In general I’m excited for music to open up spatially, and for younger writers to resist the urge to fill every second with a million sounds. I’m looking for longer, more open lines now, with clear and confident production.

Nick Zammuto lives on a mountain, in Vermont, with his adorable young family, in a house he built with his own two hands. Rock 'n' roll.

"The air has gone out of the Books for the last time."

‘He gives us a window into his creative process and talks about several projects (old and new).’

“These are some of the music and little recordings I made for Gregory Whitehead's BBC Radio Play ‘Bring Me the Head of Philip K. Dick’ from 2009. They feature the clavinet (often times feeding back like an electric guitar) and a 'nail violin' which Kelli Rudick let me borrow.”

A standard report on the duo, but finally some news! "They're halfway done with a new album, which might be released this year, but they're not rushing it."

"Inspired by The Books' song of same name, Be Good To Them Always is a collection of four postcards and a stamped envelope, all Gocco printed. Made to send out as a humble thank you to people who've inspired me over the past couple of years."

An old interview with my old favorite band. Lots of fun here.

Super-secret source.

Before The Books, Nick had a solo career in glitch, and this is an album of remixes and rarities from his "Willscher" album.

An article about The Books' Nick Zammuto's sound experiments by John E. Mitchell for a local newspaper.

An article and interview of The Books by John E. Mitchell for a local newspaper.

Contains a short audio interview with The Books.

With some sample sources and ponderings on the deeper meaning of the work.

"If we have a political message collectively as 'the books' it is a very simple one: listen with your whole self to the world you find yourself in. Cultivate your hearing so that when it comes time to make important decisions you will be well informed and