Beirut - Bratislava

[RavenKalas]

what Bratyslava? Pozsony!!!!!:D

[ederlekzi]

the city that took you away from me. sometimes, there are days when I can't stop thinking about it... before you left was the last smile, unfortunately, I will never forget. WHAT A STUPID COMMENT I'm really sorry

[salazeta]

não é pra ser decifrada, simplesmente para se sentir.

[thirdsphere145]

In an interview Zach actually said that he likes giving names of places as titles and pretend to have been at a place where he wasn't. He has German, French, Italian places too. I don't think it is meant to sound exactly like authentic music from there. The great thing about music is that people create interpretations of other moods, places, and situations. You could call that cultural appropriation but you can also call it getting a glimpse of outsider's perspective.

[shankbone01]

@thirdsphere145 you pwn

[buttcoat]

i love this song. it sounds like whales raping each other

[cocomilkshakex]

@SpongeClair Depends where it comes from silly....

[Kagome811]

I really don't give a shit about the title's relation to any part of the world versus the music; I'm too busy actually ENJOYING the music.

[mrno69]

influences from everywhere, beautiful

incluencia de todo el mundo, hermoso

[CyRondelli]

Esta musica tem uma leveda espanhola!

[jmjbasket]

Ajhla Bratislava... tak si aj na nas spomenuli... :-)

[LillyPsychopatic]

im from Slovakia, where is Bratislava capital :)

[donluchitti]

BOLERO!

[mikezabike]

I wonder if Beirut band know where Bratislava it is.

Music is more like Serbian or Romanian.Cheers for ma slovakian friends.

[urzareaper]

@mikezabike Fuck, completely agree with you man !!!!!!!!!! i was about to write it. It really reminds me of balcanic music, like Goran Bregovicz :)

[MrSedonepix]

Russians on the picture :-) It is visible on sign: T2...AA 21 RUS, not SK:-)

[anchy0000786]

This is serbian sound...I like it!:)

[laforetdoce]

I don't care where the song is from, or what nationality it could have. Beirut's music is a mix of cultures, not just one. This song is amazing so stop discussing it's time, region, nationality, culture or sound, and enjoy it...

[reidstuff92]

After the bondship of herbalism with a few friends, I was listening to a lot of Beirut and came across this song. I've never listened to a song so trippy!

[FallPixie]

I'm from Poland and I can say that our part of Europe is culturally somewhat connected with the Middle East.

[Dslavify]

Krásna hudba, len škode že nie bratislavská.....

[nirvanist1]

to som vedel že tu bude milión slovákov písať jak to neznie jak bratislava/slovensko. ľudia, nájdite si nejakú zmysluplnú robotu a nevyhľadávajte bratislavu na youtube, alebo aspoň nepíšte sprosté komentáre.

[searchformulder]

@nirvanist1 hahha :D zomrel som.

[muzaknotez]

Even though Bratislava is not in the Balkans, the whole area of Eastern Europe has a strong Muslim influence due to the close proximity tot the Ottoman Turkish Empire. If you listen there is lot of quotation of Janissary band style mixed with the soulful improvisational style of the Central European Roma/Sinti (gypsy) music. Beirut is very pan-european in their style. A NAME IS JUST A NAME! AND A GREAT SONG IS A GREAT SONG! THATS ALL! :P

[marinaholopainen]

@muzaknotez Whole area of Eastern Europe has muslim influences? Sorry, but probably there are no muslims in Riga. If you said Balkan Peninsula, Mediterranean, or even Southern Europe I could agree, but the whole Eastern Europe no.

[Leviatan24orangemail]

@marinaholopainen

In Fact Bratislava is in the MIDDLE europe :DDD so...

[ciastecko]

@marinaholopainen probably the whole eastern europe. even in polish aristocracy tradicional outfits there are ottoman influences

[ciastecko]

@ciastecko the message was meant for Leviatan24orangemail

[95jurek]

Believe me, Bratislava sounds wild like this.

[modeserpent]

:D

[zuz33]

im proud to be from Slovakia, and now im so happy that BEIRUT (!) has a song called like our capital, even if it doesnt sound like our country :)

[2EYY2]

i liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike it :)

[lullulyn]

it kinda sounds communistic

[somnambulanttilt]

dudes, this tune is heavily influenced by spanish/andalusian traditions

[JacobZKZoob]

jesus, it is called bratislava as the song has that central/eastern european feel, not because it is meant to sound exactly like the traditional music from that area. get over yourselves and appreciate the awesome songwriting and playing.

[osano]

Hey guys. It is an alternative band. Americans playing balcan style...does not matter if it sounds like Bratislava or not. It is probably something that only band members themselves understand. ;) I am from Slovakia and I think that some parts of Bratislava or Slovakia can be "smelling" like this song. Enjoy good music and have fun :)

[jackbean8822]

@osano indie would best describe, not alternative.

[SoldzaTed]

@osano I know exactly which parts you mean :D

[chyo54]

this is so not Bratislava...not even close....I wonder if Zach Condon even bothered spending some time here....

[beautycoookiie]

what i don't get is that the artist called itself beirut, from lebanon and is like slovakian russian sounds... not lebanese at all

[supermario493]

well, India is not wo wrong.... thats pretty much the sound of a gypsy brass band, that you can find in all the balkans, and parts of russia... its influenced by the ottomans yanitscharin music and millitary Kappels....and what the hell else.....klezmer bands before world wor two might have sounded like this too........

