In Paris, A Piano Once Took Me Home, by Mark Bo Chu

In Paris, A Piano Once Took Me Home

by Mark Bo Chu

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1.	Tinnitus leaving Rex Club 04:06	info	buy track
2.	The beauty of puddles 03:55	info	buy track
3.	Wind howls opt to walk 01:40	info	buy track
4.	Pass a lavish hotel / Loopy earworm 09:45	info	buy track
5.	Feel reborn as sun rises 02:36	info	buy track
6.	A church bell reminds me of school days 02:11	info	buy track
7.	Soulful McDo Muzak / Melodic earworm 03:03	info	buy track
8.	Poissonniere is chilly but I'm almost home 06:56	info	buy track
9.	Glassy sheets of water reflect white sky 01:07	info	buy track
10.	Chateau D'eau commuter rhythm 06:05	info	buy track
11.	Hooky earworm 02:06	info	buy track
12.	Dancefloor epiphany extended release 07:07	info	buy track
13.	Sun shower stops me at green door 01:11	info	buy track
14.	Get home / Play earworm on keyboard 02:53	info	buy track
15.	Lay down to watch clouds clear 02:26	info	buy track
16.	Prepare for morning dreams 01:30	info	buy track

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These improvisations capture the solitary intensity found after a long night at the club, based on visits to Rex Club when Chu lived in Paris in 2011. 'In Paris' reflects an experience after music, feelings when you trudge out of the club alone only to face a chilly and drizzly morning. It's achy and hungry, but your mind swells with ephemeral poignancy. You know that your feelings which seem so deep will later turn out trivial or lost, but this powerful stirring is one of the truly awesome gifts of the club because it keeps minds open. These sacred moments happen in the grey of early morning. The rest of society is alien and preset, as you deal with lingering intoxication.

For ten years, Chu has dreamed of recording this experience. Over sixteen tracks, he deconstructs a commercial house earworm into fragments and echos the impressionist history of France.

Mark Bo Chu is a multidisciplinary artist who exhibits paintings, writes and engages in scientific research. Many of his paintings depict scenes from dance music, and his research engages in multimodality, the study of how different senses and representations work together. Chu is an accomplished pianist, having recorded with the MSO and WASO as a soloist in his adolescence. Chu is also a past reviewer for The Good Food Guide.

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released November 22, 2021

Music written and performed by Mark Bo Chu.
Artwork by Mark Bo Chu.

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