The mix this week is all over the place. I'll let you all sift through it yourselves. The Books - Tokyo, The Lemon Of Pink Crystal Stilts - Bright Night Nursery, Crystal Stilts EP Bowerbirds - Hooves, Hymns Of a Dark Horse John Vanderslice - Me And My 424, The Life And Death Of An American Fourtracker Islands - Life [...]~~
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Compiled by: Cheeseburger 01. The Books - "Smells Like Content" (Lost and Safe) 02. Stars - "Personal" (In Our Bedroom After the War) 03. Daft Punk - "Harder Better Faster Stronger" (Discovery) 04. Air - "Run" (Talkie Walkie) 05. Aesop Rock - "No Regrets" (Labor Days) 06. The Books - "Take Time" (The Lemon of Pink) 07. Broken Social Scene - "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" 08. Drive-by ...
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so simple, so sweet sweet. the books really remind me of chris gunst mixed witha dash of lali puna and goodness. this video is (as my grandmama would say) just lovely.and heres one made from their home videos.often when i listen to the books, i feel compelled to put on my headphones. its not so much the panning that is pleasant, but its a more personal sound. something that is being played just...
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For the past year I've done my best to tell everyone how great The Books are. My first album by them was "Lemon of Pink". I didn't know what hit me. I could not resist. One of my favorite albums. It makes me so happy whenever I give it a spin.I moved on to "Lost and Safe". An equally great album. Last week I went back to an older album. "Thought For Food". So so so good as well. A bit more stra...
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Yesterday I bought the Lemon of Pink album by The Books. Today I took it with me on my daily bike-ride going downtown. I was blown away. This is like nothing I've heard before. I am amazed by the amount of work these guys must have put into this. Eveything is so perfect and the sound is as warm as today's weather. I hear so much joy and love of life in these songs. I am extremely happy right no...
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The Books are Under the Covers today with a live performance of Nick Drake's Cello Song (from 1969's Five Leaves Left), recorded via M-Audio Micro Track 24/96 2-channel mobile digital recorder at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture last April 30th. The show was part of the 2007 Wordless Music Series.*Much about the Books has already been very clearly written and said b...
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When I first got the album "Lost and Safe" by The Books several months ago, I didn't really care for it. It just didn't click with me.But in the past month or so I picked it back up and have been enjoying it quite a lot. I think the listening environment was what prevented me from originally getting into it. It's a quiet, subtle album and demands to be paid attention to. If I have it on as ...
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so i re-registered and whatever seemed to be off is working now, so while i wait for the 5-6 hour process of MOG indexing what i have, i started thinking about my upcoming trip to Ohio and music's pivotal role it plays when it can be the only familiar thing in an unfamiliar place.while ohio is where much of my extended family reside, i only go every 5 years or so, so it's just as strange as it ...
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I don't think I've ever heard a more amazing band, and I'm pretty effin' serious when I say this. The books specialize in utilizing and sampling "found music" in their songs along with string instruments and digital melodies. If you want an example of cool found stuff, go to www.foundmagazine.com. I recently purchased their three albums, The Lemon of Pink, Thought For Food, and Lost and Safe...
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So, I downloaded Lost and Safe from eMusic last week and it's pretty much been on repeat ever since. Any recommendations on what I should check out next from them?
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a. who knows when idea will hit YOU.b. Check out Hip Hop artists rapping over the music from the video games of Zelda HERE. Thanks B.c. a friend of mine just showed me this. I don’t watch enough youtube..d. The Books are playing NYC soon HERE.e. Jim Jarmusch puts one of my new favorite bands, the Black Angels in his new movie HERE.f. Unpopular mardi gras shouts HERE.
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The Books have a way with editing and compiling sound. They know what they are doing and they manage to make something fresh and unique with each track they release. That goes the same for their videos as well, as you can see from this week's VotW. From their upcoming DVD release, Play All, is the video for 2003's joyous "Take Time." The video really captures pure happiness quite well, as does ...
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At a glance, The Books seem too clever by half. Their songs are intricate electronic reconstructions of bits of found sound—news reports, old TV shows, radio call-ins, people on the street—set to music, and they have witty titles like “That Right Ain’t Shit,” “A Little Longing Goes Away,” and “Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again.” But after a few listens to one of t
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Electronic duo The Books have revealed plans to start touring once again and that they will be releasing the long awaited follow-up to their 2005 album "Lost and Safe". Guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong have announced some tour dates in which they...Click the link to read more
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After a brief hiatus, The Books will premiere new material on their upcoming tour beginning November 19. Looking to cash in on their 125th placing in Pitchfork's decade-end album list, Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto are hoping to make their audiences “verrry sleepy.” The new record will explore new age themes and features samples from self-help and hypnotherapy cassettes. It is set to be releas
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