Solo Piano [Import]

Gonzales | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B0002UY7X4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gogol

2. Mainfesto

3. Overnight

4. Bermuda Triangle

5. Dot

6. Armellodie

7. Carnivalse

8. Meischeid

9. Paristocrats

10. Gentle Threat

11. Tourist

12. Salon Salloon

13. Oregano

14. Basmati

15. C.M. Blues

16. One Note At A Time

Editorial Reviews

Deluxe CD/DVD edition includes bonus DVD. Originally released in 2004, Solo Piano is an incredible instrumental album of delicate compositions from notoriously extravagant Berlin-based showman, Gonzales. Solo Piano: The Deluxe Edition includes the DVD, From Major To Minor, the first long-form video to document the universe of Gonzales. In addition to his acclaimed MC and electro albums, Gonzales (AKA Jason Beck) has an illustrious career as a 'Super Producer,' collaborating with such notables as Feist, Peaches, Mocky, Jamie Lidell, Buck 65 and Jane Birkin. Most recently in May 2009, at theCine13 Theatre in Paris, France, Gonzales broke the world record for the longest solo-artist performance with a total time of 27 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds. The highly acclaimed Solo Piano remains Gonzales' best-selling album to date. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most amazing and surprising releases ever!, August 1, 2005

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Illya Zubaryev (Kanata, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solo Piano (Audio CD)

Gonzales was an electronic producer, a rapper and then he retired (or so he said). However, nobody would've suspected that he would release an amazingly beautiful stripped-down piano based album! That is exactly what this CD is, an album full of beautiful piano music, and one of the best modern piano productions of the 21st century so far! But the story behind Gonzales and his history of music makes this that much more interesting; one can see that his talent does not limit him to one area of music but it is almost limitless. This album is truly magnificent! Listen for yourself...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Spanish Satie, December 22, 2005

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Courtney "NashvilleFille" (Nashville, TN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solo Piano (Audio CD)

Wait, is this the same crazy Gonzales who is linked to electro-clash artists like Peaches and Miss Kitten? Yup, but on this record, you wouldn't know it. This album of (you guessed it) solo piano tracks recalls the melancholy and beauty of Satie, as well as a bit of Debussy, Rachel's and Modern Jazz Quartet. It's haunting and lovely, and I couldn't (and still can't) get enough of it. Many of the songs have a slightly sinister feel, and sound inherently Spanish, though not being a musicologist I find it difficult to describe how. In my opinion, this is a very important record, and one for lovers of all things romantic (in the Romanticism sense) to fall for.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice sleeping music!, May 14, 2007

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Scott A. Beall "Buckeye" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solo Piano (Audio CD)

Love this disc. Good to listen to pure piano for a change. Gonzales does create some good melodies though. Not inaccessible at all, but easy to listen too.