[robo1945]

@qantar if you mean 1526 ad. under ottoman empiere was hungary but upper land slovakia was "free", we were neighbours for 150 years.

[TheMajkla]

band Beirut is from NY, album recorded in Mexico, they play music similar to Balkan countries, with some East-european influences.

Just google/wiki it before you all write comments that Bratislava sounds like this. Maybe Sarajevo sounds like this song, not Bratislava.

[gummibaerchenmap]

bratislava has exactly this sound. 

[drienkovica]

more balkans than bratislava i would say..good music anyway

[robo1945]

Bratislava is in central Europe but the music sounds muslim, weird

[Kazishairslikesoradd]

@robo1945 LOL i was raised muslim and this isnt muslim at all

[robo1945]

@Kazishairslikesoradd ok but this is definitely not european, maybe india or what the hell

[Kazishairslikesoradd]

@robo1945 lolll im indian as well and i still say that this isnt muslim or indian

ive been to my russian friends house and her grandmother plays stuff on the gudok (i think thats how you spell it) and it sounds a lot like this

[robo1945]

@Kazishairslikesoradd you have usa in profile but nevermind, I dont know what is gudok xD, and how is this related to russia ? we are talking here about bratislava, central europe.

[Pianomantodd1]

@robo1945 Same to you.

[supermario493]

@robo1945

well, India is not wo wrong.... thats pretty much the sound of a gypsy brass band, that you can find in all the balkans, and parts of russia... its influenced by the ottomans yanitscharin music and millitary Kappels....and what the hell else.....klezmer bands before world wor two might have sounded like this too........and if sonething is the sound of the balkans... This is it....... apart from chalgar or even more dump pop

[Skinnyoompalumpa]

@robo1945

That bad?

[Pianomantodd1]

@robo1945 That's a pretty ignorant comment.

[bubu84pl]

@robo1945 Hmmm... it sounds more like gypsy music.

[sandrofinale]

@robo1945 the ottomans made it till the towngates of vienna... thats for example the reaason why we europeans drink coffee ; ) they were muslims and they left much of their culture in that corner of europe. a reason why there are so many muslims in balkan...

[robo1945]

@sandrofinale by that logic the song could be called Luxembourg

[pesky89]

@robo1945 It bears many elements of jewish music, which would be appropriate for Bratislava up to 20th century.

[Zeyto02]

@robo1945 A very wrong expression "muslim" is a religion not a regional culture it sounds anatolian for example or oriental would be the correct expression.....

[RosebudVIE]

@robo1945 why so uneducated?

[robo1945]

@RosebudVIE who ? you ?

[AlphaHlafdige]

@robo1945 No, it sounds Balcan... which is, again, not Bratislava :)

[mrgiskard]

@robo1945 It sounds Balkan not Muslim. And not all Balkan people are muslims.

[Djulibug]

@robo1945 Wow. I think you meant Middle Eastern and not Muslim. The terms are not interchangeable, seeing as to how there are people of other faiths living in the Middle East and Muslims populate the globe and are not exclusive to the Middle East.

[wladwlad]

@robo1945 or Jewish. And that'd fit Pressburg perfectly well.

[SLMZainab]

@robo1945 we don't say music sounds muslim, christian or whatsoever.Music never sounded like a religion.Gosh, when people are going to understand life ?

[sukini3]

@SLMZainab rather music is a religion :)

[tavk22]

@robo1945 muslim? this is balkan...



[zorgo12]

@robo1945 uhm, the Ottoman Empire was (around 15th century) controlling large parts of Eastern Europe, including areas around (or maybe just south) of Vienna and Bratislava. This music is Balkan music and a mixture of islamic music traditions and Slavic music traditions. It could easily be russian or other eastern european kinds of music.

[donluchitti]

@robo1945 it's also a Russian sound, the minor sound. They say that Russians are master of minor modes, (a sad, mysterious, sound). We can also here this same sort of keys used in Spanish music, which is yes, a direct influence from the Middle East; the middle east is directly influenced by India when looking at this sound (as are the gypseys)

[olga667]

@robo1945 I don't think it sounds muslim..it's more like balkanian..

[FriedChickenofDeath6]

@robo1945 They're playing balcan. A mixture of genres, including arabic music ;)

[AdrianFloresta1]

@robo1945 Many balkan countries were occupied for the Ottoman Empire for centuries, since the falling of Constantinople in 1453 until 19th century. That's why it sounds a bit

muslim.

[robo1945]

@AdrianFloresta1 you are trying to be intelligent but you dont even know where Bratislava is, rather look at map or study geography. It is in central europe, nothing to do with balkan. lol

[gpigsrcool]

phwoaaaar! hardcore Beirut! love it! :)

[DavidTaylorRocks]

" each of you owe me...100 NAZI scalps.....and i want my scalps "

[midocrimsonfate]

This should've been Hitlers Rise to power song :'D

Hei Hitler!

[760NC]

yes, i'm sure he'd love it since he showed so much love towards gipsies and the slavic ppl.

[midocrimsonfate]

It don't matter none aha still a great song for a great leader .Hei Hilter!

[midocrimsonfate]

@760NC I will take him as an example :'D but not in that way.Exterminate all jews at all costs.maybe blacks too xD

[neyann]

@midocrimsonfate you obviously don't and never will understand history, it's importance and consequences. get a moral backbone.

[gypsyl8di]

@760NC I love a good burn. Well played..