Beirut
The Gulag Orkestar

A Norman Records recommendation (14th November 2006)

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	Description:	2CD edition on 4AD
	Format:	CD
	Label:	4AD
	Price:	£11.99
	Cat#:	CADD2619CD
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Rating: ecstatic
This record left our Phil feeling ecstatic.

Lordy it's good! Imagine Black Ox Orkestar crossed with Radiohead with a dash of Leonard Cohen and some Eastern European Carnival music. It's fantastic. I can't get the words across about how great all of us think this is. There's not many occasions when we all love something but this is one of those rare things I've just been implying doesn't happen very much. Incredibly the guy who makes this music is only 19. I was shocked..... so accomplished and intelligent sounding for a 19 year old. When I was 19 I still had to get help with toilet things...... Anyway this isn't gonna be everyone's bag but if the above sound interesting check it out cos it's well bum. Before David Byrne gets his hands on him anyway....

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This record left stefano feeling ecstatic.

This record move me to tears! absolutely GORGEOUS! my album of the year

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This record left Ben Keeler feeling ecstatic.

I agree with everything good said about this record. It is the most thought through record I have ever heard, and probably the best album of 2006. Everyone should own a copy, especially since now it's out on 4AD with the Lon Gisland EP (I needed it so much after hearing a few tracks that I ordered it straight from Ba Da Bing!). It can't be described easily in words, so I'll just TELL you to listen to it (or buy it purely from mine and other peoples recommendation) and make your own mind up - I am DEFINITE you will agree how amazingly perfect it is. For fans of A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Neutral Milk Hotel and charming Eastern European/Balkan beats.

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What their label says...

CADD 2619CD (1)

   1. The Gulag Orkestar
   2. Prenzlauerberg
   3. Brandenburg
   4. Postcards From Italy
   5. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
   6. Rhineland (Heartland)
   7. Scenic World
   8. Bratislava
   9. The Bunker
10. The Canals Of Our City
11. After The Curtain

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CADD 2619CD (2)

   1. Elephant Gun
   2. My Family’s Role In The World Revolution
   3. Scenic World (Version)
   4. The Lon Gisland Sound
   5. Carousels