Optico-aural Synergy: ‘Take Time’ by The Books
I recently had the great pleasure to see The Books in concert. The experience allows me to make many recommendations:
- If you are a fan of the idea of sound collages married with skillful musicianship, please seek out music by The Books. They are two wonderful gentlemen with wonderful ears, fingers, and senses of humor.
- If you live in or find yourself spending time in Boston, you could do worse than swinging by the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As my friend Gloria and I opined, “It’s everything that is best about modern architecture, in a really neat space.” Or something like that. It’s even better if you are at the ICA because you are seeing a show in their fantastic auditorium.
- If you are heading to the ICA, I recommend getting directions from at least a semi-native, since google maps are not yet three dimensional. Trying to get down to the service road from the Summer St. viaduct is not recommended.
Now please enjoy the video that accompanies my very favorite Books song as they are playing, that for ‘Take Time’:
Incidentally, this is one of 12 videos that were collected for their Playall DVD, some of which (as well as others!) are used in the background during their shows.