Update: Beirut talks with Pitchfork about the project.

I’ve heard rumors of John Malkovich residing somewhere around the Col. Condesa; Anthony Bourdain brought his spit-fire insight on gastronomy to Mexico City a few weeks back; now I’m hearing news that Beirut perched his scrawny awesomeness, probably on some hilltop where his horns would reverberate throughout valleys below, in Oaxaca to record a new EP set to release as a double CD.

From Pitchfork:

Come February 17 in the U.S. and February 16 in Europe, Condon’s own Pompeii Records (with an assist from Ba Da Bing!) will issue a pair of EPs from the Zachster, packaged together but spread out over separate CDs for maximum EP-ability. The first, March of the Zapotec, collects six new tracks partially recorded in Mexico recently by Beirut…

The second CD will be a five-song set under the name of his previous efforts, The Realpeople. It’s a shame the news comes almost four-months before the expected date of release because I’m usually against scouring torrents for early releases. Two questions: will there be any “Flying Club Cup” like videos filmed on the streets of Oaxaca? And are any Mexican musicians involved in the projects?

Tracklist for “March Of The Zapotec”:
01 El Zocalo
02 La Llorna
03 My Wife
04 The Akara
05 On a Bayonet
06 The Shrew

 

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