Traditional East Asian instrumentation and atmospheres mix with Western tones on this album by the band PAN Project Ensemble, which includes gamin/piri, Jeff Roberts/guqui, Ned Rothenberg/shakuhachi-bcl, Ying-Chieh Wang/erhu, Woonjung Sim/perc and Sae-Yeon Jeong/voc. Each of the ten songs includes stories of their inspiration, ranging from traditional flutes and percussion on the village atmosphere of “Kangwon” to the wind chimed and high pitched bowed strings of “The Bell Rings Deep Blue”. Some rich reeds are resonant on “Gugeori” and the dynamics vary greatly for “Forever Young!” with Jeong’s vocals adding richness and texture here and during the vocal percussion of “ Captured By Eagle, Escape With A Trick”. The team does a successful presentation of authentic sounds from lands far away, but with accessibility for those who think Chop Suey is a traditional meal.