Virtuoso pianist and composer Francesco Tristano blows away dance-music heads with his live sets, solo and alongside the likes of Moritz von Oswald and Carl Craig. Inspired by an ongoing quest to unite the sounds of the acoustic grand piano with electronic synthesizers, sequences, and drum loops, Piano, Hats & Stabs opens with the split personality of Dminorloop, with it's build-ups and deconstructions, and continues with the decaying bassline of Stekker Sound Driver and the driving Sarasani (feat. P41). It all ends on a lighter note with Place on Lafayette, featuring almost psychedelic keys recorded on Lafayette Place, Detroit.