I now present, the touring/recording band that has become part of the beirut project. (who appeared on the EP and will on future recordings)
1. Nicholas Petree-A taoseño drummer with a pacemaker where his heart should be- (Charles Papaya)
2. Perrin Cloutier-An extremely misguided, drunken land pirate (and ex-shark hunter, true story) from the pristine valleys of California- ..o and accordion
3. Jason poranski- An ex-harlem pool shark from Jersey, on guitar and mandolin
4.Paul Collins-
http://www.myspace.com/softlandings
yes
5. Jon Natchez-Road dog/ SAT question writer, Park sloper, baritone sax, clarinet and glockenspiel, ukulele, mandolin etc etc.....
6. kristin ferebee Ben Goldmonger's ex-intern, Ms. Texas grammar queen 1999- on violin
7.Kelly Pratt- Euphonium, (2nd...though I can't play as high or fast as him)trumpet, flugel horn-.....but... he deserted to join the arcade fire. so, we took his wife-
8. Tracy Pratt- trumpet, euphonium, flugel horn. from Kentucky.
9.Heather Trost- violin, viola from a Hawk and a Hacksaw 10. Zach Condon- last seen in the south of france, worrying about the new album
Influences
Jacques Brel Magnetic Fields. The smiths, Klezmer, the kocani orkestar ( and any balkan brass music) ,crooners. Serge Gainsbourg, Yves Montand. caetano Veloso
a trumpet from Paris, farfisa organ, accordion, piano, ukelele, mandolin, glockenspiel, violin, cello, tambourine, The air powered organ I bought on twelth street, Congo drum donated from the neighbors....A broken microphone stolen from the university of new mexico....
premier LP Gulag Orkestar available now, via badabingrecords.com, or at your local record store.
Deux mois après la sortie de leur premier album « 10Y », le groupe Mary’s Dream crée un des événements de cette fin d’année en vous invitant à la soirée « Mary’s Dream@Home (Web Live Session) », le 17 Décembre 2009 à 20h50, un concert diffusé en direct sur le site Internet www.marysdreamtheband.com.
Yo Beirut, Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day Beirut? Love ya. Jack PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
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Adviruz is the artist psedonym of Istanbul’s Pinar Gurcan, whose growing passion for sound is translated through her music. Since an early age, she has been listening and mimicking opera singers, writing melodies, songs and poems in which she spoke her mind and reflected her soul. All of which are evident on "Nightly Sounds", an 8 track album which is the equivilent of having a glimpse into a diary, learning of love lost, gained, a snapshot of the human condition from which we can all draw experience... All of these things are developed musically into minimalistic glitch, noise, idm, experimental music and microsounds, its influences reminiscent of work by artists like Tujiko Noriko, Mira Calix, Plaid and Björk.
Adviruz and Section 27 present "Nightly Sounds", an intricately woven and rewarding musical tapestry. Available now for free download.