From Zammuto's Wordpress: "IDKT is the second track from the record, and serves as a kind of fanfare for I Didn’t Know That, the Hebrew Stenography Funk Jam that follows. One of the strengths of Paul’s current sample library is it’s orchestral section, which includes beautiful vinyl based samples of orchestral instruments playing mostly open notes or simple scales. They are tremendously useful for building a big bombastic sound, and the vinyl surface keeps the mix fresh and alive and a bit unpredictable. It takes a little work to get them all in tune (i always tune by ea… read more
From Zammuto's Wordpress: "IDKT is the second track from the record, and serves as a kind of fanfare for I Didn’t Know That, the Hebrew Ste… read more
From Zammuto's Wordpress: "IDKT is the second track from the record, and serves as a kind of fanfare for I Didn’t Know That, the Hebrew Stenography Funk Jam that follows. One … read more
The Books was an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. In early 2012, Nick Zammuto announced the end of the duo and the beginning of his solo project Zammuto. Subsequently, Paul de Jong released two solo albums. Zammuto and de Jong met through a friend in New York City. Sharing similar interests but different backgrounds in acoustic music and found sound, Zammuto and de Jong took their sonic experiments to the studio. Eventually, with some urging by Tom Steinle of Tomlab Records, they created… read more
The Books was an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. In early 2012, Nick Zammuto announced the e… read more
The Books was an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. In early 2012, Nick Zammuto announced the end of the duo and the beginning of his solo pr… read more