Based on a 16th-century allegorical text chronicling Taoist priest Hsuan-Tsang's trek from India to China, Hsi-Yu Chi is a sprawling record which features genres as diverse as country, jazz, rock, and Oriental music. The record flows as one long piece, and while it's all well-orchestrated, it, on occasion, collapses under the weight of its own ambition. Many songs run too long, and the transitions are sometimes too abrupt (note the number of slashes in the track listing). Features John Zorn and Marc Ribot.
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