My only reservation is that I know nothing about this type of music. It does sound very much like terrible lounge piano music but, I think, somehow rises above that without losing too much schmaltz. As I don't have any references, I can't make a proper judgement. So, in context, is this really that good? What else is there around that's like this that's good and that I can compare it to?
― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link
At least until winters over!
Back in the day I would have done a search for the original artist on all music guide .com and followed some of the 'similar artists' links, downloaded an mp3 or two. Those days are sadly gone now :/ MP3.com is alright as a stand-in though.
(last time I checked in AMG didn't crash anymore but still took almost 5 minutes to load the front page. Fuhgettaboutit).
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― itchy bits (itchy bits), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 20:15 (nineteen years ago) link
what is it played on if it's not real piano?
― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Thursday, 24 February 2005 01:13 (nineteen years ago) link
I like it too. And I hated his previous records.
― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 24 February 2005 01:24 (nineteen years ago) link
One of the best albums of 2004.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 24 February 2005 04:05 (nineteen years ago) link
I really hate doing things like that I'm afraid. I always end up wading through piles of stuff I hate and that's similar in only a very superficial way.
I've been meaning to check Satie for a while so I will now do so. Ta
― hmmm (hmmm), Thursday, 24 February 2005 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Nick H (Nick H), Thursday, 24 February 2005 23:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― kit brash (kit brash), Saturday, 26 February 2005 10:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 26 February 2005 19:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 16 April 2005 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link
This was shock of the year, for me - I loathed Gonzales until I heard this. (The Candian Fatboy Slim no more). It's beautiful.
I agree about Satie, mixed in with a lot of Chopin's quieter moments and a fair bit of Gershwin and even Vince Guaraldi. It's admirably restrained, too.
― Huey (Huey), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― b'angelo, Monday, 25 April 2005 20:40 (eighteen years ago) link
I can't speak for everyone, but this album was like a breath of fresh air for me. Beautiful and simple. Satie and Chopin have pieces like this , but every CD I hear of theirs is intersperesed with "frolic-y" uptempo pieces that I don't really care for. Any other suggestions in this vein?
Really quite lovely, though. Everyone should check this out.
― fizzcaraldo (Justin M), Saturday, 17 December 2005 09:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 17 December 2005 10:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 17 December 2005 10:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Saturday, 17 December 2005 11:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 17 December 2005 18:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hannah Bullock, Tuesday, 10 January 2006 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― imbidimts, Tuesday, 10 January 2006 22:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 02:01 (eighteen years ago) link
-- s1ocki (slytus...), December 17th, 2005 1:01 PM. (slutsky)
(repeated for emphasis)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 02:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 02:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 09:06 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=17579
― Leeroy, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 20:12 (eighteen years ago) link
Working together! DANANANANAA
― Tape Store, Saturday, 12 April 2008 04:40 (sixteen years ago) link
?
― baaderonixx, Saturday, 12 April 2008 07:28 (sixteen years ago) link
New song, from the new album Soft Power. I just so happen to have a copy that fell into my lap somehow:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/104167104304c721/
― Telephone thing, Saturday, 12 April 2008 07:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmmm, sounds like Zappa
― baaderonixx, Saturday, 12 April 2008 08:00 (sixteen years ago) link
How's the rest of the album?
― baaderonixx, Sunday, 13 April 2008 08:16 (sixteen years ago) link
don't know, but working together (+ the awesome video) rocksssssssssss. one of the best singles of the year.
― Tape Store, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:01 (sixteen years ago) link
So it turns out this album has been out for quite a while already
― baaderonixx, Monday, 14 April 2008 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link
douchechill!
― s1ocki, Monday, 14 April 2008 14:58 (sixteen years ago) link
eh?
Also:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2412962163_30c5295cd3.jpg
― James Mitchell, Monday, 14 April 2008 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Downloading now, yay.
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 14 April 2008 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
This is ... interesting
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 07:58 (sixteen years ago) link
C'est un album magnifique.
I keep mashing up "Let's Ride" in my head with LCD Soundsystem's "Someone Great".
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
"Unrequited Love" is pretty fantastic. This album should receive more attention
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Not liking the new one.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
EVERYTHING THIS GUY DOES IS SOLID DIAMOND
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 13 June 2008 08:00 (fifteen years ago) link
This album will make more sense on summer trips on small european roads
― baaderonixx, Friday, 13 June 2008 09:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Wanna impress a friend...burn em this CD...they're love it...unless they don't...
― sonnyboy, Thursday, 7 August 2008 21:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Still would absolutely LOVE to learn how to play "Salon Salloon."
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 8 August 2008 03:03 (fifteen years ago) link
The new one is basically an updated version of Joe Jackson's 'Night & Day'
― baaderonixx, Friday, 8 August 2008 07:47 (fifteen years ago) link
The new one would rule if anything else was as good as Working Together. I gotta get around to ripping it without all those bonus tracks though.
