Their LP Gulag Orkestar was very good. Their EP Lon Gisland was great. Their LP The Flying Cup Club was groundbreaking. And we mean earth-moving. Fantastic.

Quick. Pop quiz. You’re Zach Condon. You’ve made a living bringing Eastern European folk — and more recently Western European chanson — back to the colonies. What do you do now? How do you evolve?

The answer to some is obvious, and to the rest, present company included, not so much: a Mexican folk/electronica double EP. They call it March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland. If you’re reading out loud and you can’t get your mouth around all that, welcome aboard. The convoluted title fits.

Other reviews have been a bit unclear on this point, so allow us to be a bit more direct. The first six tracks (five plus an intro, really) are Mexican folk-inspired lo-fi. End of March of the Zapotec. The last five tracks shift gears altogether: Beirut fans can imagine a DJ spinning Gulag Orkestar on one turntable and BT on the other. Those unfamiliar with Beirut need not go there. The second act is a total loss.

Which begs the question: And as for the first act? That depends on how far you’re willing to travel. If the Balkans weren’t too far, and if Paris wasn’t, Oaxaca, Mexico should be a palatable journey. Check out “The Shrew” for starters, which plays like vintage Beirut.