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ChoP vol. 1 :: Zen Lu & Grzegorz Bojanek - Live in Zacheta
Recorded live in Zacheta National Gallery of art (Warsaw, 18.06.2010)
published by: www.mindtwistingrecords.com | mtr/mp3/003
during Warsaw Electronic Festival:
Here you can download it free:
http://www.mindtwistingrecords.com/index.php?/mp3/mtrmp3003/
After exactly one year Zen Lu and Grzegorz Bojanek joined their forces again to perform a unique live-act during the Warsaw Electronic Festival Main Event. The famous Zacheta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw became the scene for the short (only about 30 minutes) but dense improvised performance. Both Zen Lu and Grzegorz Bojanek used quite new sounds they composed during the past year and different electronic instruments to create ambient, experimental and in the end noise sound experience. This performance was the first during the Polish ChoP Tour 2010. Other concerts were organized in Kraków, Czestochowa and Sopot.

Date: 17 July 2010
Venue: Germany Pavilion
Audio: Zen Lu
Visual: VJ Hean(Korea)
Dress Sponsor: PONY
info: http://www.expo2010-deutschland.de/en/fun/events/details/event/kioskxiaomaibu-live-music-act-8/
I started to working for my job after I came back to China,very tired.I began to miss those days in Poland,cool weather, beautiful city, friendly people, delicious food.....
ChoP has 4 years,we released 4 CDs,and we have tour in China and Poland,I think CHOP project is not just music, it should have more content, it is a cultural exchange projects and platforms,I hope more members of CHOP would come to here to discuss and exchange culture and art.

It was realy great time for me!
Nice weather, sea, all wef crazy people!!!
I hope there will be a chance to play with Zen again...!!!
I've got a lot of ideas for some cooperations..!!!
Maos vocals was great! Set was intersting, repetitions, some gongs and bells and noise of course!!!!
Big thanks for Jarek, Zen and others!!!!
The journey from Czestochowa to Sopot was a long time on train - 10 hours, the train is very slow !!.....but everything is ok, we had a funny trip from Czestochowa to SOPOT. Jacek picked us up from the railway station at 11:00PM, It was raining in SOPOT, so it was very cold. I do not have the impression for the city on a rainy night, just want to arrive to the hotel fast.
We were hungry, and came out to look for a restaurant, but all restaurants had been closed. Because it was too late and the night was rainy we just could buy some food in KFC. I never liked KFC.
We slept comfortably after the second day already, and the weather changed for the better today. We began to visit this seaside town, it's really nice!
I played with Kim_Nasung at PLUM! FESTIVAL, no more people for the festival. I know SOPOT is also is a tourist city, so just like KRAKOW, but for us, it's ok,we have happy time on the stage. Jarek asked us if we would play again after the last perfomance, so we had a Quartet: Jarek, Kim_Nasung, Nmls, Zen Lu. It was short but very nice!
In fact I am an atheist,but I decided to go to see Black Madonna,it's very importatnt for Częstochowa,I think it's the symbol of the city,everyboday should know Black Madonna if you come to Czestochowa.
We went to the church at noon on 24 June before we come to SOPOT,the church is located on a hillside,It's so majestic and beautiful, the building layout is scientific and reasonable. In front of it is a straight road, for the faithful pilgrims.This reminds me of Chinese Buddhism,especially Tibetan Buddhism,I think in some point of view, is consistent with their inherent.
Anyway, this brief visit, let me have a deep impression.I will miss the city.
I know Częstochowa is a spiritual center of Poland, because the city has the best church, and they have Black Madonna.
Just about 30 people (or maybe 40) came to our concert in Cafe Belg, I played at here for the first time in 2007. it's a nice place. We sold 6 CDs, one lady told me she wept in our sound, and another women said she flew when we performed. I think this is the best compliment for us.
After concert, people liked to talk with us about our music, about feelings and culture. They hope we will come back soon. Czestochowa let me have a good impression and memory.
Bionulor
Zen Lu
ChoP v.1 - Zen Lu & Grzegorz Bojanek
Zen Lu - SOLO
ChoP vol. 1 - Grzegorz Bojanek & Zen Lu
We still had about an hour before the train so we decided to go to Cafe Belg (where we performed last night – report from the concert later). It is a really nice place with very friendly people, so we drank our last coffee in Częstochowa and ate some cake. Again, it was very funny :-) But we also recorded a short interview about the ChoP project for the Zen’s film.
Than we went to the railway station. As usual - the train was late. But finally two trains (one from Kraków and one from Katowice) were connected and Zen and Ying could start their 10 hour journey to Sopot.
Jacek form Toksyna FM has just called. They have just arrived and everything is OK! I hope the PLUM FESTIVAL in Sopot will be a magical experience for everybody!
Here you can see the solvay gig... What do you think?
I'm at hotel in Greg's home town,we will have a concert tonight,now I have time to update our blog.21-22 June,we have two gigs in Krakow:RE Club and Solvay,RE CLUB is a nice place,I went to RE CLUB on June in 2007,Zbigniew Karkowski take me to here,and I knew Dickson Dee played at here in 2005.I think Krakow is a tourist city,so maybe it has no many people will come to event,just about 5 audiences come.but it's ok,because we have nice space and great sounds system for our performace.the 2nd concert in Krakow on 22 June,it's very pitiful,just 2 audiences....I like the place,it's a theater,big screen for visual,the visual made by a teacher in Hong Kong University,it focuses on the construction and population of Hong Kong.I and Greg(CHOP VOL.1) make soundtrack for the visual,I recorded our live performace,I think I will release it under my label by DVD in the future.
after concert,we went to Greg's hometown-Częstochowa at night.
In the morning,we going to Anna's school.I teach the students how to use chopsticks,and how to speak the simple Chinese Language,I think it's an important part for ChoP project,because it's culture exchange.Greg showed the photos for students,these photos were ChoP on tour in China 2009.I explained these pictures,I hope more people can understand Chinese traditional culture, of course I hope more people will see what's happened in new China.and I will also explain to my friends about the Polish culture in China,I think this is a responsibility for ChoP project!
OK,let me have rest,I will update after our concert tonight.

