Dan Deacon (born 1981) is a Baltimore, Maryland-based electronic music composer/performer. He attended the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College in Purchase, New York, where he...read more on Last.fm →
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Jason Grishkoff
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May 23, 2010
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"Cello Song" was originally recorded by the late, great Nick Drake in 1969 for his album Five Leaves Left. In 2009 The Books, an synth-cello band (yep, synth-cello), and Jose Gonzalez, a Singer-Songwriter cover that song for an compilation album, Dar...
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Jess Alatorre
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May 4, 2010
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Alright folks, I was feeling experimental today and some of these songs on this album are really hitting the spot. For an album that can be summed up as "weird" and "delightfully confusing," it's also incredible how many upbeat-feel-good-don't-tak...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 29, 2010
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I got all sorts of excited this morning when I saw The Books leaked a single off their upcoming album, The Way Out. When I say there isn't any other band out there like these guys, I really mean it. Using a slew of random vocal samples and diverse in...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 16, 2009
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A rootless sound that defies the urge to trace its origins, The Books' woozy collage style lends electronic manipulation the air of an organic rustle. Banjos and fiddles have been put through the laptop wringer before, but few records make a humble...
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