Letter to Yu

The album was inspired by Pupul's Hong Kong-born Chinese mother, Yu Wei Wun, who died in a car accident in 2008. Pupul took a trip to Hong Kong in 2018, and per a statement, "On the first day I arrived in the city I visited the street where she was born and wrote her a letter. This letter became the centerpiece of my record." Their enthusiasm inspired the confidence for Pupul to record the whole letter, ultimately making it "the coat rack on which the entire record was hung." == Recording and release ==

Pupul recorded the album at Soulwax's Deewee Studios in Ghent, and produced it along with Soulwax's Stephen and David Dewaele. The third single, "Ma Tau Wai Road", was released on 16 February, featuring vocals from Pupul's sister Sarah, credited on the record as Salah Pupul. It is named after the street in Hong Kong where their mother was born, == Style ==

Letter to Yu is an electronic dance music album which blends East Asian music – most notably Yellow Magic Orchestra – with Western synthpop. A number of tracks consist of electropop directly inspired by Kowloon. Songs also include instances of field recordings from Hong Kong, including the sounds of frogs, the voice of a doctor Pupul visited, and sounds from a train platform on "Completely Half". == Reception ==

• Boris Zeebroek – vocals, production • Stephen Dewaele – production • David Dewaele – production • Frank Merritt – mastering • Mike Marsh – digital mastering • Ill Studio – creative direction • Thomas Le Provost – graphic design • Bieke Depoorter – photography • Magnum Photos – photography • Brian K. Smith – recording, samples (track 3) • Salah Pupul – vocals (track 7) • Marvis Chan – vocals (track 8) • Wei Wun Yu – vocals (track 11) == Charts ==