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Gonzales Uber Alles

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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.

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.

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.

I bought this and found it kind of quirky at first, but after a few listens the complexity, originality and brillaince of the tunes really sunk home. This is one of the best albums I've ever heard, definitely, a very talented, funny musician, and totally groovy.

It is very hard to define Gonzales. He is a Jew from Canada living in East Berlin and his music is a little crazy or at least weird. Gonzales says on the sleeve notes: "It will take a Jewish supervillain to rule over the Berlin underground and to lead it into defeat". I hope he understands whatever that means. The CD itself is a mix of hip-hop, lounge, home made electronica all presented in a pretentious avant-garde mockery. Well maybe my description is too artistic. So let's rephrase: "Gonzales uber alles" is a fun record that sounds like something Woody Allen, Howard Stern and the Beastie Boys recorded after a night of too much beer.

Aids truly sucks. It still is incurable. This CD might allievate its more grievous symptons! I really believe this CD will cure you of temporary aliments. Who needs women anyways when we have viruses and Chilly!!!!!!!