Revelations Of The Sun Live In Palermo

by Thollem

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Matt Scutchfield This album is super incredible! I love that no matter what, it's always recognizable as Thollem, yet always exploring new territory. The first track (imho) sounds like Thollem is approaching the acoustic piano somewhat like the synthesizer he has been performing on for a while recently. I love the blend of both - hearing these two worlds combine to form a massively new approach that is equally as massive in satisfying the listener! Favorite track: Revelations Of The Sun.

acvillavisions This is an astounding album. Anyone who appreciates an artist who knows the breadth of their instrument will love Thollem's solo piano works.

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1.	Revelations Of The Sun 09:00 video	buy track
2.	Where We Come From 03:56 video	buy track
3.	Where We've Been 03:34 video	buy track
4.	Revealing Underneath 07:58 video	buy track
5.	Everything and A Drop Of Rain 10:29 video	buy track
6.	Sunsets And Nomads 04:53 video	buy track
7.	Live In Our Time 06:40 video	buy track

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Revelations Of The Sun is a curated selection of Thollem's 90-minute solo piano performance on May 13th, 2023, at Sala Perriera in the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, in Palermo, Sicilia.

Thollem’s solo piano music is born out of his lifelong relationship with the instrument, continuously exploring the seemingly endless possibilities that are unique to it. The music is genre-bending, code-switching, omni-idiomatic, internationalist, intersectional and intentional. It represents the culmination of Thollem’s life’s experiences as a musician and a human being in dialogue with the universe.

“Thollem is a modern griot who has absorbed sounds from every place he has visited.”
– William Parker, from Conversations II (Rogue Art)

Thanks to Lelio Giannetto and Curva Minore.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Simone Sfameli
Cover art by ACVilla - Video by Germana Sfameli
www.thollem.com/solopiano

"Listening to Thollem McDonas play the piano is an astonishing experience. He has an innate ability to compose transcendent music using the piano as his expressive voice and to explore the depth and range of the instrument like no one else. He takes us on journeys across varied landscapes that flow effortlessly from one to the next — somehow emerging logically even in their unpredictability. Thollem creates a spectacular tapestry of different colored sounds reflecting his awareness, study and assimilation of countless influences."
– Joan Jeanrenaud, Composer, Cellist (Kronos Quartet 1978-98)

"Thollem's solo piano performance is "a wonderful example of what happens when immense technique, boundless inspiration and highly focused artistic vision converge."
– Dave Wayne, All About Jazz

"He’s absolutely mesmerizing, He starts with an idea and you watch him develop it in a way that unfolds like a beautiful flower, organically."
– Terry Riley, SF Chronicle

"Thollem's a magnificent player and a free-music veteran and member of several world-class groups, but his talent is most awing when it’s just him and a piano."
– Detroit Metro Times

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released September 29, 2023

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Thollem San Francisco, California

Thollem is a perpetually traveling pianist, keyboardist, composer, improviser, singer-songwriter, activist, author and teacher. He’s spent most of his life living on the road throughout North America and Europe. His work is ever-changing, evolving and responding to the times and his experiences, both as a soloist and in collaboration with artists across idioms and disciplines along his travels. ... more

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