{"id":5453,"date":"2019-09-18T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=5453"},"modified":"2019-12-17T20:09:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:09:41","slug":"reivew-polo-pan-the-royale-9-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2019\/09\/18\/reivew-polo-pan-the-royale-9-12\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Polo & Pan @ The Royale 9\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christian Jaeger<\/em><\/p>\n

Electronic artists Polo & Pan have made a name for themselves \u2014 and a good name, at that \u2014 not only in their city of Paris, but across the globe. On Thursday, September 12, Polo & Pan would return to Boston for the first show of their largest tour yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The musical duo would enter the smoky stage at 10 p.m., a perfectly acceptable hour for the Parisians. High frequencies, rhythms, and chimes from \u201cAbysse\u201d \u2014 the opening track on Polo & Pan\u2019s first studio album, <\/span>Caravelle<\/em> \u2014 would emanate from the DJ deck. Starting with the basic melody of the song, the artists would add elements to \u201cAbysse,\u201d convoluting it and creating a mental \u201cabyss\u201d for each audience member to sink into. Little did crowd-goers know that this was all a ploy: the musicians would hold members captive in this rhythmic abyss for hours, until they \u2014 Polo & Pan \u2014 had had enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the trippy opening track, the duo would be quick to get audiences moving. Songs such as \u201cZoom Zoom,\u201d \u201cArc-en-ciel,\u201d and \u201c<\/span>C\u0153ur d’artichaut<\/span><\/a>\u201d would turn the concert hall into a European dance club, and Polo & Pan had a destination in mind: the Parisian club where the duo originated and gained great success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Armand-Delille (Polo) and Alexandre Grynszpan (Pan) formed Polo & Pan in 2012 and would soon perform at the legendary club Le Baron in Paris. Befriending the owner of the club and securing a residency, they would establish a name for themselves. A year later, the DJs would write and release their first track together, \u201cRivolta.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They would rule the European nightlife for some time, writing and collaborating until time permitted touring and travel. After releasing <\/span>Dorothy<\/em>, their 2014 EP, the duo would have enough material to share with other parts of the world. \u201cDorothy\u201d \u2014 from the EP \u2014 is inspired by the American classic, <\/span>The Wizard of Oz<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017, they would release <\/span>Caravelle<\/em>, their first full-length album. Polo & Pan are still riding the enormous wave that would come from this record. <\/span>\u201cNan\u00e3\u201d would be featured in an Apple commercial, turning millions on to the emerging electronic artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the years to follow <\/span>Caravelle<\/em>, the duo would continue to sell out intimate clubs that they\u2019re used to as well as play massive festivals such as Coachella and EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival).<\/span><\/p>\n

Electronic dance music as a genre has exploded in recent decades and years, but something about Polo & Pan sets them apart from other DJs in the game. Perhaps it\u2019s their chic, Parisian-club style. Perhaps it\u2019s their diversity: having an exotic, chill factor on some tracks and a glorious aggression on others <\/span>\u2014 \u201cMexicali\u201d features a blend of circus sounds as well as hard beats. Perhaps it\u2019s their humble attitude: \u201cWe\u2019re just riding the wave and trying to write really good music,\u201d Armand-Delille said in a pre-show interview.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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