Paul de Jong – Auction Block by Temporary Residence Ltd published on 2015-02-10T00:29:32Z Artist: Paul de Jong Title: Auction Block Album: IF Release Date: April 28, 2015 Paul de Jong is best known as the cofounder, cellist and resident found sound savant of the beloved, defunct collage-pop duo, the Books. Five years after that band delivered their final album, The Way Out, to much acclaim, de Jong delivers his first solo album, IF. IF sets the Books' early albums (particularly The Lemon of Pink) as a starting point, and elevates that beguiling sense of wonder and amazement to genuinely transcendent new heights. De Jong's ability to find the musical in the mundane has always been uncanny — it is part of what made the Books so magical – and that gift is what makes IF such a marvelous curiosity, and such a true pleasure to hear. In de Jong’s world, everything around him is a potential instrument: his mind-bogglingly vast collection of forgotten private press regional folk records, spoken-word oddities of indeterminate origin unearthed in discarded thrift store piles, and various everyday household utensils that we tend to take for granted. One man’s trash is de Jong’s tool to craft yet another treasure. Featuring a handful of friends and family as musical guests, IF steers a course from joyously eccentric folk-pop to humorously inside-out jazz, resulting in a refreshing piece of outsider art with a replay value that's off the charts. ©2015 Temporary Residence Ltd. Genre Paul de Jong Comment by Gabriel Phoenix I've been listening to this album on repeat since I got it in the mail. MAKE MORE!! :) 2015-06-08T20:58:41Z Comment by Daniel Ivan So beautiful... 2015-04-16T15:58:27Z Comment by Ian Kath Love this groove 2015-04-15T07:53:44Z Comment by woolhouse Paul, I'm so excited to find this! I've been waiting patiently for years. 2015-04-02T02:37:29Z Comment by rodsers how nice is this ! 2015-03-21T01:25:15Z Comment by Steve Jones Absolutely mind blowing as usual, Paul. Welcome back. 2015-02-13T15:55:38Z Comment by AlvertK Nice...! 2015-02-11T21:05:16Z Comment by R Micklos This song is amazing! Love the Electro/Classical/Bluegrass/Folk vibe. 2015-02-11T15:14:29Z Comment by Dan Monaghan Goddammit this is nice. 2015-02-11T03:33:03Z