― energy flash gordon, Saturday, 9 August 2008 07:40 (fifteen years ago) link
^^ did this – it’s basically a B-minus Billy Joel album after the first track.
― energy flash gordon, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 06:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Whilst I agree that the album is patch solid diamond, I have to say that "Working Together" is only the 2nd best track because THIS:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/54222497ec058e6c/
is probably the greatest single track anybody put out last year.
― "Two Ears" Laybelle (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 January 2009 14:29 (fifteen years ago) link
PAtch = patchy
― "Two Ears" Laybelle (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 January 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah 'Unrequited Love' is the only thing I can remember from this album (besides 'Working Together' obv)
― baaderonixx, Friday, 16 January 2009 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
The middle 8-y/inter-verse "Can't sleep and ya/Can't breathe and ya..." is incredible.
― "Two Ears" Laybelle (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 January 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
there was a little party at the end, lots of cheering and streamers and stuff... i don't know what the last tune was, but it was really great. xp yes he had a little pause every three hours or so apparently!
― william snakespeare (braveclub), Monday, 18 May 2009 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm sad i missed this. :(
― Roz, Monday, 18 May 2009 14:43 (fourteen years ago) link
can someone make an animated gif of the whole thing
― s1ocki, Monday, 18 May 2009 14:46 (fourteen years ago) link
just woke up, very hard to get to sleep. experienced hallucinations onstage, couldn't recognize people i knew in the backstage. wrist pain
http://twitter.com/chillygonzales/status/1834534048
― James Mitchell, Monday, 18 May 2009 15:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone else bought 'The Works'? Two CDs of the 'greatest hits' from the 27 hour show.
For sale on iTunes and Amazon, etc.
― James Mitchell, Friday, 31 July 2009 13:49 (fourteen years ago) link
no way
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Friday, 31 July 2009 14:04 (fourteen years ago) link
whaaaaaat?!
― Gigolo Grasiento (baaderonixx), Friday, 31 July 2009 14:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.amazon.com/Guinness-World-Record-Works/dp/B002HFM3Z6
Includes covers of Careless Whisper, When Doves Cry and Eye of the Tiger
― Gigolo Grasiento (baaderonixx), Friday, 31 July 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
The cover of Jamie Lidell's "Multiply" is just fucking incredible.
Amazing how much of this I remember from the performance two months ago.
― James Mitchell, Friday, 31 July 2009 23:13 (fourteen years ago) link
On dis ting no hype.
― Calamari Merkin (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 1 August 2009 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
No actual CD for this "Two CDs"? :(
― King Boy Banton Pato (sic), Sunday, 2 August 2009 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Think it is download only, yeah.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 2 August 2009 23:26 (fourteen years ago) link
^ SBed
― King Boy Banton Pato (sic), Monday, 3 August 2009 05:41 (fourteen years ago) link
the opener off solo piano was soundtracking sports tonight clips last night, trufax
― "woah man, flügelhorn" (haitch), Monday, 3 August 2009 06:12 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man ANDREW WK AND GONZO PIANO DUEL IN NYC NEXT FRIDAY
― Young Scott Young (sic), Saturday, 19 September 2009 12:19 (fourteen years ago) link
after hearing his piano "cover" of Waves, my money is on Chilly.
― girls just wanna have mixtapes (Masonic Boom), Monday, 21 September 2009 11:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Has it been officially released yet? Or is it just on Errol's 6music mix thing?
― James Mitchell, Monday, 21 September 2009 11:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Just on the 6mix for now, but he said it was coming out (on 10" vinyl no less! curse that man for getting me back into buying vinyl) on Boys Noize records in, erm, November, I think?
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it's a lot better than I was expecting.
― girls just wanna have mixtapes (Masonic Boom), Monday, 21 September 2009 11:45 (fourteen years ago) link
hey i see that 'solo piano: deluxe edition' has popped up at juno today with a DVD of videos, concert footage and the like. i can finally retire the old mp3s of this!
― surge gainsbourg protector (haitch), Wednesday, 30 September 2009 01:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Yawn. Call me back when they release a super awesome deluxe version of the Solo Piano sheet music book with "Salon Saloon" on it.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 01:56 (fourteen years ago) link
AWK vs Chilly pt 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBIscATqAwk
― edwardo notuomo (sic), Wednesday, 30 September 2009 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
He's not a young man anymore, and this could be his last chance.
Playing a residency at La Pigalle in London starting November 4th with Jarvis Cocker.
http://vimeo.com/6898262
― James Mitchell, Saturday, 10 October 2009 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Now with added Youtubes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeouuK42_PA
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:05 (fourteen years ago) link
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
He smashed a guitar! HE SMASHED A GUITAR AND IT WAS FUNNY!
New song with Jarvis and a free record for every table.
