kˈɛlvɪn hˈeɪz ʌv ˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪk sˈɛd ðə vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ʒˈɑːnɹəz ɪn nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɚ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn tʃˈiː fˈuːz vˈɔɪs bˌiːɪŋ kəmpˈɛɹd tuː "ɐ nˈæɹətˌɪv tˈuː sˈɛldəm hˈɜːd".
Kelvin Hayes of AllMusic said the variation of genres in Navigator resulted in Che Fu's voice being compared to "a narrative too seldom heard".