Journey to the West, by Touch

Journey to the West

by Touch

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The CritIQ Even in the notable absence of Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka, this Rap retelling of the Sun Wukong legend is mightily impressive. An epic high concept album built from market stall cassettes.It'd be wicked to hear Touch collaborate with Juice Li on a Monkey God/John Fong crossover project.

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1.	The Seventeenth Branch 03:30	info	buy track
2.	Great Sage Equalling Heaven 03:57	info	buy track
3.	The Monkey King 03:13	info	buy track
4.	Imprisoned in Mountain of Five Elements 01:28	info	buy track
5.	Gathering Firewood in the Snow 04:19	info	buy track
6.	A Dialogue Between a Fisher and a Woodcutter 01:00	info	buy track
7.	The Jade Emperor 03:11	info	buy track
8.	An Abbott on the Keys 03:17	info	buy track
9.	All Three of Us 00:49	info	buy track
10.	An Old Church by the Sea 03:44	info	buy track
11.	Fishing the Moon out of the Water 04:50	info	buy track
12.	A Moment of Indecision 03:16	info	buy track
13.	A Momentary Slip Engenders Death 04:04	info	buy track
14.	Epilogue 01:32	info	buy track

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For Journey to the West, producer T. Perk sources his samples from cassettes of folk songs he rescued from various traditional Chinese markets, and surrounds them with thick, head-banging drums, while Touch weaves a slick narrative that continues from one song to the next. His re-telling of Chinese folk hero Sun Wukong's tortured life—substituting Wukon's mission to find the Sutra with a mission to find true hip hop through self discovery—eventually culminates in an end battle and a surprise conclusion that rewards those with enough patience to take in this hip hop audio book from front to back.

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released November 10, 2017

Written and performed by Touch
Produced by T. Perk
Cuts by DJ Dirty Needlz

Recorded at Up In Arms Studios
Mastered by Nato

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Operating out of Toronto, Canada since 1996, Hand'Solo Records is devoted to releasing quality hip hop that is creative, clever and often experimental. Early releases, now out of print, include Buck 65, Sixtoo, Moka Only, and others. Currently home to Ultra Magnus & DJ SLAM!, The Mighty Rhino, The Dirty Sample, Touch, Tachichi, Primordial Emcee, royceBIRTH, 51nine02, More Or Les and Backburner. ... more

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