Second Circle are delighted to announce a five track EP from Kaifeng born, Vancouver based musician Yu Su, titled %u2018%u6CC9%u51FA%u901A%u5DDD%u4E3A%u8C37 / Roll With The Punches'



Recorded on the Coast Salish territory in Vancouver, three tracks on the EP grew out of a live set Yu Su began developing in 2018 for a series of performances. The record also features two collaborations; on the opening track %u201CLittle Birds, Moonbath%u201D Michelle Helene Mackenzie appears on modular synth, with Vancouver locals Pender Street Steppers joining Yu Su for an improvised jam, appearing on guitar and synth across %u201CTipu%u2019s Tiger%u201D.



The title %u2018%u6CC9%u51FA%u901A%u5DDD%u4E3A%u8C37 / Roll With The Punches' as Yu Su herself explains, %u201CIs a metaphor translated from an old Chinese proverb, that roughly translates as %u2018The Spring flows over plains and The Valley is born%u2019. The proverb explains the origin of %u2018The Valley%u2019 and also speaks of a very Daoist abstraction in which the %u2018Thousand Things%u2019 are born and will eventually co-exist in the metaphysical system of %u2018The Valley%u2019.%u201D