Bolis Pupul
Letter To Yu
70--84点相当
質感は違うが、
80s の JAPAN の Tin Drum を彷彿とさせるつくり。
YMO含めたその時代のテクノ等もちょいちょいはいってくるような。
こういったタイプのシンセ/エレポップ物は
個人的には苦手なほうだが、
今作の味付けは上記のこともあって
なかなか。
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bolis-pupul-letter-to-yu/
While Pupul was making trips to Hong Kong, visiting landmarks like the bustling Ma Tau Wai Road or traversing the city subway, he recorded every day, even if just capturing snippets of found sound. Those recordings give Letter to Yu a distinct sense of place, like the din of a train platform that courses through the background of “Completely Half.” Over a tugging synth melody, Pupul grapples with the language barrier that deepens the split in his identity: “People talk to me like I’m a local/A sense of shame is my part,” he sings in a halting melody; “I wish I spoke what they speak/So I could blend in easily.” Many of Letter to Yu’s best songs dip into that pondering register—like the brooding, hypnotic title track, on which Pupul pitch-shifts his voice down as he reads a letter to his mother. “This is where you were born 59 years ago/And I’m finally here,” he intones as chimes echo around him. “Why did it take me so long?”
Pupul’s productions alternate between pensive moments and out-and-out floor-fillers. Letter to Yu’s most energized songs recall his limber production on Topical Dancer while ratcheting up the intensity: The martial stomp of “Doctor Says” builds to a jagged synth freakout, while the turbo-charged “Kowloon” folds droning keys into a sauntering drum beat for a madcap French rave-up. It’s a fresh and invigorating take on electro pop, twisting and buckling into different shapes with each surprising beat switch. Pupul puts his foot on the gas on the bracing standout “Spicy Crab,” where crinkled synths clamor for attention over a dizzying spiral of electro riffs; its kaleidoscopic climax is one of the album’s high points.
ベルギー生まれのプロデューサー
ベルギー人の父親、漫画家のカマグルカ、香港生まれの中国人の母親によって
ゲントで育つ
Charlotte Adigéry & BOLIS PUPUL
Topical Dancer
JAPAN
Tin Drum
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