LINER NOTES/EPK
ASYMPTOTE (DouMiao-Haricot Records, 2016)
Tracks
1. Kangding Love Song 3:48 康定情歌
2. Eating Grapes 2:48 吃葡萄
3. In the Moon (You'll See My Heart) 3:36 月亮代表我的心
4. Asymptote 4:17
5. Penelope 2:30
6. General's Command 4:57 將軍令
7. Fragment 1:31
8. Quiet Night Thought 4:25 床前明月光
9. Making Tofu 3:06 做豆腐
10. In The Forest 3:10
11. Moon Recrudescence 2:08
Total Time: 37 Minutes
Info
Stephanie Chou – voice, alto saxophone, piano (8), compositions, arrangements
Andy Lin – erhu (1, 3, 9, 11), viola (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10), violin; (3, 5, 6)
John Escreet – piano (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
Zack Lober – bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
Kenny Wollesen – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), percussion (2, 8, 10, 11), vibraphone (3, 6)
David Binney – alto saxophone (3), synthesizers (3), piano (7)
James Wordsworth – background vocals (3. 9)
Octavia Romano – guitar (4)
Tracks 1, 3, 5-7, 9-11
Recorded June 10-11, 2013 at Avatar Studios NYC
Engineered by Dave O’Donnell, Assistant Engineer Tyler Hartmann
Tracks 2, 8- Recorded June 12, 2014
Track 4 - Recorded December 19, 2014 at Vinegar Hill Sound, NYC
Engineered by Justin King
Mixed by Roy Hendrickson
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, NYC
Produced by Patrick Zimmerli, Joshua Feigenbaum, and Stephanie Chou
All songs published by Steph Chou Music (ASCAP)
except "In the Moon (You'll See My Heart)", which is based on "The Moon Represents My Heart" (月亮代表我的心). Music by Tang Ni, Lyrics by Sun Yi. Translated into English and arranged by Stephanie Chou.
Lyrics by Stephanie Chou
except "Kangding Love Song" (康定情歌) and "General's Command" (將軍令), which are arrangements of Chinese traditional music
"Eating Grapes" (吃葡萄) main theme is based on a Chinese tongue-twister
"Quiet Night Thought" (靜夜思) text is a poem by Li Bai (李白), 701-762 A.D.
"Moon Recrudescence" is based on "The Moon Represents My Heart"
Photography by Emra Islek, June 2013
Makeup by Sparkle Richards
Graphic Design by Esther Wu
Logo Design by Howie Shia