ABOUT THIS ITEM

Chilly Gonzales returns with his first official UK full length release since "Solo Piano" in 2006. "Ivory Tower", an ambitious, intelligent and, typically of Chilly, fun album, is also companion to a feature film of the same name starring Tiga and Peaches as well as himself. The ambitious project confirms Gonzales as the musical genius and legendary all-round entertainer he’s always claimed to be.

The album opens with the gorgeous piano-led "Knight Moves" which slowly builds into thumping electronic disco with strings and soft vocals lacing this slightly melancholic track. Swiftly followed by the hilarious "I Am Europe" in which Gonzales talks over more Boys Noize crafted beats. Other recent single "Never Stop" begins with a the stark finger click intro, promptly joined by the layers of piano and Chilly’s ‘never stop’ vocal refrain, from where we are taken on a deft and addictive journey that builds into an acidic euro pop crescendo. Whether Gonzales is attempting euphoric disco sing alongs like the title track "Ivory Tower", or playing sombre piano on "Final Fantasy", or shamelessly tearing his worst enemy (and himself) apart with the tremendous and very honest "The Grudge", Chilly never does things by halves. He nails it every time.