Gonzales Uber Alles

Gonzales, Gonzales | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Efa Imports
• ASIN: B00004R8PH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chilly In F Minor

2. Real Motherf***in' Music

3. The Worst MC

4. Let's Groove Again

5. Why Don't We Disappear?

6. Gringo Star

7. Walked For Hours

8. Chilly In Bb Minor

9. Clarinets

10. Love Scene

11. You Are

12. Past Your Bedtime

13. Chilly In D Minor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars off the wall, crazy but absolutely loveable, March 24, 2000

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stewart (Issicks) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gonzales Uber Alles (Audio CD)

I first heard Gonzales when I happened to hear track 2 'real mutherf**kin music' which has lush warm electronic harmonies with pounding beats and got me hooked. So I bought the album and so it surprised me with just-how-good it is. Seriously, the tracks ae all unrelated and no doubt the work of Chilly Gonzales (the self depicted 'jewish supervillin of Berlin'-mad)reaching into his bag of samples and beats and producing a veritable christmas present of seriously catchy tunes and breaks. Tracks like 'why don't we disapear' are indie styled but very much happier and funkier, while 'let's groove again' is far more rock based with instrumentals that, while sounding like Chris Isaak's guitar albeit out of key, go with the inspired rest-think UNKLE but faster and better. My personal favourite bit on the album is when it starts and the track is almost like AIR in it's one simple melody, almost classical, very soothing, almost melancholy. Then you hear a dub voice in the background screaming 'chilly gonzaleeeeeeeeeees', the harmonies rise and the pounding beats of 'real mutherf**kin music start. grinningly fantastic. This album is definately worth a try if your into electronica with a self mocking smile on it's face and a hefty dollop of base. Wierd and wonderful.

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah baby, January 5, 2003

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joe_n_bloe (Ester AK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gonzales Uber Alles (Audio CD)

Lounge rap. I never knew such a thing existed. Really this reminds me of some deranged mixture of Air French Band and the B-52s (for Chilly's voice), with some Frank Zappa thrown in. But ... dang ... the tunes are smart, the album has a lot of range, the guy *can* write melodies (as he advises you to), and I sure as hell don't have a lot like it in my collection of about 500 other CDs. Precious. A little challenging but precious. I like this one better than Presidential Suite, but both are top-notch.

5.0 out of 5 stars A touch of class., January 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gonzales Uber Alles (Audio CD)

This is probably one of the most innovative albums I've heard in the last decade. It can be appreciated by every type of audience as it's so versatile. The record is not an easy one to get along with, as it implys a couple of listens. The music might seem complexed and hectic, but it isn't. Everything about the composition & sound make this an incredibly distinctive piece of music.Classy, chic and invigorating. I'd definitively recommend this to anyone who is looking for something eccentric.