Hadsel

by Beirut

Hadsel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 November 2023
  • Label: Pompeii
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:43
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Orchester B茅la Sanders, Lys Assia, Die Telestars, Die Sunnies

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in isolation inside a remote Norwegian church following a severe vocal injury, Zach Condon's return is a remarkably soothing and restorative effort. 'Hadsel' heavily features a towering, historic church organ alongside traditional brass and ukulele arrangements, generating a lush, wintery chamber pop atmosphere. The record leans into ambient pop sensibilities, prioritizing dense, melodic layers and a profoundly mellow tempo.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, soundtrack, melodic, chamber, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Hadsel (4:54)
  2. Arctic Forest (3:55)
  3. Baion (4:06)
  4. So Many Plans (3:47)
  5. Melbu (2:20)
  6. Stokmarknes (4:10)
  7. Island Life (4:08)
  8. Spillhaugen (3:41)
  9. January 18th (3:41)
  10. S眉ddeutsches Ton-Bild-Studio (5:22)
  11. The Tern (4:14)
  12. Regulatory (3:18)

Credits

  • Lys Assia - primary artist
  • Die Sunnies - primary artist
  • Die Telestars - primary artist
  • Orchester B茅la Sanders - primary artist
  • Kurt Fr眉h - written-by
  • Walter Baumgartner - written-by
  • Werner Wollenberger - written-by
  • Beirut - Primary Artist
  • Zach Condon - Organ [Church], Trumpet, French Horn, Synthesizer [Modular Synthesizer], Percussion, Pump Organ, Synthesizer [Modular], Synthesizer [Moog Voyager], Glockenspiel, Drum Machine [Rhythm Ace], Ukulele [Baritone], Ukulele [Tenor], Piano, Electric Organ, Organ [Continuo], Tape [Delay], Accordion, Synthesizer [Roland RS-505], Synthesizer [Roland Jupiter], Bells, Field Recording, Drum Machine [Auto-Orchestra]

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