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With a cut-and-paste musical aesthetic, The Books, a.k.a. Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong, didn't invent the audio collage, but they have perfected the idea of incorporating found sound into their music. Not interested in repeating snippets of sound or vocals as in hip hop, The Books use whole sections of speech, where natural pauses and repetitions create an atmosphere all their own. As Zammuto explains, The Books record "little pieces and use the computer to organize those bits." The result is kind of less-is-more future-folk, cliché-free and miraculously...
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The Books: New Album & Label
Sunn O))), Boris, Tortoise, Hope Sandoval for ATP NY
Big Ears: Initial Schedule
The Books | 11.23 | Los Angeles
Pygmalion Music Fest Schedule
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