- Hari Ziznewski clarinet
Where to go next
Reference
- Gulag Orkestar on Wikipedia Tracklist, credits and reception.
Sources
- Gulag Orkestar, Wikipedia
- Beirut (band), Wikipedia