The Books
The Books were an American duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their releases typically incorporated samples of obscure sounds and speech. They released three critically acclaimed albums on the German label Tomlab, and released their fourth studio album, The Way Out, on Temporary Residence Limited in July 2010.
History
1999–2002: Thought for Food
Zammuto and de Jong first met in New York City in 1999 as they shared the same apartment building. De Jong invited Zammuto to dinner at his apartment, where he played him some of his collection of audio and video samples, including a Shooby Taylor record. Zammuto said of their meeting that "we both kind of knew at that moment that we listened (to music) in interesting ways and had similar approaches to music." Soon after, they began playing what they considered to be pop music, in comparison to their own works, under the name The Books.
Podcasts:
The Books
ALBUMS
- FACT Mix 173: The Books released: 2010
- The Way Out released: 2010
- Playall released: 2007
- Lost and Safe released: 2005
- The Lemon of Pink released: 2003
- Thought for Food released: 2002
- 2005-10-03: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA released:
The Books
ALBUMS
- New Wave Complex, Volume 14 released:
New Wave Complex, Volume 14
- At Together
- Overseas
- Take Us to Your Leader
- Radio Saviour
- Bunkerleben (Teil 2)
- Wir sind zufrieden
- Strebsam macht einsam
- Stuhl, Kopf, Mann
- Sans Titre 2
- Just Because
- Wonderlust
- Relax
- Wondatime
- You Go On Natural
- Brigade Interferences
- Love Is... (dance mix)
- Driving Force
- Motor City Nightmare
- Holland Tunnel Dive
Alternative Video Results
- Exploring Spirituality: The Book of Revelation According to John, Part 4
- The Book of Sajaha - Chapter 14 - English Version
- The Book of Hebrews: Part Seven (DOYC Live - 03/22/2025)
- Episode 540: The Book Cave Reader Group!
- The Book of Sajaha - Chapter 13 - English Version
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by John Denver
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by Randy Travis
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by Annihilator
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by The Clarks
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by Diamond Rio
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by (Hed) Pe
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by Coral
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by Clarks
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by Katy Perry
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by Oxymoron
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by Dr. Dog
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by King Missile
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by Abney Park
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by James Lynn Strait
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by Snot
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by Johnny Flynn
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by Holly McNarland
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by Orbital
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by Mute The Silence
The Box
by: John DenverOnce upon a time in the land of Hushabye
Around about the wondrous days of yore
They came across a sort of box
Bound up with chains and locked with locks
And labeled, "Kindly do not touch, it's war"
Decree was issued round about all with a flourish and a shout
And a gaily colored mascot tripping lightly on the fore
"Don't fiddle with this deadly box
Or break the chains, or pick the locks
And please, don't ever play about with war"
Well, the children understood, children happen to be good
They were just as good around the time of yore
They didn't try to pick the locks
Or break into that deadly box
They never tried to play about with war
Mommies didn't either, sisters, aunts, grannies neither
'Cause they were quiet and sweet and pretty
In those wondrous days of yore
Well, very much the same as now, not the ones to blame somehow
For opening up that deadly box of war
But someone did, someone battered in the lid
And spilled the insides out across the floor
A sort of bouncy bumpy ball made up of guns and flags
And all the tears and horror and the death that goes with war
It bounced right out and went bashing all about
And bumping into everything in store
And what was sad and most unfair
Is that it didn't really seem to care
Much who it bumped, or why, or what, or for
It bumped the children mainly, and I'll tell you this quite plainly
It bumps them everyday and more and more
And leaves them dead and burned and dying
Thousands of them sick and crying
'Cause when it bumps, it's really very sore
Now there's a way to stop the ball, it isn't difficult at all
All it takes is wisdom
I'm absolutely sure that we could get it back into the box
And bind the chains and lock the locks
No one seems to want to save the children anymore
Well, that's the way it all appears
'Cause it's been bouncing 'round for years and years
In spite of all the wisdom whizzed since those wondrous days of yore
And the time they came across the box
Bound up with chains and locked with locks
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