The Books

The Books
The Books
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Folktronica; experimental; sound collage;
Years active	2000–2012
Labels	Tomlab, Temporary Residence Limited
Members	Nick Zammuto; Paul de Jong;

The Books were an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their music typically incorporated samples of obscure sounds and speech.^[1]^[2] 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.

^ Richardson, Mark (2002-07-23). "Album review: The Books - Thought for Food". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ Mintz, Hillary (2002-06-11). "Album review: The Books - Thought for Food". Published by Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

[1] Richardson, Mark (2002-07-23). "Album review: The Books - Thought for Food". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

[2] Mintz, Hillary (2002-06-11). "Album review: The Books - Thought for Food". Published by Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

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