Bolis Pupul has shared his new single “Spicy Crab,” taken from his debut album Letter To Yu, out 8th March. The LP was made with Soulwax and will be released on their label DEEWEE. The burgeoning techno-pop single “Spicy Crab” is an ode to the spiciest crab, a signature Hong Kong dish, that Bolis ate while on his first visit to the city. The track packs an enormous punch, oozing in all heat sensations that the signature dish delivers. It follows an earlier taste from the album “COMPLETELY HALF,” which came paired with an art-house video by Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter, filmed in the heart of Hong Kong.
Letter To Yu is a love letter to Bolis’ late mother who passed away in 2008 in a traffic accident. Born to a Belgian father and Chinese mother, growing up in Gent, Bolis had not negated his Chinese roots exactly – his mother was born in Hong Kong – but he certainly hadn’t embraced them. However, in the wake of his mother’s passing, he began coming to terms with his heritage. “When I started to think about my roots, instead of being ashamed of them, I started to embrace them,” he recalls. “And so it became more and more important for me to get in touch with them.”
The creation of Letter To Yu has been a pivotal and liberating experience for Bolis. Even though this trip was very emotional and at times sad, I also had some great times that just made me really happy,” he concludes. “This resulted in a very uplifting melody where I felt like I could handle my life.”
Debut album out 8th March via Soulwax’s Deewee