March of the Zapotec/Holland EP
| March of the Zapotec/Realpeople-Holland | ||||
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| Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, Balkan folk, electronica | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Pompeii Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[1] |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone |    [4] |
March of the Zapotec/Holland is a double EP by Beirut. March of the Zapotec contains music influenced by Zach Condon's then recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.[5] The Jimenez Band, a 19-piece band from Teotitlán del Valle, backs Condon on this EP.[6] March of the Zapotec also features one of Condon's favorite works, "The Shrew".[7] Holland contains electronic music, credited to "Realpeople", one of Condon's pre-Beirut pseudonyms.[8]
Leak and early release
[edit]On January 23, 2009, the EPs leaked to file-sharing networks,[9] and four days later, on January 27, the iTunes US and UK stores made the album available for purchase.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Zach Condon, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Zócalo" | 0:29 | |
| 2. | "La Llorona" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "My Wife" | 2:11 | |
| 4. | "The Akara" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "On a Bayonet" | 1:41 | |
| 6. | "The Shrew" | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 15:33 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "My Wife, Lost in the Wild" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Venice" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "The Concubine" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "No Dice" | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 19:14 | |
Music videos
[edit]Owen Cook animated and directed the official video for "La Llorona", which is thematically related to the legend of La Llorona, a popular story from Mexico also famous in other places in Central America.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Beirut's Zach Condon Discusses New EPs, Time Off Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FORTE Music Distribution Press Release
- ^ Exclusive Interview with Beirut[usurped]
- ^ Beirut Announce EP/Solo Project Package Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Did It Leak
- ^ New Beirut Video - "La Llorona" (Stereogum Premiere)
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