The Books came into being in 2000, when Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong met through a friend while they happened to be living in the same apartment building in New York City. Although they were from vastly different backgrounds, they quickly recognized their shared love of acoustic playing (including the banjo!), found sound and samples. Personal collections of samples and home recordings drive the artists by a somewhat odd sense of humor, their first tracks naturally emerged in the organic-collage style that has defined their sound ever since. If you’re a fan of Four Tet, Brian Eno, Prefuse 73, Caribou, Animal Collective… I demand you give The Books a try. Bostonians, mark your calender: the 23rd of March, head over to the Museum of Fine Arts to catch a live show with The Books with Jose Gonzalez. (This dude’s song appears in Sony Bravia’s latest tv commercial (http://www.bravia-advert.com/index.html).
Via Tina D
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