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The Flying Club Cup

Beirut Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

1	Call to Arms, a
2	Nantes
3	Sunday Smile, a
4	Guyamas Sonora
5	La Banlieue
6	Cliquot
7	Penalty, the
8	Forks and Knives (La Fete)
9	In the Mausoleum
10	Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
11	Cherbourg
12	St. Apollonia
13	Flying Club Cup, the

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THE FLYING CLUB CUP is Beirut's homage to French culture, fashion history and music. Saoking up the likes of Francois Hardy, Charles Aznavour and most notably Jacques Brel.

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Beirut's second LP purportedly takes inspiration from French chanson of yesteryear (as opposed to the Balkan folk of yesteryear). Bandleader Zach Condon has found a new home in Paris, and a new muse as well, quickly absorbing fodder from the likes of Francois Hardy or Jacques Brel. The music remains quite recognizably Beirut--in all its oom-pa glory--but the production value is stepped up a notch. It's through the dense arrangements that it reaches new heights, this without question being the fullest offering yet. The band appeared on Owen Pallet's (Final Fantasy/Arcade Fire) new album in exchange for the use of Arcade Fire's Masonic church studio, along with the exotic pile of instruments within. Pallet ended up contributing several string arrangements and the band made full use of the studio. The result is a truly orchestral take on the simpler gypsy stomp of Gulag Orkestar or the straight-up eight-piece live band of the Lon Gisland EP. Opener "Nantes" features a perfectly broken organ and introduces the wealth of percussion that continues throughout the album, as well as some samples of French TV or radio (the most explicit Franco-features are these sampled tidbits). Waltzing glockenspiels give way to a celebratory, raucous chorus on "La Banlieu." "Un Dernier Verre" features a skittering, jazzy piano bit (in 3/4 time, natch). The Flying Club Cup lacks the immediate hits that made Gulag Orkestar explode (like "Postcards from Italy" or "Mount Wroclai"). It works as an album rather than just a collection of songs. It's a more pensive presentation--dare I say it: more mature. Beirut remains mind-boggling work for a 21-year-old, and it's exciting to watch Condon's musical palette expand as he gathers the life experience to match his voice. --Jason Pace

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.39 inches; 2.75 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Ba Da Bing
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2007
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Ba Da Bing
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000UJ48XG
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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D. Dubya

A nearly perfect album

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2008

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Take my advice- if you are at all a fan of music, click "buy it now" and switch from reading reviews of this work of art to experiencing it. This album is in my opinion an extension of their previous full-length work, Gulag Orkestar , in that it contains very little synthesized layers. Comparatively, the Lon Gisland EP goes more the electronica route with great effect.

My only complaint after several listens is that the violin parts at times clash with the mood & style of the music. Most noticeably this happens on the track "In the Mausoleum", where the violin part reeks of vintage Annie Lennox. Some of the violin fills in other songs smell of the same stylings as well. As you can probably tell, I'm not a fan of the choice of violinist. Other songs and on other albums, the violin fits into the overall theme well.

Differences from Gulag Orkestar seem to be mostly in mood-- this album is a slight bit more brooding and slow. It is a little more mature in the composition as well.

If you have not seen the video series (one video per song) on youtube yet, you must. It is another facet of the musical revolution that is Beirut, and is essential to the experience of The Flying Club Cup. Just search for "flyingclubcup" and enjoy.

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Toney Baus

Great Music

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2009

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Listening to The Flying Cup Club crystallized an old memory from my undergraduate college days (long, long ago). I was taking a philosophy course on aesthetics. On the first day, the professor asked: "What separates animals from people?"

Some of the class resorted to an answer that relied on biology, which was the same thing as answering "nothing." Some said tool use was a distinctive trait of people. This was just plain wrong. They had forgotten watching chimps on nature documentaries use grass stalks to fish termites out of their mounds. I also didn't have a good answer. Class dismissed without a valid response. Only while walking away from class that afternoon did the answer occur to me: art. Art is the one activity that differentiates humans from the rest of the living world.

The work of Beirut is a monument to humanity's claim of singularity. It conveys a deep sense of longing that transmutes a morning commute in a used sedan into a beautiful event. It draws inspiration from a reality that claims civility as a virtue and talent as the key to success. It is a reality we need. Go buy it.

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Ricardo Artur

Melody is back

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011

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Since I discovered Beirut I immediately become a fan. The crooner voice of Zach Condon, the melodic lines of brass instruments, their trueness of sound made by acoustic instruments sets an entire different approach in a world dominated by electronic and post-production, auto-tuned songs.
The whole album is a kind of ear caress, which explores simple harmony and delicate lyrics with beautiful strings and brass arrangements making an old new sound. I call it an old new sound, because The Flying Club Cup sounds at the same time those old tunes our grandparents used to hear in a square or ballroom, but also sounds new as the strong vocals of Condon sets an alternative to the current mainstream music. With Beirut, we can say that melody is back to music, and is back to stay.
The album gathers influence from East European, French, Gipsy and Mexican songs, making an unique combination inspiring the listener to hear from beginning to end. Of course there are top songs, that may become one's favorite, but listening with attention, there is no bad songs at all.
People who likes Folk Music, Alternative Pop & Rock, or even Tradtional Music, should hear this album with attention and care, and I'm sure they will enjoy!

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Adam Currie

Timeless Album

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015

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I think The Flying Club Cup belongs in my top ten albums of all time. Everything just comes together perfectly from start to finish. I love the combination of french horn and ukulele that Zach Condon brings, and he plays both very well. The rest of the instrumentation goes pretty deep on some tracks and all the players sound great and play tightly together. I highly recommend checking out the take away shows on youtube if you are a fan and haven't heard them.

