Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong splice obscure vocal samples into fluttering, minimalist folk songs, synchronizing them with hypnotic video installations in a live show that makes for an awesome multimedia experience. Blending their samples with original vocals, the Books' playful fascination with language is at once disarming and alluring in its cultivation of a rich, organic sound, its skittering acoustic guitar and quavering cello intricately interwoven with percussive found-sound snippets. The Massachusetts-based duo are finishing a two-week tour of North America with their latest audio and visual experiments, previewing music from their upcoming full-length. The album, their... More >>>