Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in album\'s excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple re-issue project into something much more expansive. When the decision came to re-release this collection, I found myself digging through hard drives looking for something extra to add to the compilation. What started as a few extra unreleased tracks from my formative recording years quickly grew into an entire extra records-worth of music from my past, and a larger project of remixing and remastering everything I found for good measure. Artifacts is a phylogenetic tree. A double-LP\'s worth music that traces the evolution of Beirut from a 14-year old Condon\'s first attempts at bringing the music he heard in his mind to life, to the fully formed Beirut we know today.Tracklist:- Disc 1 -1 Elephant Gun2 My Family\'s Role in the World Revolution3 Scenic World4 The Long Island Sound5 Carousels6 Transatlantique7 O Leãozinho8 Autumn Tall Tales9 Fyodor Dormant10 Poisoning Claude11 Bercy12 Your Sails13 Irrlichter- Disc 2 -1 Sicily2 Now I\'m Gone3 Napoleon on the Bellerophon4 Interior of a Dutch House5 Fountains and Tramways6 Hot Air Balloon7 Fisher Island Sound8 So Slowly9 Die Treue Zum Ursprung10 The Crossing11 Zagora12 Le Phare Du Cap Bon13 Babylon