Gonzales - Solo Piano c/d

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.

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.

-- s1ocki (slytus...), December 17th, 2005 1:01 PM. (slutsky)

(repeated for emphasis)

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=17579

Working together! DANANANANAA

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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/

Hmmm, sounds like Zappa

How's the rest of the album?

don't know, but working together (+ the awesome video) rocksssssssssss. one of the best singles of the year.

So it turns out this album has been out for quite a while already

douchechill!

So it turns out this album has been out for quite a while already

eh?

Also:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2412962163_30c5295cd3.jpg

Downloading now, yay.

This is ... interesting

C'est un album magnifique.

I keep mashing up "Let's Ride" in my head with LCD Soundsystem's "Someone Great".

"Unrequited Love" is pretty fantastic. This album should receive more attention

Not liking the new one.

EVERYTHING THIS GUY DOES IS SOLID DIAMOND

This album will make more sense on summer trips on small european roads

Wanna impress a friend...burn em this CD...they're love it...unless they don't...

Still would absolutely LOVE to learn how to play "Salon Salloon."

The new one is basically an updated version of Joe Jackson's 'Night & Day'

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.

^^ did this – it’s basically a B-minus Billy Joel album after the first track.

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.

PAtch = patchy

Yeah 'Unrequited Love' is the only thing I can remember from this album (besides 'Working Together' obv)

The middle 8-y/inter-verse "Can't sleep and ya/Can't breathe and ya..." is incredible.

Unrequited could have been a massive hit for another performer (with Gonzo's arrangement*) - Working Together sounds perfect delivered by him.

*He can still sing the middle eight, that is fantastic.

Six years this week since I've seen him live. Come back please!

I like the guy, I think he's a talented musician, but I always find his records pretty weak - like he doesn't really believe in what he's doing...

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1984/94528135.jpg

Canadian pianist Gonzales launched a bid on Sunday to break the world record for the longest-ever solo concert during a grueling 27-hour performance.

Gonzales took the stage at midnight at a small theatre in Paris' trendy Montmartre and was determined to stay there until the curtain drops at 3:00 am Monday (0100 GMT).

"He's doing fantastically well," said Frank Chambers, an official from the Guiness Book of World Records who was overseeing the record-breaking attempt.

"This is not just an endurance test, but an artistic performance."

You go Gonzo!

He was just played 'Private Dancer' blindfolded.

The stream kept breaking up earlier, I did hear him speeding thru some of the Solo Piano pieces tho.

The streaming's got better since earlier.

So I see.

26 hours in, he's playing boogie-woogie blindfolded! awesome

On dis ting no hype.

No actual CD for this "Two CDs"? :(

Think it is download only, yeah.

^ SBed

the opener off solo piano was soundtracking sports tonight clips last night, trufax

oh man ANDREW WK AND GONZO PIANO DUEL IN NYC NEXT FRIDAY

after hearing his piano "cover" of Waves, my money is on Chilly.

Has it been officially released yet? Or is it just on Errol's 6music mix thing?

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.

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!

Yawn. Call me back when they release a super awesome deluxe version of the Solo Piano sheet music book with "Salon Saloon" on it.

AWK vs Chilly pt 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBIscATqAwk

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

Now with added Youtubes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeouuK42_PA

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.

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

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT SALON SALOON.

Yeah Salon Saloon is lovely, Mr. Snrub

this might help you out.

http://blog.allmusic.com/2010/2/18/free-stuff-chilly-gonzalez-autechre-and-beats-in-space/

d/ling as we speak

Really looking forward to 'Ivory Tower'.

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.

'Never Stop', a song off Ivory Tower, is on the Boyz Noise Myspace page. It's, err, understated.

Restating this as genius:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANEBm7Ex1jw

Everyone says they will not first turn
In France we are cheaters - is wrong
Never mind me I got our message of love
it comes straight from our hearts
Because we do not care that you typed whores
The most important thing is that you mark for goals!

haha love google trans.

lyrics are

Everybod'ys saying we won't get past the first round
that in france we're all cheaters
that's bad
but it doesn't matter - i got our message of love
that comes straight from our hearts
we don't give a damn that you're screwing whores
cuz the most important is that you score goals

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”.

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?

On the new iPad advert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpo__xhTSv8

So volume II coming out this summer - really looking forward to it!
http://vimeo.com/41982255#

good news, the original is one of my favourite mood-pieces

indeed - if I knew how to, I'd probably be able to whistle the entirety of that album.

I'm also excited for this. Chilly Gonzales is so cool.

Lovely lovely album...makes you wonder why he hid his Light under a bushel for so long...

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

Sure did! Unfortunately, I suck!

anyone got this yet? few listens in and i think it's fantastic.

so this is out? totally forgot about - might pick it up tonight

came out in London weeks ago in a Rough Trade exlusive with a bonus 15 mins or so of piano improv, annoyingly

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

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.

http://chillygonzales.spinshop.com/details/224584?parent_url=http://app.topspin.net/store/index/32077