Beirut (albums, American, myspace, orchestra, quote)

hookers with machineguns · 05-20-2006, 01:39 PM

Hey you. You should check out beirut (with a lowercase 'b').

http://www.myspace.com/beruit

Beyond amazing, as evident with his instrumentation. I've been looking for this kind of sound for a while, and I'm happy to have stumbled upon this guy. According to his lastfm profile, he's only 19 and recorded Gulag Orkestar at home.

(Sorry I didn't put this in the folk forum, but I figured it'd get more attention - if any- here)

adidasss · 05-20-2006, 02:33 PM

so is it beirut or beruit?

swim · 05-20-2006, 02:46 PM

That was enjoyable. He has great musicianship.

adidasss · 05-20-2006, 03:05 PM

great music...must download album....

adidasss · 05-20-2006, 06:18 PM

downloaded the album...it's beautiful...i can't, no, i REFUSE to believe this guy is 19 and recorded it himself....
it reminds me of Goran Bregovic's Orchestra for weddings and funerals, the whole gypsy sad trumpet thing...
it was always obvious hat balkan gypsy music was very special ( ever since i saw Kusturica's "Time of the gypsies" that was before he went all wacko chetnik on our asses ), but what bothered me were the gypsy vocals that gave it that nasty balkan spin....this was the combo i've been waiting for, a blend of american folk vocals and the gypsy trumpets and violins...

blackTshirt · 05-20-2006, 10:13 PM

aww yeah i like it too

adidasss · 05-21-2006, 08:19 AM

i'm addicted....this is one of the best albums i've heard this year...thanks leroy...

hookers with machineguns · 05-21-2006, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

this is one of the best albums i've heard this year

Amen. But, I would like to see a birth certificate to verify his age.

adidasss · 05-21-2006, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

Amen. But, I would like to see a birth certificate to verify his age.

i've actually been spreading the word on every possible forum i'm on....got a few new fans too!! amazing....( but he did NOT record all of this himself...nope...not gonna believe it....)
i think by the next week i'll have him on top of my last.fm list...it's incredibly addictive....heartbreakingly beautiful....

~~bungalow~~ · 05-27-2006, 07:03 PM

Did anyone else notice that the song 'Postcards From Italy' is the EXACT same riff as 'I Want You' by Bob Dylan?

05-20-2006, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,753	Beirut Hey you. You should check out beirut (with a lowercase 'b'). http://www.myspace.com/beruit Beyond amazing, as evident with his instrumentation. I've been looking for this kind of sound for a while, and I'm happy to have stumbled upon this guy. According to his lastfm profile, he's only 19 and recorded Gulag Orkestar at home. (Sorry I didn't put this in the folk forum, but I figured it'd get more attention - if any- here) __________________ LASTFM

05-20-2006, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	so is it beirut or beruit? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-20-2006, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	That was enjoyable. He has great musicianship. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

05-20-2006, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	great music...must download album.... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-20-2006, 06:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	downloaded the album...it's beautiful...i can't, no, i REFUSE to believe this guy is 19 and recorded it himself.... it reminds me of Goran Bregovic's Orchestra for weddings and funerals, the whole gypsy sad trumpet thing... it was always obvious hat balkan gypsy music was very special ( ever since i saw Kusturica's "Time of the gypsies" that was before he went all wacko chetnik on our asses ), but what bothered me were the gypsy vocals that gave it that nasty balkan spin....this was the combo i've been waiting for, a blend of american folk vocals and the gypsy trumpets and violins... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-20-2006, 10:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
blackTshirt The Randomness Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: romania.. shut up Posts: 854	aww yeah i like it too __________________ My rims never spin, to the contrary You'll find that they're quite stationary.

05-21-2006, 08:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	i'm addicted....this is one of the best albums i've heard this year...thanks leroy... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-27-2006, 07:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~bungalow~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hot-lanta Posts: 3,140	Did anyone else notice that the song 'Postcards From Italy' is the EXACT same riff as 'I Want You' by Bob Dylan?