I do want to say that when I first heard Beirut it really took me awhile to get into Zach Condon's vibratic singing style. If you don't like it--honestly I'm not surprised. Try listening to it as another instrument in the band and don't focus on it too closely, and give his voice a chance to grow on you--you wont regret it. If you really can't stand the style, well as my mother says "there's no accounting for taste."

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Rodney J. Moss

Still Wowing After Its Debut

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2009

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I know I've mentioned this disc under the R J Moss monicker, but I'm throwing another round of applause at it, given that nothing from American pop music has rivalled or excelled it. It's that good! Unpack the superlatives.. so finely calibrated as to be note perfect, from the conch call-to-arms through to its finale. You make your own luck with this sense of timing, and my fear is that Condon will find this hard to top. It's up there with Astral Weeks, Highway 61 Revisited, Blue, A Walk Across The Rooftops(Blue Nile) in creating a visually and aurally compelling and alluring parallel world. Hyperboles aside, this is a disc to savour. For all its influences, well documented by reviewers, it transcends them all with a verve and nerve that is its author's alone.I'd pay the entry price for,'In The Mausoleum' on its own, but such pickiness is beside the point. 'Do yourself a favour'. Condon's resemblance to fin de siecle French Romantic, Arthur Rimbaud, per his video clips, intensify the Parisian ambience of the disc.

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hydroponic

Album exzellent, Schallplatte lieblos

Reviewed in Germany on July 18, 2023

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Das wichtigste zuerst: die Musik ist genial und ist (bis auf "The Rip Tide") mein liebstes Album von Beirut.
Tolle Klänge, wunderbar zum entspannen und genießen. Die Platte selbst erhält für mich 5/5 Sternen.

Aber: ich habe mir die Schallplatte bestellt, da ich es gerne habe, meine liebste Musik "anpacken zu können" und mich auf diese zu konzentrieren. Gleichzeitig genieße ich es, mir die Cover anzusehen und die liebevollen Aufmachungen zu betrachten.

Leider ist die Aufmachung dieser Platte recht lieblos geraten.
Die Platte selbst ist in einem dünnen, fast durchsichtigen Papier eingelegt, welches sich beim Einstecken der Platte in die Hülle ständig verhakt. Kein schönes Inlay mit Fotos oder Texten leider.
Immerhin haben sie den Text, welcher auf dem 1. Issue der Platte war, auch hier aufgedruckt.
Wer sich die Platten nicht nur für die Musik holt, sondern auch, um sich diese immer wieder anzusehen, wird hiermit nicht glücklich. Da kann man sich das Album fast per iTunes oder Amazon Music anhören...

Für die Aufmachung gibt es hier nur 1/5 Sternen, sodass ich leider eine Gesamtwertung von 3/5 Sternen (trotz der tollen Musik) vergeben muss.

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Dudley Serious

Come Fly with Beirut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2008

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Zach Condon, a.k.a. Beirut, has recruited some likeminded people to create an album that builds on his debut "Gulag Orkestar" and fleshes out the sound, with new elements. "Gulag Orkestar" drew a lot of inspiration from Balkan folk music and had a pleasingly homemade air about it. Hearing it almost takes you to a café looking onto a square in Sarajevo, slightly sozzled after a few too many Fernet Brancas, and perfectly happy about that.

"The Flying Club Cup" retains the "organic" quality of Beirut's debut. Those Balkan elements are joined by some French ones. Alongside the attractively puffing brass and clattering percussion comes the equally alluring wheezing accordion. Condon's voice is a rich, slightly wavering baritone. We are told that each song is intended to evoke a different French city. The sound as a whole puts you in mind of a street festival somewhere far from Paris, in a town with cobbled streets and jasmine tumbling over stone walls. This time you may be a little sloshed after a few too many Pernods. The packaging, like "Gulag Orkestar", appears to feature found photographs that evoke something warm and nostalgic but tinged with sadness for lost times and as such they complement the music very well. This (as well as "Gulag Orkestar") is a remarkable album, even more so when you consider that Condon is actually from Santa Fe. Enjoy the parade. Santé!

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Fanny

Enfin trouvé 😍

Reviewed in France on November 8, 2022

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Je l’ai cherché longtemps et (presque) partout, très contente de l’avoir enfin !

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Norsicciacrabbe

Different.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2021

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This band is something different, and in a good way. If you're tired of listening to your music, try this. It's cheerful, without making you want to commit an act of violence, and makes the sun shine more brightly. There's a South American feel to it and I will most likely be buying more of their music.

A. Schimpf

Mehr als nur: Mal was Anderes!!

Reviewed in Germany on December 12, 2012

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An einem Sonntag habe ich meine Frau kennengelernt. "A sunday smile" ist seit diesem Tag UNSER LIED. Die beiden Songs "A sunday smile" und "Nantes" sind die wohl bekanntesten weil auch eingängigsten Lieder. Doch für die meisten erschließt sich erst mit dem zweiten und dritten Hören die gesamte Compilation dieser Scheibe. Eine Hommage an den französischen Chanson, typisch für Beirut die Blasinstrumente, die harmonisch und nie dominant den eigenwilligen Gesang Zach Condons begleiten. Beirut lässt sich nicht dazu verleiten, alte Melodien mit "zeitgemäßen" trögen Pop-Gestampf aufzupeppen, er interpretiert sie komplett neu ohne sie ihrer Seele zu berauben.
Ich habe Beirut im September 2012 im Konzert erlebt. Die Band hat sich weiter entwickelt UND sie ist sich treu geblieben. Wer "The Flying Club Cup" mag, der wird auch die 2011er CD "The Rip Tide" sehr mögen.

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