Also plays the piano with his feet whilst standing on it.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 5 November 2009 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Hi guys. I've fell in love with overnight. I NEED to play it on the piano, has anyone got any suggestions? I'm not that advanced to read sheet music yet, but would love to strum some of his his chords and melodies.....help
― origin1979, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT SALON SALOON.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 04:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah Salon Saloon is lovely, Mr. Snrub
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
this might help you out.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 04:57 (fourteen years ago) link
http://blog.allmusic.com/2010/2/18/free-stuff-chilly-gonzalez-autechre-and-beats-in-space/
d/ling as we speak
― Grant Singer, Messageboard Zinger (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 18 February 2010 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Really looking forward to 'Ivory Tower'.
― James Mitchell, Friday, 19 February 2010 12:06 (fourteen years ago) link
What is the song being played between "Touch It" "Dangerous" and "A Milli"? According to the tracklist it's "Vocal Chords" by Claude Vonstroke, but that's bullshit.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 23:19 (fourteen years ago) link
'Never Stop', a song off Ivory Tower, is on the Boyz Noise Myspace page. It's, err, understated.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 7 April 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Restating this as genius:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANEBm7Ex1jw
Everyone says they will not first turnIn France we are cheaters - is wrongNever mind me I got our message of loveit comes straight from our heartsBecause we do not care that you typed whoresThe most important thing is that you mark for goals!
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:57 (thirteen years ago) link
haha love google trans.
lyrics are
Everybod'ys saying we won't get past the first roundthat in france we're all cheatersthat's badbut it doesn't matter - i got our message of lovethat comes straight from our heartswe don't give a damn that you're screwing whorescuz the most important is that you score goals
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 17 June 2010 09:39 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk_rOFTSHQ4
Boysnoize Records proudly presents CHILLY GONZALES’ latest stunt “I AM EUROPE”, lead-single to the highly anticipated album IVORY TOWER (produced by BOYS NOIZE) which will be released worlwide in August through CHILLY GONZO´s own imprint GENTLE THREAT.I AM EUROPE is not only a lyrical genius, it sends you on a disco – ride, building up and breaking down to finally echo the great entertainer´s mind about “Europe”, a “Toilet with no seat, flushing tradition down”.
I AM EUROPE is not only a lyrical genius, it sends you on a disco – ride, building up and breaking down to finally echo the great entertainer´s mind about “Europe”, a “Toilet with no seat, flushing tradition down”.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 25 July 2010 10:11 (thirteen years ago) link
is the chess movie going to come on a DVD with the album, or do they actually have some Canadian/French releases or TV screenings lined up?
― Has admitted to being awesome in order to have sex (sic), Sunday, 25 July 2010 13:05 (thirteen years ago) link
On the new iPad advert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpo__xhTSv8
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
So volume II coming out this summer - really looking forward to it!http://vimeo.com/41982255#
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 21 June 2012 08:51 (eleven years ago) link
good news, the original is one of my favourite mood-pieces
― Mexès Coleslaw Massacre (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 21 June 2012 09:06 (eleven years ago) link
indeed - if I knew how to, I'd probably be able to whistle the entirety of that album.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 21 June 2012 09:32 (eleven years ago) link
I'm also excited for this. Chilly Gonzales is so cool.
― bamcquern, Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:23 (eleven years ago) link
Lovely lovely album...makes you wonder why he hid his Light under a bushel for so long...
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:40 (eleven years ago) link
snrub, did you ever get these?
http://www.amazon.com/Gonzales-Solo-Piano-Notebook-Pieces/dp/B0035HKKIW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1340279303&sr=8-2&keywords=gonzales+notebook
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Gonzales-Solo-Piano-Notebook-Volume-2/18665896?d=sem_SFD&utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=productads
― bamcquern, Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:50 (eleven years ago) link
Sure did! Unfortunately, I suck!
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 21 June 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
anyone got this yet? few listens in and i think it's fantastic.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 30 August 2012 12:43 (eleven years ago) link
so this is out? totally forgot about - might pick it up tonight
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 30 August 2012 13:17 (eleven years ago) link
came out in London weeks ago in a Rough Trade exlusive with a bonus 15 mins or so of piano improv, annoyingly
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
not being super familiar with most of this guy's work, I checked out the trailer for the new piano album, and have to admit I don't see how to take him seriously. the music is imo pretty tedious, and his expressions, all the sweating...looks like send-up of a "serious artist", and not a funny one. in fact, it's eerie to me that he seems so popular. I don't get it
― Dominique, Thursday, 30 August 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
Just went to see him at the Barbican. Not so sure about his piano concerto, but everything else was ace.
Think this will be the only time I'll ever see anyone crowd surf at the Barbican.
― Moon Fuxx (Jill), Saturday, 20 October 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
http://chillygonzales.spinshop.com/details/224584?parent_url=http://app.topspin.net/store/index/32077
― andrew m., Friday, 18 April 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link