Torley plays piano trance hits!
Posted on: July 29, 2007Playing music on the weekends really is a great way to unwind — sharing it with you is even greater!
In this particular performance, I took some well-known pieces of electronic music:
BT - Flaming June
Robert Miles - Children
Hybrid - Finished Symphony
System F - Out of the Blue
Chicane - Saltwater
James Holden - Horizons
James Holden - Nothing
Ricardo Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer
BT - Godspeed
Gershon Kingsley/Hot Butter/Crazy Frog - Popcorn
and rearranged them for keyboard, mixing 'em up into one big yummy stew. Since I don't have a crossfader here, clever chromaticism will have to do. 
I recently uploaded 5 more piano vids, meaning this and:
- Minimal piano marvel-osity
- Listen to this and look at paintings (yes really)
- Vangelis meets Ryuichi Sakamoto (Hymne vs. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence)
- My heart will go on - Titanic theme on piano
and yes, the bloom-iness is a post-process effect; I was inspired to do it after seeing some other vids where it looks like the scene is glowing. Whether or not that was physical or applied afterwards, I don't know (yet), but here's to combining digital touch-ups with live performance.
(I dream of playing on a watermelon-colored grand piano by candlelight.)
As always, enjoy!
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July 29th, 2007 at 9:50 PM PDT
sinc ican't post on slbuzz.com, can i ask why you chose to feature a griefer like SpaceAce? You're a linden man, check the people you decide to feature.
July 30th, 2007 at 6:02 AM PDT
(This was too long to fit in the comment section of your latest video TITANIC)
Who let the mad scientist out again!?
HAHA!
You may remember me as the floating head, or the red clothed bald ninja'ish looking person on your island!
Freaking beautiful pal! I listened to it when I was about 12 a little 2 much. So much so, that I wasn't looking forward to it when I saw you'd released it saturday just before mateys stag do!
But watching it right this moment it must be the 3rd time I've listened to it!!
You are WORLD CLASS Torley! Pure world class!
Best thing to wake up to on my birthday!!
Get this badboy on your mp3 downloads right now!! HAHA! I need it as my ring on my phone! *rocks back and forth in desperation* LOL
And get yourself on the egg hunt on microsoft island and win some land!
We must be neighbours!! Haha!! o.O See you friday MR BADASS!!!
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:26 AM PDT
*blown away*
Torley, that brought a beautiful, happy tear to my eye - simply lovely. Thank you *so* much for sharing with us!
/me could listen to Torley play piano for days…
August 4th, 2007 at 12:09 AM PDT
"Children". *faints* If you'd done it full length it would so be replacing Miles' version on my blog. @.@
August 5th, 2007 at 8:03 AM PDT
@joebear: Please clarify? This sounds off-topic.
@Blogland: Awww! Yeah, shame YouTube comments are limited to 500 characters, eh, for when you have something good you wanna say… and I really really appreciate it. Thanx a lot!
@Izzy: Aww glad you think so!
@Iris: =) I've long liked piano trance because it blends the traditional with the technological. Such a catchy tune.
December 30th, 2007 at 8:04 PM PST
You're piano playing is absolutely amazing! I especially like Horizon and Simple and Clean, good job!
January 6th, 2008 at 8:08 AM PST
@Cheshire: I had a lot of fun (and pasison) playing those, thanks for listening to them! Check out the originals too if you haven't yet — by James Holden and Utada Hikaru, respectively.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:07 PM PST
i love Hybrid - Finished Symphony.. did you ever do the whole song on piano? I want it. your version is starting to sound better then the original.. love it! (come to think of it most these songs sound better then original on piano)
October 4th, 2008 at 3:52 AM PDT
mine is the only comment you didnt reply to. THANKS
October 11th, 2008 at 2:31 PM PDT
@JD: I haven't done the whole song, but thank you kindly! Sorry I didn't reply earlier, didn't see it until today!